Baseball Recap: Catholic Crusaders vs. Trinity Episcopal Titans
On Saturday, the Catholic Crusaders had just enough and edged the Trinity Episcopal Titans out 4-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Catholic.
Andrew Hoehn looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Catholic saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Tortorice, who went 2-for-3 with a home run. Another player making a difference was Joe Norman, who went 1-for-4 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
On Trinity Episcopal's side, Jack Norman was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
On the hitting side, Brennan Ridley made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole four bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Cole Carper hartley, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Catholic's win bumped their record up to 7-9. As for Trinity Episcopal, they dropped their record down to 6-5 with that defeat, which was their third straight at home.
Catholic will take on Norfolk Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Trinity Episcopal, they will head out on the road to take on Collegiate at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Collegiate's pitching crew has only allowed 1.9 runs per game this season, so Trinity Episcopal's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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