Baseball Recap: Mount Michael Benedictine Comes Up Short

After soaring to 12 runs the game before, Mount Michael Benedictine was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They lost 8-1 to the Gross Catholic Cougars. The Knights have struggled against the Cougars recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.

Ethan Siegmund

Earned Runs

04/10/26 @ Omaha South	3
03/28/26 vs Arlington	2
03/23/26 @ Concordia/Brownell/Omaha Christian Academy	1
03/19/26 @ Nebraska City	1

Mount Michael Benedictine got a good showing from Ethan Siegmund, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Siegmund is becoming a predictor of the Knights' success: when he allows at most two earned runs the team is 4-2 (and 3-4 when he doesn't).

At the plate, Mount Michael Benedictine saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Troester, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one double.

Mount Michael Benedictine's record now sits at 7-6. As for Gross Catholic, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 15-0.

Mount Michael Benedictine wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 16-6 loss against Waverly on the 20th. As for Gross Catholic, they have also already played their next game, a 16-1 win against Nebraska City on the 18th.