Baseball Recap: Bishop Rosecrans Snags Seventh Win in Last Nine Games

Bishops

Previous 3 Games

05/09/25 vs Fairfield Christian Academy	2-0
05/07/25 @ Harvest Prep	18-0
05/01/25 vs Beallsville	10-0

Bishop Rosecrans put their dominant pitcher on display in the team's third consecutive shutout on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Fairfield Christian Academy Knights a 2-0 shutout. This was a revenge game for the Bishops: when they faced off against the Knights back in April, they had to take a 8-5 defeat.

Jacobie Balo was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over seven innings pitched. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one run and one double.

Bishop Rosecrans has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Fairfield Christian Academy, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-5.

Looking ahead, Bishop Rosecrans will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Maysville at 11:00 a.m. The Panthers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.75 runs per game on average), something the Bishops will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Fairfield Christian Academy, they will square off against New Albany at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Knights 3.6, the Eagles 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.