Baseball Recap: Jake Terranova leads Gloucester Catholic to victory over Washington Township

By Team Reports May 14, 2024, 3:26pm

Baseball Recap: Gloucester Catholic Rams vs. Washington Township Minutemen

Gloucester Catholic put the finishing touches on their 11th blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Washington Township Minutemen a 6-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Gloucester Catholic.

The result came thanks to Joe Vaccarella's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up ten Ks. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for him.

At the plate, Jake Terranova was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Mustaro, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI.

On Washington Township's side, Luke McKenty was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits.

Gloucester Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 21-2. As for Washington Township, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-13.

Gloucester Catholic will play host again on Friday to welcome Kingsway, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:00 p.m. As for Washington Township, they will head out on the road to take on Deptford at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.

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