Baseball Game Preview: North Rangers vs. St. Vincent-St. Mary Fighting Irish

The North Rangers will venture away from home to challenge the St. Vincent-St. Mary Fighting Irish at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Vincent-St. Mary took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on North, who comes in off a win.

North proved they can win big on Friday (they won by eight) and on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past South 9-8. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Rangers have posted since April 17, 2024.

Gerardo Torres made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

Braylon Rolf

Runs

03/29/25 vs United	3
04/28/25 vs South	2
04/25/25 @ Riverside	2
04/19/25 vs Rhodes	2
04/14/25 @ Chardon	2
+ 6 more games

In other batting news, Braylon Rolf and Tyler Leasure did most of the damage at the plate: Rolf went 2-for-3 with two runs and one double, while Leasure went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run. Rolf has become a key player for North: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 2-7 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Brady Trem, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

Meanwhile, St. Vincent-St. Mary didn't have quite enough to beat Highland Regional on Friday and fell 9-7. The Fighting Irish have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Zack Kurkey made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Matthew Engelhart also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

St. Vincent-St. Mary's loss dropped their record down to 7-5. As for North, the victory got them back to even at 7-7.

North might still be hurting after the 7-1 defeat they got from St. Vincent-St. Mary in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Rangers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.