Baseball: St. Paul’s stays hot with 16-2 win over Newman

Area Prep Baseball Report for Saturday, March 16

St. Paul’s traveled to Avenger Field in New Orleans and handled Newman 16-2 Friday in a game shortened to five innings by the mercy rule.

The Greenies actually scored first, taking a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning before St. Paul’s scored twice in the top of the second. Newman scored a run in the bottom of the first to tie the game 2-2.

It was all Wolves the rest of the way.

St. Paul’s (10-3) scored twice in the top of the third to make it 4-2 before breaking it open with nine runs in the top of the fourth inning to make it 13-2. St. Paul’s added three more runs in the top of the fifth.

Kyle Conigliaro had two hits and three RBI while Nick Vitale had two hits and two RBI for St. Paul’s. Beau Neelis also drove in three runs and Matthew Russo had three hits as the Wolves banged out 12 hits.

Jacob Scherer went three innings, striking out seven to pick up the win. The victory was the sixth straight for the Wolves. Newman fell to 5-9 with the defeat.

The two teams will play twice today at Heap Field in Covington at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Area Prep Baseball Results from Friday, March 15

New Orleans Area

Albany 8, Springfield 2

Archbishop Hannan 7, Hammond 6

Archbishop Rummel 11, St. Michael 1

Byrd 6, St. Thomas Aquinas 0

DeRidder 8, St. Augustine 3

Fontainebleau 7, Franklinton 6

Franklin 11, Grand Isle 1

Jesuit 4, Country Day (TX) 0

Karr 10, East Jefferson 9

Live Oak 6, Destrehan 3

Loranger 6, Riverdale 1

Mandeville 14, Archbishop Hannan 0

Morgan City 10, South Plaquemines 0

Riverside Academy 6, Fisher 3

Slidell 13, Chalmette 7

Jewel Sumner 11, Slaughter Community Charter 1

Sacred Heart (VP) 6, Covington 5

St. Paul’s 16, Newman 2

Baton Rouge Area

Acadiana 8, Walker 2

Berwick 11, Brusly 0

Breaux Bridge 2, East Ascension 1

Catholic (BR) 6, Catholic (NI) 2

Doyle 11, Riverdale 8

French Settlement 10, Rapides 9

Florien 14, False River 2

Hicks 11, Holden 1

Sam Houston 6, Dutchtown 4

Leesville 16, French Settlement 0

Maurepas 17, Family Christian 1

Mount Hermon 7, Hornbeck 4

Oak Hill 5, Mount Hermon 4

Parkview Baptist 5, Teurlings Catholic 3

Plaquemine 10, Carencro 0

Simpson 8, Holden 6

St. Charles Catholic 7, Lutcher 2

University High 6, Catholic (PC) 1

St. Thomas More 8, Denham Springs 5

West Feliciana 10, Runnels 9

West Feliciana 11, Scotlandville 1

Zachary 11, Airline 1

Zachary 7, Natchitoches Central 4

Bayou Area

Patterson 10, Episcopal of Acadiana 3

St. Amant 11, H.L. Bourgeois 0

E.D. White Catholic 10, Westlake 0

Area Prep Baseball Schedule for Saturday, March 16

New Orleans Area

Archbishop Hannan at Slidell, 11 a.m.

Brother Martin at Destrehan, 2 p.m.

Chalmette vs. Hammond, 11 a.m. at Mandeville

Chalmette at Mandeville, 1:30 p.m.

Country Day (TX) at Central Lafourche, 9 a.m.

De La Salle vs. Northlake Christian, 2 p.m. at Winterscheidt Stadium

Fisher vs. Country Day, 10 a.m. at East Jefferson

Fisher at East Jefferson, 12:30 p.m.

Holy Cross at Destrehan, 4:30 p.m.

Thomas Jefferson vs. John Curtis Christian, 7 p.m. at Mike Miley Stadium

Kentwood at Jewel Sumner, 11 a.m.

KIPP-B.T. Washington at West Jefferson, noon

Landry-Walker at Patrick Taylor, 11 a.m.

McDonogh 35 at Donaldsonville, noon

Northlake Christian vs. Archbishop Shaw, 5 p.m. at Winterscheidt Stadium

Northshore at Central Lafourche, 11:30 a.m.

Northshore at Hahnville, 2 p.m.

Peabody at West Jefferson, 4 p.m.

Pearl River vs. Karr, 1 p.m. at John Ehret

Pearl River at John Ehret, 3 p.m.

Pine at Loranger, 2 p.m.

Riverside Academy at John Ehret, 9 a.m.

Seattle Prep (WA) vs. Brother Martin, 9 a.m. at Hahnville

Seattle Prep (WA) vs. Jesuit, 2 p.m. at John Ryan Stadium

Springfield vs. Loranger, 11:30 a.m. at Doyle

St. Augustine vs. DeQuincy, 1:15 p.m. at South Beauregard Tournament

St. Augustine at South Beauregard, 3 p.m.

St. Martin’s Episcopal vs. De La Salle, 11 a.m. at Winterscheidt Stadium

St. Thomas Aquinas vs. Buckeye, 10 a.m. at Holy Savior Menard

St. Thomas Aquinas vs. Pineville, 12:30 p.m. at Holy Savior Menard

Baton Rouge Area

Carencro at Plaquemine, 11 a.m.

Cristo Rey at East Iberville, noon

Dutchtown at Sulphur, 1 p.m.

False River vs. Many, 11 a.m. at St. Mary’s High

Family Christian at McKinley, 10 a.m.

Lakeshore vs. Morgan City, 12:30 p.m. at St. Amant

Madison Prep vs. Harrisonburg, noon at Vidalia

Morgan City at St. Amant, 10 a.m.

Scotlandville at West Feliciana, 10 a.m.

Slaughter Community Charter vs. Scotlandville, 12:15 p.m. at West Feliciana

South Plaquemines at Lutcher, 10 a.m.

South Plaquemines vs. St. Charles Catholic, noon at Lutcher

Bayou Area

East St. John at Ellender, 3:35 p.m.

Northwest at Franklin, 1 p.m.

Westgate at Patterson, 10:30 a.m.