Baseball Recap: St. Vincent-St. Mary Wins Going Away Against Coventry

Fighting Irish

Margin (Wins)

04/23/25 vs General Brown	17
05/09/25 @ Coventry	11
05/06/25 vs Woodridge	10
04/17/25 vs Lutheran West	10
04/16/25 vs Garrett Morgan	10

After only two runs in their last match, St. Vincent-St. Mary made sure to put some runs up on the board against Coventry on Friday. The Fighting Irish were the clear victors by a 16-5 margin over the Comets. The Fighting Irish might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by seven runs or more this season.

St. Vincent-St. Mary got a great performance from Aidan Reynolds as he tossed six innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. What's more, Reynolds posted four strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April.

On the hitting side, Zack Kurkey was a standout: he went 2-for-6 with four stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. Those four stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Matthew Engelhart, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.

St. Vincent-St. Mary kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 17 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.

St. Vincent-St. Mary has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.6 runs over those games. As for Coventry, they are on an 11-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-16.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Vincent-St. Mary will challenge Aurora at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Coventry, they will head out to challenge Northwest at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Comets are facing the Indians at the right time seeing as the Indians are stuck on a three-game losing streak.