Baseball Recap: Holy Cross Has No Trouble Against Archbishop Shaw

Tigers

Margin (Wins)

03/01/25 @ Patterson	14
03/27/25 @ Warren Easton	13
02/17/25 vs Fisher	13
02/15/25 vs E.D. White	11
03/28/25 @ Archbishop Shaw	10

Holy Cross won the last time they faced Archbishop Shaw and things went their way on Friday too. Holy Cross was the clear victor by a 12-2 margin over Archbishop Shaw. Considering the Tigers have won 11 matchups by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Chris Sercovich made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Furthermore, he didn't allow a single earned run, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in February. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two).

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Dom Pellegrin, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-5. Greg Ruiz was another key player, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with one home run.

Holy Cross always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .523. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Archbishop Shaw only posted an OBP of .310.

The victory made it two in a row for Holy Cross and bumps their season record up to 21-3. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.5 runs over those games. As for Archbishop Shaw, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-12.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Holy Cross will host Warren Easton at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Archbishop Shaw, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Northshore at 11:00 a.m. Northshore will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something Archbishop Shaw surely won't give up without a fight.