CCHS to host Logansport today

Central Catholic’s goal this year wasn’t to be the No. 1 seed in the Class 1A playoffs.
However, as they begin postseason play today at home in Amelia in a 5:30 p.m. contest against No. 32 seed Logansport, that’s where the Eagles find themselves after another successful regular season that has produced a 23-4 overall mark.
“We knew we had a lot of guys coming back, and we had high goals, high aspirations for the season,” Central Catholic coach Tyler Jensen said Monday. “We have some pretty lofty goals every year, but this year, we felt we could really make a run at it (state title). Our goal was never to be the No. 1 seed. It was to win the district, win a bunch of games and get better as the season progresses and ultimately play the best we can at the end of the season like we are right now.”
While they are the No. 1 seed, Jensen said seeds don’t mean a bunch.
“We’ve talked about it before,” Jensen said. “Everybody’s zero-and-zero. We actually upset the No. 1 seed, Ouachita Christian, in the playoffs before so for us … it’s just about playing as well as we can to the best of our ability every game regardless of who’s in the other dugout.”
Jensen said the playoffs are about matchups and how your team matches up with another.
One thing the Eagles have for them that is unusual for Class 1A is pitching depth.
“I think we’ve thrown 11 guys in varsity games this year, which is pretty remarkable for us, so I think how close the games have to be played, I think that plays into a team like (Central Catholic’s) favor with multiple arms that we can run out there,” he said.
Central Catholic finished its regular season with a 13-1 mark and comes into today’s game having won their last four.
As for their opponent, Logansport finished the regular season with a 10-16 mark, including a 3-7 record in district play.
Logansport finished fifth in District 3-1A.
“Everything I’ve heard is they’re young,” Jensen said. “They’re scrappy. If they get guys on (base), they’ll bunt them over. They’ll run. They’ll be aggressive. Constantly putting pressure on you. They sound a lot like we did a couple years ago. Nothing dominant on the mound, but they make routine plays. … It should be a pretty tough task for us, but anytime you’re in the playoffs, everybody’s good so every game’s going to come down to who makes plays and who doesn’t.”