Baseball Recap: Make It Four in a Row for Cathedral

Fighting Irish

Margin (Wins)

03/31/25 vs Marion	18
05/07/25 vs Herron	11
05/02/25 @ Columbus North	11
04/12/25 vs St. Xavier	11
04/21/25 vs Lawrence North	6

Cathedral came tearing into Wednesday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.7 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Herron Achaeans get on the board and left with an 11-0 victory. The Fighting Irish might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by six runs or more this season.

Junior Belford looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Connor Christiansen, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Eli Sinsabaugh, who went 1-for-2 with three stolen bases and one run.

Cathedral always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .533. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Herron only posted an OBP of .316.

Cathedral's win bumped their record up to 11-6. As for Herron, they moved to 7-4 with that loss, which also ended their six-game winning streak.

Looking ahead, Cathedral will be playing in front of their home fans against University at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Fighting Irish 3.4, the Trailblazers 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Herron, they are taking a road trip to challenge Indianapolis Scecina Memorial at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday.