Baseball Recap: Make It Two in a Row for St. Joseph Catholic

While St. Joseph Catholic didn't have the best season last year (they finished 14-22), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Sacred Heart Crusaders a 6-0 shutout on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Bruins, who have now won five matchups by six runs or more so far this season.

Chad Davidson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out ten over 6.1 innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one double and one RBI.

Parker McKenzie

Runs (Career)

03/11/25 vs Sacred Heart	2
03/03/25 vs Park Place Christian Academy	1
02/17/25 vs Copiah Academy	1
02/14/25 vs Yazoo County	1

In other batting news, Nick Glorioso and Parker McKenzie did most of the damage at the plate: Glorioso got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI, while McKenzie scored two runs while going 1-for-3. Those two runs gave McKenzie a new career-high. Parker Mize also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

St. Joseph Catholic always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .526. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sacred Heart only posted an OBP of .217.

The win made it two in a row for St. Joseph Catholic and bumps their season record up to 8-3. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing ten hits in those games compared to only 4.11 in the others. As for Sacred Heart, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-5.

Coming up, St. Joseph Catholic will host Loyd Star at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Loyd Star will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something St. Joseph Catholic surely won't give up without a fight. As for Sacred Heart, they will be taking part in a tournament against Newton County Academy at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday.