Baseball Recap: Holy Trinity Picks Up Second Consecutive Win

Tigers

Margin (Wins)

04/13/26 vs Ida Crown Jewish Academy	20
04/22/26 @ Cristo Rey Jesuit	17
04/30/26 @ Rochelle Zell Jewish	14
03/24/26 @ Farragut	8
04/29/26 vs Northtown	7

Holy Trinity barely beat Rochelle Zell Jewish the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Holy Trinity never let Rochelle Zell Jewish get on the board and left with a 14-0 win on Thursday. Considering Holy Trinity has won seven contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Matt Diaz and Cristian Zavala were major factors no matter where they played. On the mound, Diaz pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Zavala tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Diaz also tossed a walk, which is notable because Holy Trinity is 6-2 when he allows at most one walk, but 6-7-1 otherwise. At the plate, Diaz went 2-for-4 with four stolen bases and two runs, while Zavala got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. That's the most runs Zavala has posted since April 3rd.

In other batting news, Holy Trinity got a big performance out of Aiden Figueroa, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Figueroa has become a key player for Holy Trinity: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 8-9-1 otherwise. Jovanni Cortez was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.

The victory made it two in a row for Holy Trinity and bumps their season record up to 12-9-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 0 runs in those games. As for Rochelle Zell Jewish, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming matchups. Holy Trinity will face off against ITW David Speer Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The Tigers will need to watch out since the Pride have now posted at least ten runs in their last six games. As for Rochelle Zell Jewish, they will square off against Cristo Rey Jesuit at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday.