Eagles roll past Central Private, fall short to Vanderbilt Catholic

The St. John Eagles are closer to the .500 mark as they approach an 8-1A season in high school baseball.

The Eagles (8-9) defeated Central Private in last week’s pre-district baseball game but were unable to defeat potential state contender Vanderbilt Catholic.

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St. John’s came out victorious after struggling in its first six games of the season.

Here’s a look at the Eagles’ recent action.

SJHS 8, Central Private 1 – Winning pitcher Tyler Edwards struck out nine and allowed two hits in six innings against CPHS, while reliever Landon Daigle returned two Redhawks in St. John’s home win.

Six points in the second quarter set the pace for the Eagles’ victory.

Cy Crowson led the way with a double and two singles. Edwards Christian Dean, Daniel Browder, Jacob Urso and Nathan Burley also had hits for the Eagles.

Dylan Mabry stole two bases, and Browder, Urso, Jesse Taylor and Jacob Breitlot each stole one.

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Vanderbilt Catholic 7, SJHS 2 – Scored five runs in the final three innings as VCHS defeated the host Eagles.

The Terriers (16-4) took a 2-0 lead in the first half of the first quarter, but Edwards’ go-ahead 3-pointer late in the third quarter tied the game for the Eagles.

Burley scored on an error to score Edwards, and Mabry’s fastball run tied the game.

In the fourth inning, a runner was struck out and tagged a steal, scuttling the Eagles’ comeback attempt, and in the fifth, a grounder with the runner on base squashed the Eagles’ scoring attempt.

Clawson loaded the bases with two outs in the bottom of the seventh, but the next batter’s grounder ended the game.

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St. John’s (8-10) hosts Dunham on Thursday, March 19 at 5:30 p.m. and hosts South Lafourche on Saturday at 2 p.m. North Iberville will visit the Eagles on Tuesday, March 24 at 6 p.m. for District 8-1A fare.

This article originally appeared in the Plaquemine Post South: St. John’s moves beyond Central Private, falls to Vanderbilt Catholic