New York High School Baseball - Sacred Heart loses to LaSalle Academy
April 28, 2025: Yonkers, NY 10703 In Monday's league bout, the LaSalle Academy Cardinals (New York, NY) baseball squad overwhelmed the host Sacred Heart Irish (Yonkers, NY), by a margin of 16-2.
The Cardinals now hold a 3-3 record. They take the field next when they travel to Bishop Loughlin for a Catholic B test on Tuesday, April 29.
With the defeat, Sacred Heart drops to 0-5 on the year. The Irish host Cathedral Prep (Elmhurst, NY) to play the Crusaders in a non-league test on Tuesday, April 29. The Crusaders go into the test with a record of 6-3. Cathedral Prep lost 8-4 in their recent non-league test against Bishop Loughlin (Brooklyn, NY)
Game Summary
La Salle Academy used a 9-run sixth inning to catapult them to 16-2 victory over Sacred Heart at Richter Fields in Yonkers. The Cardinals improved their league record to 3-1 as they move into the month of May. Allen Gutierrez pitched five stellar innings for the win, striking out 10 and giving up only one run. Yasser Calderon had a monster game at the plate going 4 for 4 with 2 hits, 2 triples, 5 runs scored, 3 stolen bases and 4 RBIs to earn player of the game.
La Salle didn’t waste any time and posted up three runs in the top of the first inning, but Sacred Heart fought right back with one run of their own in the bottom of the frame. The middle frames were played relatively tight as the Irish fielders made play after play to keep it within reach. Finally, in the top fourth, the Cardinals opened their lead thanks to consecutive RBI hits from Calderon, Kerick Tejada (4 for 4, 2B, SB, 2 RBIs) and Anthony Gonzalez (3 f