Baseball Recap: Judge Memorial Catholic Has No Trouble Against American Leadership Academy

Judge Memorial Catholic not only won on Monday, but they posted their biggest win since April 3rd (when they won 11-1). They were the clear victors by a 12-5 margin over the American Leadership Academy Eagles. That's the fourth time they've managed to beat them this season, with their most recent victory being a 15-5 win back in March.

Jeter Soto made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 5.1 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off nine hits (and only one walk). He also tossed a walk, which is notable because Judge Memorial Catholic is 5-2 when he allows at most one walk, but 5-10 otherwise. Soto was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with three RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March.

Dominic Fassio

Hits (Career)

04/28/25 @ American Leadership Academy	4
04/11/25 vs Providence Hall	3
04/08/25 @ Providence Hall	2
04/02/25 @ Emery	2
03/21/25 @ American Leadership Academy	2

In other batting news, Dominic Fassio and Kip Hodson did most of the damage at the plate: Fassio went 4-for-5 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple, while Hodson went 3-for-4 with four runs and two stolen bases. Those four hits gave Fassio a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Miles Augustine, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.

Judge Memorial Catholic was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .412. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Judge Memorial Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 10-12 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.4 runs over those games. As for American Leadership Academy, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 7-17.

Judge Memorial Catholic didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, an 18-2 loss against Providence Hall on the 28th. As for American Leadership Academy, they have also already played their next match, an 8-3 defeat against Summit Academy on the 28th.