Baseball Recap: Lancaster Catholic Comes Up Short

Lancaster Catholic extended their losing streak to three on Monday, dropping their season record down to 8-9 in the process. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 2-0 heartbreaker at the hands of the Columbia Crimson Tide. The shutout was out of character for the Crusaders seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.

Drew Walker

Batters Struck Out

04/14/25 vs Annville-Cleona	12
03/14/25 @ Delone Catholic	11
05/05/25 vs Columbia	10
03/21/25 vs Camp Hill	10
04/02/25 vs Pequea Valley	8
+ 4 more games

Drew Walker spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on seven hits and racked up ten Ks. He is becoming a predictor of Lancaster Catholic's success: when he posts at least ten strikeouts the team is 3-1 (and 5-8 when he doesn't).

As for Columbia, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-8. Give their pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.

On Columbia's side, the result came thanks to Peyton Gilbert's shutout, as he gave up just four hits and racked up nine Ks. Gilbert has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in seven consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Columbia's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Owen Musser, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.

Coming up, Lancaster Catholic will welcome Wyomissing at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The Crusaders' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Spartans have averaged an impressive 8.4 runs per game this season. As for Columbia, they will head out to take on York Suburban at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday.