Baseball Recap: Ursuline Extends Winning Streak to Five

By Team Reports Apr 29, 2025, 10:31pm

Baseball Recap: Ursuline Fighting Irish vs. Cardinal Mooney Cardinals

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Previous 5 Games

04/29/25 @ Cardinal Mooney9-3
04/28/25 vs Salem6-4
04/26/25 @ Marlington12-6
04/24/25 vs Struthers9-8
04/23/25 @ Crestview16-7

Ursuline had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the six-run drubbing they dealt Cardinal Mooney on Tuesday. The Fighting Irish were the clear victors by a 9-3 margin over the Cardinals. The win was familiar territory for the Fighting Irish, who have now won five games in a row.

The team relied heavily on Luke Kollar, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one double. He is becoming a predictor of Ursuline's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-1 (and 5-6 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Rowan Urbach, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.

Ursuline's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-7. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 7 runs. As for Cardinal Mooney, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 10-5 record.

Looking ahead, Ursuline will face off against East Palestine at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Fighting Irish's pitchers better be ready for this one: the Bulldogs have averaged an impressive 7.9 runs per game this season. As for Cardinal Mooney, they will take on St. Edward at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.

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