Baseball Game Preview: Mount Vernon Majors vs. Saint John Paul the Great Catholic Wolves

The Mount Vernon Majors will face off against the Saint John Paul the Great Catholic Wolves at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Saint John Paul the Great Catholic took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Mount Vernon, who comes in off a win.

Mount Vernon will bounce into Wednesday's game after beating Justice, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Mount Vernon put the hurt on Justice with a sharp 16-3 win on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Majors.

Harry Sliger made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits. Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.

Hudson Grimsley

Hits (Career)

03/25/25 vs Justice	3
04/19/24 vs Thomas Jefferson Science & Technology	2
04/12/24 @ Falls Church	2
04/11/24 vs Annandale	2
04/08/24 @ Hayfield	2

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Hudson Grimsley, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Hudson Seyfried, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Meanwhile, Saint John Paul the Great Catholic didn't have quite enough to beat South County on Saturday and fell 3-2. The Wolves have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Saint John Paul the Great Catholic saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Keagan Precit, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.

Mount Vernon now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Saint John Paul the Great Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.