Baseball Recap: St. Joseph's Prep Takes a Loss

St. Joseph's Prep fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Neumann-Goretti on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Saints by a score of 3-2. The loss continues a trend for the Hawks in their meetings with the Saints: they've now lost seven in a row.

Kieran Lodewick

Earned Runs

04/09/25 - Away

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Kieran Lodewick was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out six over 4.2 innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because St. Joseph's Prep is 2-1 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 3-4 otherwise.

At the plate, St. Joseph's Prep saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Patrick Vezza, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.

St. Joseph's Prep's record now sits at 5-5. As for Neumann-Goretti, they now have a winning record of 5-4-1.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. St. Joseph's Prep is set to challenge their familiar foe Lansdale Catholic at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Neumann-Goretti will take on rival Archbishop Carroll at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.