Welcome to Bishop McNamara Boys Sophomore Baseball

Welcome to the Boys 2009 Boys Sophomore Baseball page.  We will be updating the page as the season approaches with helpful information on highlights schedules, and results.  Please check back here for more information.

GO IRISH!

Bishop Mac – 7 @ Peotone – 7 (6 inn.)

The 2009 Bishop McNamara Catholic High School JV baseball team couldn’t get past Peotone in a back and forth season opener. Trailing 1-4, the Fightin’ Irish fought back in the second inning with a two out rally. Zach Duffield doubled down the left field line to plate Jack Zirkle and Maurice Shoemaker, which brought the score back to even at 4-4. McNamara (0-0-1) would then take the lead, 6-4 in the third inning, before giving it right back as the Blue Devils scored three runs of their own. In the top of the sixth, the Irish managed to push across the tying run from heads up base running by Sam Memenga. Both offenses gave way to better pitching and defense in the latter innings. Shoemaker came on to pitch for the Irish and struck out four batters in two innings of relief work. However, the game never reached the 7th inning as it was called due to darkness with a tie score 7-7. Aaron Kyrouac scored twice as five Irish hitters had a hit apiece.

Duffield flirts with Perfect Game, Bishop Mac – 9 @ Paxton – 1

Lefty Zach Duffield (1-0) pitched his way to his first win of the year in a great performance. Duffield struck out eight Paxton hitters while walking zero, and took a perfect game going into the bottom of the 7th inning. Unfortunately, it would all end there. An error and an RBI single from the first two Paxton batters of the inning would end Duffield’s day on the mound, but certainly not after a job well done. Maurice Shoemaker, who went 2-3 on the day with 2 stolen bases, came on to strike out the side to secure the first win of the season for the Irish (1-0-1). Cody Samuelson had two hits while Aaron Kyrouac had two RBI’s.

Bradford leads Irish to Big Win, Bishop Mac – 8 @ Manteno – 2

Jordan Bradford (1-0) powered his way through the Manteno lineup to earn his first win of the year. Bradford struck out eight and walked only one while scattering five hits. Offensively, the Fightin’ Irish (2-0-1) were paced by Jake Thompson’s 3-3 performance. Sam Memenga and Jimmy Capriotti each had clutch, back to back, 2 RBI hits in the 5th inning to break open a 2-2 tie. Capriotti then scored another insurance run in the 7th making it 8-2. Bradford made sure that’s how it would end as he threw a complete game and retired the last ten batters he faced.

A Cold Win, Bishop Mac – 10 @ Momence – 0 (4 inn.)

The Bishop McNamara Catholic High School Fightin’ Irish JV baseball team (3-0-1) battled through cold weather to win the first game of a double header last Saturday at Momence. Zach Duffield, Cody Samuelson, and Mitchell Gerth all lead the Irish with two hits apiece. Jimmy Capriotti and Samuelson lead the RBI category with two each. Josh Turro (1-0) got the shutout victory for the Irish and threw the ball extremely well. Turro struck out ten Redskin hitters while only allowing one hit.

Irish sweep Redskins, Bishop Mac – 4 @ Momence – 0

The Irish (4-0-1) finished the double header behind the pitching of Sam Memenga (1-0). Memenga only gave way to three hits, all of them singles. He recorded eight strikeouts while not walking a single hitter. Memenga also provided the offense for the Irish with two hits, a run, and an RBI. Dillon Kane added a run and an RBI in the third and fourth inning respectively. John Martin and Chris Norton accounted for the other two McNamara runs.

Five in a Row, Bishop Mac – 7 @ Marian Catholic – 6

Maurice Shoemaker hit a solo home run to deep left –center field with two outs in the first inning. After that, the Irish offense went stagnant and gave way to six Marian Catholic runs in the 2nd inning. Josh Turro made a relief appearance and did not allow a run in over four innings of work, as the score remained 1-6 heading to the 6th inning. Jack Zirkle led off with a base hit to right field. The next five hitters would all draw walks or hit into an error. All five hitters would eventually come around to score in the inning to cap off six run 6th inning leading to a 7-6 Irish lead. Turro and his defense would hold in the bottom half to preserve the lead. The game was then called due to darkness making it five wins in a row for McNamara.

2009 Sophomore Schedule/Results