Baseball Game Preview: Bellarmine Prep Lions vs. Silas Rams

For the second straight game, Bellarmine Prep will face off against Silas. The Lions will face off against the Rams at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Bellarmine Prep's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Silas' hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Bellarmine Prep's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Silas 6-0. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by six runs or more this season.

Raiden Calcotte

Runs

03/28/25 @ River Ridge	3
04/15/25 vs Silas	2
04/09/25 vs Mount Tahoma	2
03/19/25 vs Lakes	1

Bellarmine Prep let Raiden Calcotte and Aaron Barnhart run wild. Calcotte scored two runs while going 2-for-2, while Barnhart went 2-for-3 with two RBI. Calcotte has become a key player for Bellarmine Prep: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 1-5 otherwise.

Bellarmine Prep's victory bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Silas, their loss dropped their record down to 7-5.

The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Bellarmine Prep has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Silas struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.4 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.