| AWAY | Â | HOME | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPIPHANY | VS | JOHN PAUL II CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | |
| 1 | Â | 14 | |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epiphany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| John Paul II Catholic High School | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 0 |
The John Paul II Catholic High School baseball team opened CPIC play with a doubleheader sweep of visiting Epiphany on Tuesday, winning 12-0 and 14-1 to improve to 3-1 overall.
Ray Shaw and Caleb Thrift got the victories on the mound as they and Drew Lysaght combined to limit the Falcons to two hits on the day. Thrift saw action in both games and struck out six, Lysaght fanned five in two innings of work in game two, and Shaw set down four on strikes in his two innings of work in the opener.
At the plate, JPII was able to raise its team batting average by more than 100 points as the Saints had 16 combined hits. Axel Keller, Aaron Gregory, Percy Shorter, and J.T. Williams had a pair of hits each. Keller and Ryker Butcher both had triples, and Williams led the team with five RBI.
The Saints will play host to conference-power Wayne Country Day at 4:30 p.m. Thursday before hitting the road to face Faith Christian in Rocky Mount on Friday.
