Baseball Recap: Jack Belschner can't quite lead Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran over Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger

By Team Reports May 15, 2024, 8:45am

Baseball Recap: Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran Cadets vs. Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger Saints

Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They fell 7-4 to the Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger Saints. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran of the 11-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture on Wednesday.

Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Belschner, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.

On Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger's side, Braden Aguirre looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit.

At the plate, Brayton Thomas was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Owen Zimmerman was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 1-for-5.

Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran's loss dropped their record down to 1-12. As for Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.

Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Fort Wayne Bishop Luers at 5:00 p.m. Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran has given up an average of 8.5 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, they will head out on the road to square off against Barr-Reeve at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Barr-Reeve: 2.1, Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.

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