Pennsylvania High School Baseball - Northwestern Lehigh wallops Kutztown
March 30, 2024: New Tripoli, PA 18066 Spectators at Saturday's non-league battle between the Northwestern Lehigh Tigers (New Tripoli, PA) and the visiting Kutztown Cougars (Kutztown, PA), saw Northwestern Lehigh's baseball squad knock off Kutztown by a count of 12-0.
Coming up next, the Tigers play the Palmerton Blue Bombers (Palmerton, PA) in a Colonial battle, on Tuesday, April 2. Northwestern Lehigh will attempt to move on its 3-3 season record. The Blue Bombers enter the battle with a 2-3 record after their 6-0 league loss to Bangor (Bangor, PA).
The Cougars now possess a 0-3 record. They take the field next when they host Schuylkill Haven for a non-league battle on Monday, April 1. Kutztown will play a Hurricanes squad coming off a 20-2 league win over Williams Valley (Tower City, PA). The Hurricanes record now stands at 3-1.
Game Summary
The Tigers rolled to a non-conference victory Saturday morning at home, with a 12-0 win over Kutztown. Northwestern used a couple errors, to put up 2 unearned runs in the 1st inning. Following that, the Tigers used a 5-run second and third inning, to put this game away. B Croneberger and N Fitzgerald each had two hits on the day. The Tigers made use of 8 walks, 2 hbp and 4 errors, to cruise to the win. Winning pitcher Shaun O'Donnell threw 4 strong innings, giving up 2 hits, striking out 4, and walking 1. The win puts Northwestern at 3-3, 2-1 on the season.
