Baseball Recap: Fort Wayne Bishop Luers Beats Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran for Their Third Straight Victory

Fort Wayne Bishop Luers barely beat Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Knights were the clear victors by an 11-1 margin over the Cadets on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won five contests by eight runs or more so far this season.

Fort Wayne Bishop Luers got a great performance from Anthony Antonuccio as he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). The Knights are 4-1 when Antonuccio allows two or fewer earned runs, but 5-6 otherwise.

Jaxson Hill

Runs Batted In (Career)

05/08/25 vs Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran	4
04/26/25 @ Fort Wayne Wayne	2
05/16/24 @ Fort Wayne North Side	2
04/30/25 @ Heritage	1
04/12/25 @ Woodlan	1

At the plate, Jacob Felger and Jaxson Hill did most of the damage at the plate: Felger went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple, while Hill went 1-for-2 with one home run and four RBI. Those four RBI gave Hill a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ben Kiracofe, who earned one RBI, two runs, and two stolen bases.

Fort Wayne Bishop Luers was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .391. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

The victory was the third in a row for Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, bringing their record up to 9-7. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games. As for Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-9.

Coming up, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers will take on Guerin Catholic at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran, they will welcome Angola at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.