Baseball Recap: Bishop Guilfoyle falls despite strong effort from Hamilton Gates

By Team Reports May 1, 2024, 3:45pm

Baseball Recap: Bishop Guilfoyle Marauders vs. Bellwood-Antis Blue Devils

Bishop Guilfoyle was the 9-2 winner over Bellwood-Antis when they last played one another back in May of 2019, but their luck changed this time around. The Bishop Guilfoyle Marauders fell just short of the Bellwood-Antis Blue Devils by a score of 5-4 on Wednesday.

Hamilton Gates was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Kaden Wyandt, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.

On Bellwood-Antis' side, Vincent Cacciotti made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. Cacciotti was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.

In other pitching news, Curtis Shedlock looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.

Cacciotti wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cam Swogger, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Matt Berkowitz was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.

Bishop Guilfoyle's loss dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Bellwood-Antis, they now have a winning record of 8-7.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Bishop Guilfoyle is on the road again on Thursday to play Bald Eagle Area at 4:30 p.m. Bald Eagle Area will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Bishop Guilfoyle surely won't give up without a fight. As for Bellwood-Antis, they will head out on the road to face off against Westmont Hilltop at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.

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