The Kuemper Catholic Knights baseball picked up their first Hawkeye Ten Conference of the season, when they defeated the Atlantic Trojans 15-8 Friday night in Atlantic. Atlantic got a board first when Xavier Darrow scored on an RBI Base hit by Zayden Parker in the bottom of the second. Atlantic bats went a little silent until their bats came to life in they tied the game up at six when the Trojans were caught in a run down between first and second base which allowed Gavin McLaren to come in to score the game tying run. Then in the top of the seventh the Knights scored on nine unanswered runs to secure the win for the knights. Trojans starting pitcher Hudson McLaren pitched a solid game, where he pitched five solid innings while striking out four knights batters on the night.

Coach Nathan Block had this to say about the 15-8 loss to Kuemper Catholic.

Coach Block commented on the performance of Trojans starting pitcher Hudson McLaren.

Coach Block what his message was to his team after the game.

The loss for Atlantic would give them a 1-5 overall record and 1-4 in Hawkeye Ten, as they will be at Creston on Monday June 3rd. The win improves Kuemper Catholic record to 3-4 overall and 1-0 in the Hawkeye Ten.