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New Buffalo Michigan Lutheran

Bison

Titans

The Michigan Lutheran (St. Joseph, MI) varsity baseball team won Tuesday's home non-conference game against New Buffalo (MI) by a score of 4-2.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
New Buffalo	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	6	0
Michigan Lutheran	0	0	0	2	0	2	-	4	6	0

Final score provided by J. German.

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Game Stats

New Buffalo (22-23)

New Buffalo

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI
	Team Totals	.231	26	26	2	6	2
2	Max Nikkel	.333	3	3	1	1	0
3	Nick Messinger	.333	3	3	0	1	0
5	Vaughn Nikkel	.333	3	3	0	1	1
8	Ethan Lijewski	.000	3	3	0	0	0
11	Kyle VanHook	.000	3	3	0	0	1
17	S. Wendel-Suppa	.333	3	3	1	1	0
21	Neil Johnson	.000	2	2	0	0	0
24	Hagen Davis	.333	3	3	0	1	0
32	Jaydon Berger	.333	3	3	0	1	0

New Buffalo

#	Athlete Name	K	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	6	3	.231	.230	.462
2	Max Nikkel	1	1	.333	.333	.666
3	Nick Messinger	0	2	.333	.333	.666
5	Vaughn Nikkel	0	0	.333	.333	.666
11	Kyle VanHook	2	2	.000	.000	.000
17	S. Wendel-Suppa	0	1	.333	.333	.666
21	Neil Johnson	2	2	.000	.000	.000
24	Hagen Davis	0	0	.333	.333	.666
32	Jaydon Berger	1	0	.333	.333	.666

New Buffalo

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	A	DP
	Team Totals	1.000	19	18	1	1
2	Max Nikkel	1.000	2	2	0	0
3	Nick Messinger	1.000	2	2	0	0
5	Vaughn Nikkel	1.000	3	3	0	0
8	Ethan Lijewski	1.000	7	6	1	1
11	Kyle VanHook	1.000	1	1	0	0
17	S. Wendel-Suppa	1.000	1	1	0	0
21	Neil Johnson	1.000	1	1	0	0
24	Hagen Davis	1.000	1	1	0	0
32	Jaydon Berger	1.000	1	1	0	0

New Buffalo

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	W	L	W%	APP	GS	CG	SO	SV	NH	PG
	Team Totals	4.67	0	0		1				0
3	Nick Messinger	4.67	0	0		1				0

New Buffalo

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	2B	3B	HR	BF	AB
	Team Totals	6	6	4	4	2	2			0	25	22
3	Nick Messinger	6	6	4	4	2	2			0	25	22

New Buffalo

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	WP	HBP	SF	SH/B	#P	BK	PO	SB
	Team Totals	.273	.360	0	1			68	0	0	3
3	Nick Messinger	.273	.360	0	1			68	0	0	3

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Michigan Lutheran (22-23)

Michigan Lutheran has not entered stats for this game.

Game Story

Michigan High School Baseball - New Buffalo tipped by Michigan Lutheran

April 25, 2023: St. Joseph, MI 49085

In Tuesday's non-league game, the host Michigan Lutheran Titans baseball team scored a tight 4-2 victory over the New Buffalo Bison.

The Titans (7-3) will now prepare for their game against Buchanan (Buchanan, MI). The Bucks go into the non-league game with a 7-8 record. In their last game, Buchanan by Edwardsburg (Edwardsburg, MI), 9-7, in a non-league game.

The Bison (4-4) will now prepare for their game against Benton Harbor (Benton Harbor, MI). The Tigers go into the non-league game with a 0-9 record. In their last game, Benton Harbor by Dowagiac (Dowagiac, MI), 20-1, in a league game.

Rankings & Records

New Buffalo (22-23)

MI	Class
430	54

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	RF	RA
10-10-1	5-6-1	7-2-1	2-7	1-1	.500	.458	117	132

Michigan Lutheran (22-23)

MI	Class
298	31

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	RF	RA
18-9	10-2	8-3	8-4	2-2	.667	.833	199	79

Team Scoring Averages

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	R	H	E
New Buffalo	1.9	1.0	.8	1.2	.8	.5	0	-	5.6	7.8	.8
Michigan Lutheran	1.1	.6	1.7	.5	1.5	1.4	.4	1.0	7.4	8.6	.8

Head-to-Head

Michigan Lutheran won on 4/25/2023

4/25 @ 4:15p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

New Buffalo 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 - -
MLHS 0 2 0 0 0 1 - 3 - -

The New Buffalo (MI) varsity baseball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against Michigan Lutheran (St. Joseph, MI) by a score of 3-2.
Box score
Michigan Lutheran won on 4/25/2023

4/25 @ 6:30p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

New Buffalo 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 6 0
MLHS 0 0 0 2 0 2 - 4 6 0

The New Buffalo (MI) varsity baseball team lost Tuesday's away non-conference game against Michigan Lutheran (St. Joseph, MI) by a score of 4-2.
Box score
Michigan Lutheran won on 5/16/2023

5/16 @ 4:15p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

MLHS 1 1 1 0 5 4 - 12 - -
New Buffalo 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 - -

The Michigan Lutheran (St. Joseph, MI) varsity baseball team won Tuesday's away conference game against New Buffalo (MI) by a score of 12-1.
Box score
Michigan Lutheran won on 5/16/2023

5/16 @ 6:15p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

MLHS 9 1 2 0 6 - - 18 13 0
New Buffalo 3 0 0 0 0 - - 3 7 1

The Michigan Lutheran (St. Joseph, MI) varsity baseball team won Tuesday's away conference game against New Buffalo (MI) by a score of 18-3.
Box score

4/25 @ 4:15p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
New Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	-	-
MLHS	0	2	0	0	0	1	-	3	-	-

5/16 @ 4:15p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
MLHS	1	1	1	0	5	4	-	12	-	-
New Buffalo	0	0	0	0	1	0	-	1	-	-

5/16 @ 6:15p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
MLHS	9	1	2	0	6	-	-	18	13	0
New Buffalo	3	0	0	0	0	-	-	3	7	1

Team Stat Comparison

New Buffalo		Michigan Lutheran
.318	Batting Average	.192
.432	On Base Percentage	.276
.411	Slugging Percentage	.307
.951	Fielding Percentage	.966
-	Win Loss Percentage	.000

Team Leaders

New Buffalo		Michigan Lutheran	National Avg.
#9 Nicholas Wolfe.464	Batting Average	#12 Jackson Anderson.333	.243
#5 Vaughn Nikkel.571	On Base Percentage	#12 Jackson Anderson.333	.375
#8 Ethan Lijewski.660	Slugging Percentage	#9 Ty Johnson1.000	.307
#1 Axel Rodriguez1.000	Fielding Percentage	#12 Jackson Anderson1.000	.861
-	Win Loss Percentage	#12 Jackson Anderson0	.543

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
New Buffalo	7-5-1		Michigan Lutheran	12-5

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
3/30/23	New Buffalo	Brandywine	(L) 7-0	5/8/23	Michigan Lutheran	Brandywine	(L) 11-0
				5/8/23	Michigan Lutheran	Brandywine	(L) 5-0
4/11/23	New Buffalo	River Valley	(L) 7-4	4/15/23	Michigan Lutheran	River Valley	(L) 7-4
5/2/23	River Valley	New Buffalo	(W) 7-6	4/21/23	River Valley	Michigan Lutheran	(L) 2-1
5/2/23	River Valley	New Buffalo	(T) 4-4	4/21/23	River Valley	Michigan Lutheran	(W) 12-2
				5/12/23	Michigan Lutheran	River Valley	(W) 5-0
				5/12/23	Michigan Lutheran	River Valley	(L) 4-3
				6/3/23	Michigan Lutheran	River Valley	(W) 10-0
4/14/23	New Buffalo	Eau Claire	(W) 13-1	4/18/23	Eau Claire	Michigan Lutheran	(W) 10-0
4/14/23	New Buffalo	Eau Claire	(W) 11-2	4/18/23	Eau Claire	Michigan Lutheran	(W) 15-0
5/5/23	Eau Claire	New Buffalo	(W) 15-5	5/9/23	Michigan Lutheran	Eau Claire	(W) 12-0
5/5/23	Eau Claire	New Buffalo	(W) 7-6	5/9/23	Michigan Lutheran	Eau Claire	(W) 19-0
				6/3/23	Michigan Lutheran	Eau Claire	(W) 16-3
4/18/23	Our Lady of the Lake Catholic	New Buffalo	(W) 9-4	4/11/23	Michigan Lutheran	Our Lady of the Lake Catholic	(W) 6-1
4/18/23	Our Lady of the Lake Catholic	New Buffalo	(W) 5-0	4/11/23	Our Lady of the Lake Catholic	Michigan Lutheran	(W) 5-3
5/9/23	New Buffalo	Our Lady of the Lake Catholic	(L) 7-1	5/24/23	Our Lady of the Lake Catholic	Michigan Lutheran	(W) 4-1
5/9/23	New Buffalo	Our Lady of the Lake Catholic	(L) 12-1	5/24/23	Our Lady of the Lake Catholic	Michigan Lutheran	(W) 3-0
5/30/23	Our Lady of the Lake Catholic	New Buffalo	(L) 11-1

Record Breakdown

New Buffalo (22-23)		Michigan Lutheran (22-23)
10-10-1	Overall	18-9
5-6-1	League	10-2
4-2	Non-League	6-4
0-4	Head to Head	4-0
7-5-1	Common Opponent	12-5
7-2-1	Home	8-3
2-7	Away	8-4
1-1	Neutral	2-2
0-1	Playoff	2-1
10-10-1	In-State	18-9
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0