Baseball Recap: Fort Wayne Bishop Luers Beats Fort Wayne Northrop for Their Fourth Straight Victory

Knights

Previous 4 Games

05/15/25 @ Fort Wayne Northrop	20-5
05/15/25 vs Fort Wayne Northrop	9-6
05/14/25 vs Bellmont	6-2
05/12/25 vs Adams Central	8-3

Fort Wayne Bishop Luers extended their winning streak to four on Thursday, bumping their season record up to 14-9 in the process. They were the clear victors by a 20-5 margin over the Fort Wayne Northrop Bruins. The game was the first time the Knights have beaten the Bruins on their field since May 11, 2021.

Vincent Knipp looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits.

On the hitting side, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers let Jacob Felger and Christian Brell run wild. Felger went a perfect 3-for-3 with four runs, two stolen bases, and one triple, while Brell went 2-for-3 with four runs, two stolen bases, and three RBI. Felger has become a key player for Fort Wayne Bishop Luers: the team is 10-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 4-8 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Kiracofe, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base.

Fort Wayne Bishop Luers hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least five batters in six consecutive contests.

As for Fort Wayne Northrop, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-18. Bruins fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against Fort Wayne Bishop Luers since on Thursday.

On Fort Wayne Northrop's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Malachi Williams, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three stolen bases and one run.

Coming up, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers will square off against Garrett at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Fort Wayne Northrop, they will challenge Bellmont at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Bruins are facing the Braves at the right time seeing as the Braves are stuck on a six-game losing streak.