Baseball Game Preview: Catholic Central Shamrocks vs. De La Salle Collegiate Pilots

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Previous Games

04/12/25 - Away	2-7 L
04/12/25 - Away	5-0 W
04/29/24 - Home	3-4 L
04/20/24 - Home	5-0 W
04/20/24 - Home	13-0 W
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Catholic Central and De La Salle Collegiate are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Shamrocks will be playing at home against the Pilots at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Catholic Central 3.2, De La Salle Collegiate 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Catholic Central fell victim to St. Francis de Sales and their airtight pitching crew last Wednesday. They fell just short of the Knights by a score of 2-0. The Shamrocks' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

Meanwhile, De La Salle Collegiate came out on top against St. Francis de Sales on Friday by a score of 2-1 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).

Dylan Luepke spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up nine Ks.

On the hitting side, De La Salle Collegiate saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was JJ Jurczyk, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one RBI.

De La Salle Collegiate has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Catholic Central, their loss dropped their record down to 6-6.

Catholic Central came up short against De La Salle Collegiate when the teams last played back in April, falling 7-2. Will the Shamrocks have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.