The CVCA baseball team hosted Holy Name on Monday night in a rescheduled North Coast Conference contest. The Royals were able to jump on the Green Wave early in this game and never look back. A big nine run 2nd inning help lead CVCA to a 14-2 victory in 5 innings. The Royals scored two in the first inning when Jacob Lancy smoked a line drive over the left field fence to score Connor McGough. The team exploded for nine runs in the 2nd inning to take a commanding lead. Evan Wensel singled to score Zac Anderson and Alex Mammone. Two batters later, Connor McGough crushed a Grand Slam to left field that scored Logan Kish, Evan Wensel, and Layne Davis. Zac Anderson, Logan Kish, and Evan Wensel added 2 out RBI singles to push the lead to 11-0. Holy Name was able to score two runs in the top of the 3rd inning, but CVCA answered with three more runs in the bottom of the 3rd. Jonah Gaudio singled to score Connor McGough. Alex Mammone doubled to drive in Gaudio and Kyle Shaw later scored on a wild pitch. Peyton Drabick pitched 4 innings for CVCA. He allowed just 1 hit and struck out 9. Ryan Tajgiszer pitched the final inning and ended the game on with a 1-6-3 double play. With the win, the Royals move to 17-7 (7-4) on the season. They are set to travel to Lake Catholic on Tuesday night.

CVCA 14 - Holy Name 2
(5 innings)

Peyton Drabick W, 4 IP, 1 H, 9 Ks, 2-4, R
Connor McGough 3-3, GS, 2 2B, 3 R, 4 RBI
Jacob Lancy 2-3, HR, 2 R, 2 RBI
Evan Wensel 2-3, R, 3 RBI
Alex Mammone 1-2, 2B, R, RBI
Zac Anderson 1-1, 2 R, RBI
Jonah Gaudio 1-3, R, RBI
Logan Kish 1-3, R, RBI
Layne Davis 1-3, R
Ryan Tajgiszer 1 IP