Baseball Recap: Bishop McLaughlin Catholic Takes a Loss

Bishop McLaughlin Catholic and Cardinal Mooney squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Bishop McLaughlin Catholic had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 5-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Hurricanes have suffered since March 27th.

Bishop McLaughlin Catholic got a good showing from Stan Paszek, who pitched 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Furthermore, Paszek didn't allow a single walk, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in March.

On the hitting side, Bishop McLaughlin Catholic saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Keith Jacobs, who went 1-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Christopher Rodriguez was another, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.

Bishop McLaughlin Catholic now has a losing record of 14-15. As for Cardinal Mooney, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-8 record this season.

While Bishop McLaughlin Catholic had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.