Baseball Recap: Malvern Prep picks up 19th straight win at home

By Team Reports May 18, 2024, 7:06am

Baseball Recap: Malvern Prep Friars vs. Bishop Shanahan Eagles

Malvern Prep put the finishing touches on their 19th blowout victory of the season on Friday. They never let the Bishop Shanahan Eagles onto the board and left with a 7-0 win. Winning may never get old, but Malvern Prep sure is getting used to it with their seventh in a row.

The result came thanks to Jack Ploszay's shutout, as he gave up just two hits.

On the hitting side, Andy Roberts was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Jackson Melconian was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.

Malvern Prep pushed their record up to 31-2 with that victory, which was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Bishop Shanahan, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-18.

Malvern Prep will head out on the road to face off against Delbarton at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Delbarton: 2.9, Malvern Prep: 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. Bishop Shanahan does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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