Baseball Recap: Tamaqua Beats Marian Catholic for Their Second Straight Victory

Tamaqua won the last time they faced Marian Catholic and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Tamaqua Blue Raiders never let Marian Catholic get on the board and left with an 11-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Blue Raiders.

Mason Ligenza was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. What's more, he gave up only zero hits, the fewest he's had since back in March of 2024. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing Two bases. while going 3-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played dating back to last season.

Luke Kane

Runs Batted In (Career)

03/19/25 @ Marian Catholic	4
05/26/24 vs Bethlehem Catholic	2
04/26/24 vs Notre Dame	2
04/24/24 @ North Schuylkill	2
04/22/24 @ Lehighton	2

In other batting news, Luke Kane was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in RBI. Another player making a difference was Noah Mateyak, who went 2-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.

Tamaqua's record is now 2-0. As for Marian Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Tamaqua will welcome Schuylkill Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Marian Catholic, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against MMI Preparatory School at 1:00 p.m.