Pikesville High School vs Catonsville High School

On April 1, the Pikesville Panthers traveled to Catonsville to take on the Comets in a varsity baseball match up. The Panthers are coming off a heartbreaking 4-3 loss against the Towson Generals, while the Comets had their own 4-3 loss against the Perry Hall Gators. The Panthers opened up the scoring early, as in the top of the first, Spencer Evans singled to right field to score the first run, while Will Holaday drove in Isaac Garonzik on a sac fly later in the inning. Catonsville went down 1-2-3 in the bottom of the first and second innings, but Logan Meilier singled in the bottom of the third to score two runs, tying the game 2-2. The fourth inning was quiet, but Pikesville put two more runs on the scoreboard in the top of the fifth. Will Holaday picked up his second RBI on a double that scored one. Later in the inning, Michael Payne singled and drove in the Panthers' fourth run. Catonsville did not answer in the bottom half, but in the top of the sixth, Will Holaday was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. He earned his third RBI of the contest as Pikesville went ahead 5-2. Catonsville went down on ten pitches in the bottom of the sixth, but Pikesville exploded in the top of the seventh, scoring eight total runs on a mix of walks, hit by pitches, and base hits. Isaac Garonzik had a one-RBI walk, Spencer Evans had a two-RBI single, Will Holaday picked up his fourth RBI on a base hit, Ethan Holaday got an RBI on a walk, and two other runs scored on two wild pitches giving Pikesville a 13-2 lead. Catonsville did pick up one run on an RBI single by Barracato in the bottom half, but that was the end of the scoring and Pikesville won this game with a final of 13-3. Michael Payne picked up the win for the Panthers, going the complete game and giving up five hits, two earned runs, and picking up eight strikeouts while throwing 101 pitches. For the Comets, Jaden Cudzillo was tagged with the loss, going two innings and giving up five hits, three earned runs, and a walk. Pikesville looks ahead to a home match against the Franklin Indians, while the Comets will be traveling to Archbishop Curley to take on the Friars.