CAROL STREAM, Ill. - The weekend keeps improving for the Cardinals as the Saint Mary's baseball team (8-7) earned another win in Illinois, defeating the Calvin Knights (7-8) 14-9 in an exciting 10-inning game. The Cardinals are now 3-0 for the weekend and are on a five-game winning streak.
 
The Cardinals outpaced the Knights with 19 hits, a new season best, including five doubles and a triple.
 
The Cardinals began the game with a strong start, scoring two runs in the first inning. Devin Coyle doubled and advanced to third on a wild pitch, later scoring on a sacrifice fly by Brinton Anderson. Then, Riley Bauman reached on an error and was driven home by Stephen Golden's single, putting the team ahead early.
 
In the fourth inning, the Cardinals tacked on another run as Noah Lahner reached second base and Coyle brought him home, making the score 4-5 in favor of the Knights.
 
The eighth inning saw the Cardinals widen the gap with a three-run burst. 
 
The inning started with Josh Costello's single and subsequent error by Calvin's pitcher set the stage, followed by a sequence of consecutive hits and errors that resulted in three runs scored, pushing the lead to 11-6.
 
The game reached its peak in the tenth inning as the Cardinals delivered a decisive five-run effort that secured the victory with a final score of 14-9.
 
Golden and Costello made an impact, collecting three hits, three RBIs to lead the team.
 
The Cardinals wrap up their weekend series in Illinois with a final game tomorrow at noon, facing North Central at North Central.