New York High School Baseball - LaSalle Academy loses to Cathedral Prep
May 4, 2023: New York, NY 10003
The Cathedral Prep Crusaders crushed the host LaSalle Academy Cardinals baseball team by a count of 17-1 in Thursday's league bout.
The Crusaders now possess a 4-2 record. They take the field next when they host Christ the King for a Catholic A - North bout on Friday, May 5. Cathedral Prep will face a Royals team coming off a 13-1 league win over Nazareth (Brooklyn, NY). The Royals record now stands at 5-2.
Next, the Cardinals face the St. John's Prep Red Storm (Astoria, NY) in a Catholic A - North bout, on Saturday, May 6. LaSalle Academy will attempt to move on its 5-6 season record. The Red Storm enter the bout with a 18-1 record after their 22-4 non-league win over Sacred Heart (Yonkers, NY).
Game Summary
The axioms of baseball are this; throw the ball, hit the ball, catch the ball and if you are below par in two of three of those, you are bound to be on the wrong side of the ledger, as the La Salle Cardinals were. losing 1-17 to Cathedral Prep on Randall’s Island. The Cardinals couldn’t catch or hit yesterday, had more errors than hits (8 to 2) and again, struggled to get out of the first inning as their record fell to 5-7 overall and 5-3 in the CHSAA Intersectional ‘A’ division.
Manuel Ramirez was the hard luck loser giving up 13 runs (six erns) on nine hits, most of which did not make it our of the infield. Ramirez was undermined by his defense that had difficulties making the plays to get him out of the inning as Cathedral batted around in the first inning plating seven runs. Eamon Moogan and Jose Cerda got the only two hits, both opposite field singles, for La Salle who, as a team, are only batting only.202, ahead of
