Baseball Game Preview: Walsh Jesuit Warriors vs. Lakewood Rangers

The Walsh Jesuit Warriors will take on the Lakewood Rangers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The last three games Walsh Jesuit has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.

Walsh Jesuit is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They won by a run and slipped past Stow-Munroe Falls 2-1. The win continues a trend for the Warriors in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now won three in a row.

Shawn Sullivan

Batters Struck Out

06/04/25 vs Stow-Munroe Falls	5
05/29/25 vs Perry	10
05/24/25 vs University School	5
05/17/25 vs Troy	11
05/08/25 @ Archbishop Hoban	5
+ 2 more games

Shawn Sullivan tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts any time he's pitched this season.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Andrew Holcomb, who went 1-for-3 with one home run. That home run marked the first that he has launched this season. Another player making a difference was Matthew Mansbery, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one double.

Meanwhile, Lakewood entered their tilt with Hoover on Wednesday with five consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with six. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 victory over the Vikings.

Lakewood pushed their record up to 21-5 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Walsh Jesuit, their win bumped their record up to 16-7-1.