Baseball Recap: Bishop Carroll Takes Down Ranked Great Bend

Bishop Carroll faced Great Bend in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Golden Eagles came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 10-5. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Golden Eagles considering their one-run performance the match before.

Aedyn Acosta

Runs (Career)

04/18/25 vs Great Bend	3
04/15/25 vs South	2
04/15/25 vs South	2
04/01/25 @ Southeast	2
03/27/25 vs Maize	2

Bishop Carroll let Harrison King and Aedyn Acosta run wild. King got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base, while Acosta went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Those three runs gave Acosta a new career-high. Drew Niedens was another key player, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.

Bishop Carroll was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .444. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Great Bend only posted a batting average of .259.

Bishop Carroll's record is now 11-2. As for Great Bend, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-3.

Bishop Carroll didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 5-2 win against Goddard on the 19th. As for Great Bend, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 15-0 victory against McPherson on the 22nd.