Baseball Recap: St. Joseph Takes a Loss

St. Joseph extended their losing streak to four on Tuesday, dropping their season record down to 2-12 in the process. They lost 11-2 to the Aquinas Academy Crusaders. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Crusaders this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 15-7 on Monday.

Gabe Maltese

Stolen Base

04/29/25 @ Aquinas Academy	2
04/28/25 vs Aquinas Academy	1
04/23/25 @ Rochester	1
04/22/25 vs Rochester	3
04/14/25 @ Summit Academy	2
04/08/25 vs Leechburg	1

St. Joseph saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gabe Maltese, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Maltese has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played. Peter Stickney was another, getting on base in two of his three plate appearances with three stolen bases and one run.

As for Aquinas Academy, their victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-9. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by eight runs or more this season.

On Aquinas Academy's side, Jonah Burchill made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Those seven strikeouts gave Burchill a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one double, and one RBI. He has become a key player for Aquinas Academy: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 1-8 otherwise.

In other batting news, Jack Stanton was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. He is becoming a predictor of Aquinas Academy's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 0-9 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Henry Hynds, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Joseph will challenge Western Beaver at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Aquinas Academy, they will take on Carrick at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.