Baseball Recap: Cameron Koers Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Herron

It's playoff time, and Cathedral had no trouble coming through when it counted. They never let the Herron Achaeans get on the board and left with an 18-0 win on Saturday. The victory continues a trend for the Fighting Irish in their matchups with the Achaeans: they've now won four in a row.

Connor Christiansen made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. What's more, he posted five strikeouts, the most he's had since May 8th. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one triple and one run.

Junior Belford

Batters Struck Out (Career)

05/31/25 vs Herron	5
05/01/24 vs Indianapolis Arsenal Technical	4
05/07/25 vs Herron	3
04/15/25 vs Zionsville	3
05/11/24 vs Munster	2

In other pitching news, Junior Belford looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five).

Back at the plate, Cameron Koers was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March. Ryan Freije also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.

Cathedral always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .556. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive matchups.

Cathedral's record is now 19-9. As for Herron, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-7.

As of now, neither Cathedral nor the Achaeans have any future games scheduled.