Baseball Recap: Kaplan Comes Up Short

Pirates

Previous 5 Games

04/01/26 vs Church Point	4-6
03/31/26 @ St. Martinville	14-1
03/27/26 vs Beau Chene	12-9
03/26/26 vs Abbeville	11-1
03/24/26 vs Ascension Episcopal	2-5

Kaplan dropped down to 12-15 on Wednesday, ending the team's three-game streak of wins. They fell just short of the Church Point Bears by a score of 6-4. The Pirates were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Bears apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2025.

As for Church Point, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games.

For Church Point's part, Jack Venable was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. That's the most strikeouts Venable has posted since back in February. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Luke Baudoin, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.

Coming up, Kaplan will host Notre Dame at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The Pioneers' pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so the Pirates' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Church Point, they are taking a road trip to challenge Ville Platte at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Bulldogs have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 15.27 runs per game on average), something the Bears will no doubt try to take advantage of.