Bishop McNamara put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against the Reed-Custer Comets by a score of 12-7. For the Fightin' Irish, this counts as revenge for the 11-0 victory the Comets walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March of 2024.
Dom Panozzo and Jacob Lotz made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Panozzo struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up three earned runs off only one hit. Meanwhile, Lotz pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in April of 2024. At bat, Panozzo went 2-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run, while Lotz scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Those three hits gave Lotz a new career-high.
Taylor Fuerst
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In other batting news, Bishop McNamara got a massive performance out of Taylor Fuerst, who went 3-for-5 with two runs, one triple, and one double. Those three hits gave Fuerst a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Braylon Ricketts, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Bishop McNamara pushed their record up to 3-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Reed-Custer, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Coming up, Bishop McNamara will take on Rockridge at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Reed-Custer, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Oakwood at 10:00 a.m.
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