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The Normal University (Normal, IL) varsity baseball team won Friday's home non-conference game against Joliet Catholic (Joliet, IL) by a score of 5-4.

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Normal University-------5--
Final score provided by S. Paxson.
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Game Story

Illinois High School Baseball - Normal University nips Joliet Catholic

April 22, 2022: Normal, IL 61761

Normal University Pioneers (Normal, IL) fans exited the stadium thrilled Friday as they observed their baseball squad hold off the visiting Joliet Catholic Hilltoppers (Joliet, IL), 5-4 in a non-league test.

With the win, Normal University upgrades its record to 11-5 on the season. The Pioneers travel to Bloomington Central Catholic (Bloomington, IL) to battle the Saints in a non-league test on Saturday, April 23. The Saints come into the test with a record of 6-7. Bloomington Central Catholic lost 8-7 in their recent league test against Olympia (Stanford, IL)

With the defeat, Joliet Catholic falls to 8-4 on the season. The Hilltoppers travel to Washington (Washington, IL) to battle the Panthers in a non-league test on Saturday, April 23. The Panthers come into the test with a record of 17-3. Washington won 6-4 in their recent league test against Morton (Morton, IL)

Rankings & Records

Joliet Catholic (21-22)

ILClass
91
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %RFRA
22-108-49-59-54-0.688.667239132

Normal University (21-22)

ILClass
289
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %RFRA
29-716-216-411-12-2.806.889334105

Team Scoring Averages

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Joliet Catholic
.91.51.31.4.8.9.67.56.31.0
Normal University
1.8.3.8.8.7.81.69.37.51.5

Team Stat Comparison

Joliet CatholicNormal University
.284Batting Average-
.423On Base Percentage-
.429Slugging Percentage-
.957Fielding Percentage-
.714Win Loss Percentage-

Team Leaders

Joliet CatholicNormal UniversityNational Avg.
#24 Andrew Struck1.000Batting Average
-
.249
#24 Andrew Struck1.000On Base Percentage
-
.375
#25 Jimmy Sharp2.000Slugging Percentage
-
.315
#13 Brett Hulburt1.000Fielding Percentage
-
.857
#19 Will Gimbel1.000Win Loss Percentage
-
.539

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Joliet Catholic0-1Normal University0-1
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
5/7/22Joliet CatholicSaint Viator(L) 9-04/16/22Saint ViatorNormal University(L) 8-1

Record Breakdown

Joliet Catholic (21-22)

Normal University (21-22)

22-10
Overall
29-7
8-4
League
16-2
10-5
Non-League
12-4
0-1
Head to Head
1-0
0-1
Common Opponent
0-1
9-5
Home
16-4
9-5
Away
11-1
4-0
Neutral
2-2
4-0
Playoff
1-1
22-10
In-State
29-7
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0