Baseball Recap: Saratoga Central Catholic Takes Down Ticonderoga in a Playoff Battle

Saints

Margin (Wins)

04/27/25 @ Hoosic Valley	27
05/01/25 @ Waterford-Halfmoon	21
04/16/25 vs Canajoharie	19
04/14/25 vs Stillwater	16
04/30/25 vs Waterford-Halfmoon	15

With a playoff win on the line, Saratoga Central Catholic rose to the challenge on Sunday. They put the hurt on the Ticonderoga Sentinels with a sharp 11-1 victory. The Saints might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 19 contests by seven runs or more this season.

Pierce Byrne was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run.

In other batting news, Saratoga Central Catholic let Hunter Fales and Kihl Kelly run wild. Fales went 2-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and one RBI, while Kelly went 1-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. That's the most runs Fales has posted since back in May. Ryan Gillis was another key player, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one run, one double, and one RBI.

The win (which was Saratoga Central Catholic's ninth in a row) raised their record to 25-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.9 runs on average over those games. As for Ticonderoga, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 8-5.

Looking ahead, Saratoga Central Catholic will take on Burke Catholic at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Saints 1.6, Burke Catholic 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. Ticonderoga does not have any more games scheduled as of now.