Baseball Recap: Make It Eight in a Row for Catholic

Bears

Previous Games

03/18/25 vs Pitkin	12-2
03/14/25 vs Mandeville	10-0
03/14/25 vs Mandeville	2-1
03/13/25 @ Mandeville	6-2
03/08/25 vs Presbyterian Christian	8-6
+ 3 more games

Catholic had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.1 runs) and they went ahead and made it eight on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Pitkin Tigers as they made off with a 12-2 win. The result was nothing new for the Bears, who have now won eight contests by seven runs or more so far this season.

Jake Tompkins looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, he posted five strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April of 2024.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Mills Richardson, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 1-for-2. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Chase Harris, who scored a run and stole a base.

Catholic was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .467. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in eight consecutive matchups.

Catholic pushed their record up to 17-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Pitkin, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-5 record this season.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Catholic will welcome Belen Jesuit at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Belen Jesuit 3.9, Catholic 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Pitkin, they will host Quitman at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Pitkin's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Quitman's hitters will have their work cut out for them.