Baseball Game Preview: Aquinas Fightin' Irish vs. Harlem Bulldogs

The Aquinas Fightin' Irish will head out to challenge the Harlem Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Aquinas sitting on five straight victories and Harlem on 31 (dating back to last season).

If Aquinas beats Harlem with 19 runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Aquinas blew past Cross Creek 19-3 on Friday. The Fightin' Irish might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten games by ten runs or more this season.

Cruz Washington made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over four innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. That's the fewest earned runs he has allowed since back in March of 2024. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing seven bases while going 2-for-3. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 1.1 stolen bases per game.

Patrick Sherry

Runs

03/21/25 vs Cross Creek	3
03/20/25 @ Burke County	2
03/19/25 @ Cross Creek	1
03/14/25 @ Howard	2
03/11/25 vs Howard	1
+ 6 more games

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Patrick Sherry, who went 2-for-3 with two triples, three runs, and four RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in February. The team also got some help courtesy of CJ Johnson, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple.

Aquinas kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in four consecutive matchups.

Meanwhile, Harlem won against Westside on Tuesday with 15 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. Harlem didn't even let Westside on the board, marking Harlem's second-straight 15-0 shutout. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 14 contests by six runs or more this season.

Harlem pushed their record up to 19-0 with the win, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Aquinas, their record now sits at 12-4.

Aquinas might still be hurting after the 17-3 defeat they got from Harlem when the teams last played back in March of 2015. Can Aquinas avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.