Baseball Recap: Holy Cross Now 6-2 over Last Eight Games

Holy Cross never let their opponents score on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Shawnee Golden Eagles as they made off with a 15-0 win. The high-scoring effort was just what the Cougars needed considering they were shut out in their previous match.

Ace Foley made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). He also tossed a walk, which is notable because Holy Cross is 5-1 when he allows at most two walks, but 7-13 otherwise. Foley was also big at the plate, going a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI.

Tyler Manning

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/30/25 vs Shawnee	4
03/11/25 vs Iroquois	2
05/20/24 @ Fairdale	2
04/28/25 vs Doss	1
04/22/25 vs Bullitt East	1

In other batting news, Tyler Manning was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI, one run, and one double. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Mason Lanham, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with three runs.

Holy Cross always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .615. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Shawnee only posted an OBP of .308.

Holy Cross has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-14 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.9 runs on average over those games. As for Shawnee, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost eight of their last nine contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-11 record this season.

Holy Cross will be playing in front of their home fans against Kentucky Country Day at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Cougars' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Bearcats have averaged an impressive 8.2 runs per game this season. As for Shawnee, they will head out to challenge Jeffersontown at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.