The Valmeyer Pirates baseball team (Valmeyer, IL), was overwhelmed 10-0 in Thursday's non-league outing with the visiting Althoff Catholic Crusaders (Belleville, IL)

The Crusaders now hold a 11-19 record. They take the field next when they travel to Alton for a non-league outing on Friday, May 12. Althoff Catholic will face a Redbirds team coming off a 2-1 non-league loss to Mater Dei (Breese, IL). The Redbirds record now stands at 8-18.

Next, the Pirates face the Gibault Catholic Hawks (Waterloo, IL) in a non-league outing, on Saturday, May 13. Valmeyer will attempt to advance on its 8-19 season record. The Hawks enter the outing with a 16-13 record after their 13-1 non-league win over Carlyle (Carlyle, IL).