Baseball Recap: Carlisle Drops Season-High Score on Roanoke Catholic

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Carlisle). They put the hurt on the Roanoke Catholic Celtics with a sharp 17-0 win on Monday. The Chiefs haven't had any issues with the Celtics recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.

Cole Scarce

Hits (Career)

04/14/25 @ Roanoke Catholic	3
03/10/25 vs Christian Heritage Academy	2
05/07/24 @ North Cross	2
04/30/24 vs Smith Mountain Lake Christian Academy	2
04/16/24 @ Blue Ridge	2

Blake Parsons and Cole Scarce were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Parsons tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Scarce struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). He has become a key player for Carlisle: the team is 3-1 when he allows at most three hits, but 1-3 otherwise. At bat, Parsons scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while Scarce scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Those three hits gave Scarce a new career-high.

In other batting news, Carlisle let Casey Thomas and Luke Carter run wild. Thomas scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3, while Carter scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Thomas continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Ben Wood was another key player, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.

Carlisle always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in four consecutive games.

The win got Carlisle back to even at 4-4. As for Roanoke Catholic, they dropped their record down to 1-8 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home.

Looking ahead, Carlisle will venture away from home to face off against Virginia Episcopal School at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Chiefs' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Bishops have averaged an impressive 7.3 runs per game this season. As for Roanoke Catholic, they will be playing at home against North Cross at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Raiders will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something the Celtics surely won't give up without a fight.