This was a team with potential that worked to fulfill it. Cathedral High School baseball did just that with a solid, consistent 2023 season that ended with a run into the postseason. “We were really pleased with our body of work throughout the season,” Irish baseball coach Ed Freije said. The Irish, a traditional city and state power, followed a 2022 state runner-up season with a strong ’23 season in which they went 20-4 in the regular season and finished No. 4 in the final Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Association Class...

This is a team with potential, experience and talent. That makes it a team with a chance. The Cathedral High School baseball team, a traditional city and state power, turned in a remarkable run to the state championship game in 2022. Irish baseball coach Ed Freije said there is potential for another memorable season in ’23. But much work must be done to get in that position. “We like our group,” Freije said. “We know our strengths and what we need to improve on.” The Irish, the Class 4A state runners-up in &lsquo...

Ed Freije likes the makeup of 2022 Cathedral High School baseball. The ’22 Irish have the usual expectations, and a familiar approach for what is traditionally one of the best high school baseball programs in Indiana. They also have experience, youth and ability. “We feel like we’ve got a good mix, a good group,” Freije said. Freije, in his sixth season as the Irish’s baseball coach, said the team’s strength this season again will be a focus on pitching and defense. That’s a formula that has helped Cathe...

First things first. “We’re excited to be playing,” Ed Freije said. While that theme helps define Cathedral High School’s 2021 baseball season, there’s another – very familiar – theme, and that’s this: The Irish want to win – at the highest level. Freije, entering his fifth season as the Irish’s baseball coach, recently said the Irish are pleased to be playing after losing the 2020 season to COVID-19. But the program’s usual standards of competing to go deep in the postseason remai...

Their numbers were small, but their impact was large. Ed Freije said that’s part of the story of 2020 Cathedral High School baseball’s senior class, and another part was this: The group will be remembered after a difficult time passes.  “It’s obviously a very challenging time for the players, especially for the seniors,” Freije said. Irish baseball, like all Indiana high school spring sports, had its 2020 season canceled by regulations addressing Covid-19. All high school Indiana spring sports were canceled in ...

They can pitch and play defense. Those traits long have defined the Cathedral Irish around Indiana high school baseball, and Ed Freije said that should be the case for a young team in 2019. The major task for the Irish?  Building on those traits throughout the season, something Freije said will be a challenge but also something he said this team can do. “We’ve got what we’ve got,” Freije, now in his third season as the Irish’s baseball coach, said recently. “We’ve got a good mix of guys. We definite...

Here is the 2016-17 Cathedral Fighting Irish Baseball Staff:   Head Coach Ed Freije Ed is a 1999 graduate of Cathedral High School.  While at Cathedral, Ed received 8 varsity letters in football, basketball, and baseball.  He was fortunate to win two state championships.  One in football as a member of the undefeated 1996 team and one as a member of the 1997-1998 basketball team.   In 1996-1997, the finale year of single class basketball, he was a member of the Hinkle Regional Championship.   He earned...

Downloadable Flyer and Form Cathedral Baseball Christmas Camp December 29th and 30th The Cathedral Baseball Christmas Camp will focus on drills that enhance and improve the fundamentals and mechanics of all positions defensively and offensively. The camp will be instructed by Head Coach Ed Freije (968-7490 and/or ), members of our staff, and current Cathedral players. Christmas Camp is held at Cathedral High School where we will utilize our gymnasium space and our outdoor turf activity field if weather permits. Playe...

Downloadable Flyer and Form Cathedral Baseball Christmas Camp December 27th and 28th The Cathedral Baseball Christmas Camp will focus on drills that enhance and improve the fundamentals and mechanics of all positions defensively and offensively. The camp will be instructed by Head Coach Ed Freije ( ), members of our staff, and current Cathedral players. Christmas Camp is held at Cathedral High School where we will utilize our gymnasium space and our outdoor turf activity field if weather permits. Players should brin...

It was a season to remember, and few around it will forget. The 2017 Cathedral baseball team rode an unbeaten run through the Indiana High School Athletic Association Class 4A state playoffs, with a 4-3 victory over Penn in the state title game putting a fitting wrap on a remarkable season. The Irish won their third state title, their first since 2006. They finished unbeaten for the first time in program history. And they did it all in Ed Freije’s first season as head coach, with Freije having taken over the program in the offseason a...

Congratulations to the players and coaches of the 28-0 Cathedral Fighting Irish baseball program.  The Irish defeated Columbus North 6-0 in the Semi-State on Saturday and will face Penn in the State Championship game on Saturday at Victory Field at 5:00. Victory Field, 501 W. Maryland Street, Indianapolis Dates: Friday, June 16 and Saturday, June 17, 2017. Admission: $10 each day. All seats general admission. Check with participating schools for any ticket distribution hours. Tickets may also be purchased game day at Victory Field. Home ...

Make the short drive to Plainfield High School to cheer on your Cathedral Fighting Irish baseball team in the Semi-State on Saturday.  Cathedral plays Columbus North at approximately 3:00 after the 1st game between Providence and Ritter at 1:00.

Tickets are $6.

GO IRISH!

Brent Glasgow, Indianapolis Star INDIANAPOLIS – No. 2 Cathedral stayed unbeaten and advanced to Class 4A’s  baseball final four with a 5-2 regional championship victory Monday night over Roncalli at Decatur Central. The Irish (27-0) will face Columbus North (17-12) in Saturday’s semistate for a trip to Victory Field. Monday’s contest occurred two days later than planned, following Saturday’s postponement due to a faulty sprinkler. “They were loose on the way here, really focused and hungry,...