Baseball Recap: Lake Catholic Drops Season-High Score on Warrensville Heights

Cougars

Team Score (Highest)

05/22/25 vs Warrensville Heights	28
05/01/25 vs Geneva	15
04/16/25 vs Elyria Catholic	12
05/09/25 @ Nordonia	11
04/09/25 vs Holy Name	10

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lake Catholic). Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Warrensville Heights Tigers a 28-0 shutout on Thursday. The victory was familiar territory for the Cougars, who have now won three matchups in a row.

Caden Boyes made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Boyes was also big at the plate, getting on base in two of his three plate appearances with two runs and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April.

In other pitching news, Patrick Radigan looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive appearances.

Back at the plate, Brayden Mann was a standout: he went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in doubles (two). Sean Walsh was another key player, going a perfect 4-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.

Lake Catholic always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .766. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Lake Catholic pushed their record up to 19-4 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.8 runs over those games. As for Warrensville Heights, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-12.

Looking ahead, Lake Catholic will square off against Northwest at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Warrensville Heights does not have any more games scheduled as of now.