Baseball Recap: Bishop Mcnamara Falls Short of Wilmington in the Playoffs

By Team Reports May 31, 2025, 12:00pm

Baseball Recap: Bishop McNamara Fightin' Irish vs. Wilmington Wildcats

Bishop McNamara and Wilmington squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Bishop McNamara had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 5-4. The Fightin' Irish were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Wildcats earlier this season, when they won 3-0.

Callahan O'Connor was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and one run.

Fightin' Irish

Previous 5 Games

05/31/25 vs Wilmington4-5
05/29/25 vs Manteno5-1
05/24/25 @ Herscher5-0
05/22/25 vs Clifton Central4-0
05/19/25 @ Pontiac8-0

With the defeat, Bishop McNamara broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 27-8. As for Wilmington, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-8 record this season.

As of now, neither Bishop McNamara nor Wilmington have any future games scheduled.

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