Cardinals pitching prevails in the 2025 Spring Breakout Game

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In the Prospects Spring Breakout game, Quinn Mathews worked three scoreless innings and Cooper Hjerpe tossed two shutout innings in another 3-3 tie,  against the Marlins prospects in Jupiter.

The game was touted as a showcase for the prospects but there were also some other minor leaguers who played.

As far as hitting– with no outs in the  sixth inning and the Marlins leading 3-0 it looked like the Cardinals were going to make a move as Zach Levenson walked, J.J. Wetherholt the Cardinals top prospect  got hit by a pitch and Saggese got a hit t to load the bases.

Catcher Ryan Campos got the RBI which put the Cardinals on the board 3-1, but that was all the Cardinals prospect team could muster as Travis Honeyman, who only played in 20 games for Palm Beach last year due to injury, hit into a double play, ending the inning.

After being hit by the pitch, Wetherholt was ok and stayed in the game, making  a crucial play in the field.
Nathan Church, who was ranked as the best defensive outfielder along with having the best outfield arm in the Cardinals organization by Baseball America also made a good play in the field.  From centerfield, he threw out a player at home plate. (Photo courtesy St. Louis Cardinals through Cardinals Player Development)
The pitching was a bright spot with Mathews and Hjerpe pitching well.
The game was also the debut of Chip Caray doing the play-by-play with his son Stefan Caray. For more on that aspect: CLICK HERE.

Roster for Breakout Game-

PITCHERS
Quinn Mathews, LHP, No. 2 (MLB No. 45)
Cooper Hjerpe, LHP, No. 6
Zack Showalter, RHP, No. 19
Luis Gastelum, RHP, No. 30
Angel Cuenca, RHP, NR
Cade Winquest, RHP, NR
Osvaldo Berrios, RHP, NR
Tyler Bradt, RHP, NR

CATCHERS
Jimmy Crooks, C, No. 4
Leonardo Bernal, C, No. 7
Ryan Campos, C, No. 18

INFIELDERS
JJ Wetherholt, SS, No. 1 (MLB No. 23)
Thomas Saggese, INF, No. 5
Yairo Padilla, SS, No. 9
Cesar Prieto, INF, No. 20
Brayden Jobert, 1B/OF, NR
Dakota Harris, SS, NR
Miguel Villarroel, SS, NR
R.J. Yeager, 1B, NR
Jonathan Mejia, SS, NR

OUTFIELDERS
Chase Davis, No. 10
Nathan Church, OF, No. 21
Travis Honeyman, OF, No. 24
Zach Levenson, OF, No. 28
Joshua Baez, OF, NR
Jose Suarez, OF, NR
Yordalin Pena, OF,

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