Baseball Recap: Nativity BVM Find Success

Nativity BVM proved they can win big last Thursday (they won by nine) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Marian Catholic 10-8. Ten seems to be a good number for the Green Wave as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.

STEPHEN KARINCH

Runs

04/29/25 @ Marian Catholic	2
04/24/25 vs Mahanoy Area	2
04/01/25 @ Mahanoy Area	2
04/22/25 @ Minersville	1
04/21/25 vs Marian Catholic	1
+ 3 more games

STEPHEN KARINCH made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with two runs and one stolen base. Nativity BVM is undefeated when KARINCH posts two or more runs, but 2-10 otherwise.

In other batting news, RYAN GRABOWSKI and NICK WAGNER did most of the damage at the plate: GRABOWSKI went 4-for-5 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI, while WAGNER went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was MATEO ARIAUDO, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs.

Nativity BVM kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That's the most hits they've posted since the start of last season.

Nativity BVM's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-10. As for Marian Catholic, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 8-8.

Nativity BVM has already played their next matchup (against Panther Valley), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Marian Catholic, they are taking a road trip to square off against Schuylkill Haven at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.