Sacred Heart Cathedral baseball won their preseason game 4-0 against the El Camino Colts on a beautiful Saturday morning in South San Francisco. 

Starting pitcher Jacob Vines '26 gave a gritty performance on the mound, giving up three hits, zero runs and one walk while clocking 14 strikeouts in six innings. Reliever Alexei Tioupine '26 added another three strikeouts in the 7th inning to round out a fantastic pitching performance for the Irish.  

Offensively, the Irish had 12 hits from eight different batters with catcher Tommy Do '26 leading the team, going 2 for 3 with 2 RBIs. Rohan Kahns '25 went 2 for 4 with 1 RBI and Zach Stallworth '26 went 1 for 3 with 1 RBI.  Quinn Middleton '25, Max Matthews '26, Vines, Tyler Hurley '25 and Lucas Fung '26 all added to the hits total. 

The team now sits 4-1 in the preseason with wins over Mills, Tamalpais, Redwood and El Camino. Their only defeat has been a 1-2 loss to Carlmont.

Coach Gregg Franceschi spoke of his team's solid start to the season, "I think we're in a good spot. The pitching has really carried us so far and the offense is gaining confidence with every at-bat. The best part is that we're doing it with multiple lineups and multiple guys." 

The Irish are on the road this week with games at Burlingame on Tuesday and at Casa Grande in Petaluma on Saturday.  

Congratulations, team, and keep it going.  Go Irish!