Baseball Game Preview: Cathedral Fighting Irish vs. Westfield Shamrocks

Fighting Irish

Runs

04/15/25 vs Zionsville	5
04/12/25 vs St. Xavier	11
04/11/25 @ Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory	7
04/10/25 vs Franklin Central	6
04/03/25 vs Indianapolis Bishop Chatard	5
+ 3 more games

The Cathedral Fighting Irish will head out to challenge the Westfield Shamrocks at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Cathedral is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.

Cathedral blew Zionsville out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Tuesday Zionsville got their revenge. The Fighting Irish fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 7-5. That makes it the first time this season the Fighting Irish have let down their home crowd.

Cathedral got a good showing from Junior Belford, who pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits.

At the plate, Connor Christiansen was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with three RBI. Michael Gallagher was another key player, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.

Meanwhile, after soaring to 12 runs the game before, Westfield was a bit more limited in their contest on Saturday. They fell just short of Goodpasture Christian by a score of 2-1. The match marked the Shamrocks' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Luke Collinsworth was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over five innings pitched.

On the hitting side, Westfield saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Beck Jordan, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.

Having lost for the first time this season, Westfield fell to 6-1. As for Cathedral, the defeat was their first at home , dropping their record down to 6-2.

Wednesday's contest might come down to which pitcher can control the ball better. Cathedral has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .453. However, it's not like Westfield struggles in that department as they've averaged .469. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.