New York High School Baseball - Bishop Loughlin loses to LaSalle Academy
April 11, 2023: New York, NY 10003 In Tuesday's league game, the host LaSalle Academy Cardinals baseball team scored a tight 10-4 victory over the Bishop Loughlin Lions.
The Cardinals (2-4) will now prepare for their game against Cristo Rey (Brooklyn, NY). The go into the game with a 0-1 record. In their last game, Cristo Rey was overwhelmed by LaSalle Academy (New York, NY), 20-3, in a league game.
The Lions (0-1) will now prepare for their game against Nazareth (Brooklyn, NY). The Kingsmen go into the non-league game with a 0-1 record. In their last game, Nazareth was overwhelmed by Monsignor Scanlan (Bronx, NY), 14-4, in a non-league game.
Game Summary
CARDINALS COMEBACK CAPTURES LIONS
Tuesday, April 11, 2023 – Trailing 0-4 going into the bottom of the fifth inning, the La Salle Academy Cardinals put up a 10-spot for a thrilling 10-4 come from behind victory against the Bishop Loughlin Lions on Randall’s Island. It was the second time in as many days that the Cardinals scored 10 times in an inning as they improved their record to 2-4 overall and 2-0 in the CHSAA A Division.
The Lions got on the board first as the Cardinals misplayed several balls and plays to go into a 4-run deficit but as the game progressed so did the defense, as CF, Yasser Calderon made another diving catch on a shallow pop up. Manuel Ramirez (W, 1-3) was finally the beneficiary of good fortune. He had been the hard luck loser in three games already this year but when he finished the top of fifth still down 0-4, he had no idea of what would come next.
And what came next was a combination of a tired Loughlin starter and very good plate discipline by La Salle
