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Pope Francis PrepTaconic
Cardinals
6
Thunder
8

The Taconic (Pittsfield, MA) varsity baseball team won Sunday's home conference game against Pope Francis Prep (Springfield, MA) by a score of 8-6.

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Pope Francis Prep-------6--
Taconic-------8--
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Game Story

Massachusetts High School Baseball - Pope Francis Prep tipped by Taconic

May 19, 2024: Pittsfield, MA 01201

The Pope Francis Prep Cardinals baseball team (Springfield, MA), 8-6 in Sunday's league outing with the host Taconic Thunder (Pittsfield, MA)

The Thunder now hold a 11-7 record. They take the field next when they host East Longmeadow for a non-league outing on Tuesday, May 21. Taconic will face a Spartans team coming off a 9-0 league loss to Longmeadow (Longmeadow, MA). The Spartans record now stands at 7-10.

Next, the Cardinals face the Minnechaug Regional Falcons (Wilbraham, MA) in a non-league outing, on Tuesday, May 21. Pope Francis Prep will attempt to advance on its 12-13 season record. The Falcons enter the outing with a 13-6 record after their 9-6 non-league win over Central (Springfield, MA).

Rankings & Records

Pope Francis Prep (23-24)

MADiv.
8124
OverallLeagueHomeAwayWin %League %RFRA
13-142-36-67-8.481.400168124

Taconic (23-24)

MADiv.
5812
OverallLeagueHomeAwayWin %League %RFRA
12-94-46-56-4.571.50010786

Team Scoring Averages

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Pope Francis Prep		00.71.01.70.55.06.29.02.5
Taconic		.9.6.61.22.11.61.2-5.16.31.1

Head-to-Head

  • Taconic won on 4/30/2024
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    Taconic-------1--
    PFP-------0--

    The Taconic (Pittsfield, MA) varsity baseball team won Tuesday's away conference game against Pope Francis Prep (Springfield, MA) by a score of 1-0.

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  • Taconic won last month
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    PFP-------6--
    Taconic-------8--

    The Pope Francis Prep (Springfield, MA) varsity baseball team lost Sunday's away conference game against Taconic (Pittsfield, MA) by a score of 8-6.

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Team Stat Comparison

Pope Francis PrepTaconic
-Batting Average.362
-On Base Percentage.476
-Slugging Percentage.446
-Fielding Percentage.949
-Win Loss Percentage1.000

Team Leaders

Pope Francis PrepTaconicNational Avg.
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Batting Average#10 Christian Salzarulo.667.239
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On Base Percentage#10 Christian Salzarulo.750.377
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Slugging Percentage#10 Christian Salzarulo1.166.299
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Fielding Percentage#1 Chase Wendling1.000.862
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Win Loss Percentage#2 Damon Pause1.000.535

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Pope Francis Prep4-5Taconic2-6
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
4/11/24Minnechaug RegionalPope Francis Prep(W) 3-14/22/24TaconicMinnechaug Regional(L) 6-5
5/21/24Pope Francis PrepMinnechaug Regional(W) 11-45/11/24Minnechaug RegionalTaconic(L) 11-3
4/23/24West SpringfieldPope Francis Prep(W) 7-44/29/24West SpringfieldTaconic(L) 3-2
5/7/24Pope Francis PrepWest Springfield(L) 4-15/13/24TaconicWest Springfield(L) 5-1
4/25/24WestfieldPope Francis Prep(L) 7-04/19/24TaconicWestfield(W) 8-2
5/13/24Pope Francis PrepWestfield(L) 3-25/4/24WestfieldTaconic(L) 5-2
5/23/24Pope Francis PrepWestfield(L) 3-0
4/29/24Pope Francis PrepPittsfield(W) 9-64/25/24TaconicPittsfield(W) 10-0
5/17/24PittsfieldPope Francis Prep(L) 5-25/9/24PittsfieldTaconic(L) 6-1

Record Breakdown

Pope Francis Prep (23-24)

Taconic (23-24)
13-14
Overall
12-9
2-3
League
4-4
11-11
Non-League
8-5
0-2
Head to Head
2-0
4-5
Common Opponent
2-6
6-6
Home
6-5
7-8
Away
6-4
0-0
Neutral
0-0
0-0
Playoff
0-0
11-12
In-State
12-9
2-2
Out-of-State
0-0