Baseball Recap: St. Patrick Comes Up Short

St. Stanislaus hit St. Patrick with a nine-run fourth inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Fighting Irish lost 11-0 to the Rock-a-Chaws. The loss continues a trend for the Fighting Irish in their meetings with the Rock-a-Chaws: they've now lost three in a row.

St. Patrick's defeat dropped their record down to 6-6. As for St. Stanislaus, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 9-3.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. Patrick will take on Poplarville at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Fighting Irish will need to watch out since the Hornets have now posted at least ten runs in their last three games. As for St. Stanislaus, they will square off against Resurrection Catholic at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.