The Springfield Catholic Fighting Irish (Springfield, MO) baseball got by the visiting St. Patrick Shamrocks (Chicago, IL), 5-4 in Monday's non-league challenge.

The Fighting Irish now own a 6-5 record. They take the field next when they host Buffalo for a non-league challenge on Tuesday, April 7. Springfield Catholic will clash with a Bison team coming off a 11-1 non-league loss to Eldon (Eldon, MO). The Bison record now stands at 0-7.

With the defeat, St. Patrick drops to 3-2 on the year. The Shamrocks travel to Licking (Licking, MO) to clash with the Wildcats in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, April 7. The Wildcats go into the challenge with a record of 9-1.