Baseball Recap: York Catholic Snaps Four-Game Streak of Losses at Home

The home team had won the previous four meetings between York Catholic and Fairfield, and York Catholic kept the tradition alive. The Fighting Irish walked away with a 10-5 victory over the Knights on Wednesday. This was a revenge game for the Fighting Irish: when they faced off against the Knights back in March, they had to take a 14-13 loss.

Christian Oswald

Base on Balls Against

04/16/25 vs Fairfield	0
04/04/25 @ Mount Calvary Christian	2
04/02/25 @ Bermudian Springs	1

Connor Latrechiano and Christian Oswald made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Latrechiano pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Meanwhile, Oswald tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. At the plate, Latrechiano scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Oswald scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.

In other batting news, Roman Manfredi was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April of 2024. Evan Kipple was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

York Catholic's win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-8. As for Fairfield, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-6-1 record this season.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. York Catholic will face off against Littlestown at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Fairfield, they will take on Christian School of York at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. Christian School of York will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Fairfield surely won't give up without a fight.