Baseball Recap: Bishop Kearney Snaps Four-Game Streak of Losses at Home

Bishop Kearney's game on Thursday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Franklin Bulldogs with a sharp 16-6 win. With that victory, the Kings brought their scoring average up to 7 runs per game.

The team relied heavily on Athanasius Valentini, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Bishop Kearney's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is undefeated (and 1-6 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Luca Suputo, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

Kings

On Base Percentage

05/10/25 vs Franklin	62.5%
05/08/25 @ Aquinas Institute	43.8%
05/06/25 vs Finney	41.2%
05/05/25 @ Edison Tech	51.4%
05/02/25 vs Northstar Christian Academy	41.9%
+ 6 more games

Bishop Kearney always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .625. The last time their OBP was this high was back in May of 2024.

Bishop Kearney's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-6. As for Franklin, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-9.

Bishop Kearney didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 10-9 defeat against Midlakes on the 12th. As for Franklin, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, an 11-8 loss against Edison Tech on the 12th.