Baseball Recap: St. Vincent-St. Mary Triumphs

By Team Reports May 5, 2025, 6:43pm

Baseball Recap: St. Vincent-St. Mary Fighting Irish vs. Canton Central Catholic Crusaders

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Previous 4 Games

05/05/25 - Away5-4 W
04/26/23 - Home3-1 W
04/13/22 - Home6-5 W
04/17/19 - Neutral5-6 L

It may have taken ten innings to finish the job, but St. Vincent-St. Mary ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Canton Central Catholic Crusaders 5-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Fighting Irish have posted since April 2nd.

St. Vincent-St. Mary's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Rylan Hurley, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Another was Matthew Engelhart, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run.

St. Vincent-St. Mary's win bumped their record up to 9-6. As for Canton Central Catholic, with the defeat, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 10-4.

St. Vincent-St. Mary and Canton Central Catholic should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings. The Fighting Irish will square off against Woodridge at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank advantage (180 vs. 440). Meanwhile, Canton Central Catholic (ranked 75th) will meet Fairless (ranked 315th) at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

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