Bishop O'Connell is ranked highly in their home state, and on Tuesday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Gonzaga. The Bishop O'Connell Knights fell just short of the Gonzaga Eagles by a score of 4-2. The defeat means Bishop O'Connell is still on the hunt for the season's first 'W'.
Jack Rampy was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched. Drew Markey relieved him and did a solid job, pitching 2.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (he also only allowed one walk).
At the plate, Bishop O'Connell saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andy Fronczek, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Bishop O'Connell's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Gonzaga, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Bishop O'Connell will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Bishop Ireton at 4:30 p.m. As for Gonzaga, they are on the road again on Thursday to play The Heights at 4:30 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (The Heights: 3.8, Gonzaga: 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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