Baseball Recap: Conwell-Egan Catholic Snaps Three-Game Streak of Wins at Home

Conwell-Egan Catholic dropped their record down to 10-8 on Sunday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins at home. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Archbishop Ryan Raiders and Ragdolls. Eagles fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Raiders and Ragdolls since on Sunday.

Chase Forester was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Conwell-Egan Catholic saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dan Fritag, who went 1-for-2 with one triple. Jake Mclain also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

As for Archbishop Ryan, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games.

On Archbishop Ryan's side, Jake Marchesano made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Marchesano was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Flash Krzywicki, who got on base in five of his six plate appearances with three stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in hits (three). Another player making a difference was Emil-Favio Monegro, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with one run.

As of now, neither Conwell-Egan Catholic nor Archbishop Ryan have any future games scheduled.