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The Nouvel Catholic Central (Saginaw, MI) varsity baseball team lost Monday's home conference game against Valley Lutheran (Saginaw, MI) by a score of 3-1.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Valley Lutheran	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	3	9	0
NCCHS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	6

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Valley Lutheran (24-25)

Nouvel Catholic Central (24-25)

Valley Lutheran

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	2B
	Team Totals	.276	34	29	3	8	2	1
2	J. Ruff—Captain	.333	4	3	1	1	0	0
3	Ben Diener	.000	4	3	0	0	0	0
9	T. Flood-Captain	.000	4	3	0	0	0	0
10	B. Patterson-V	.667	4	3	0	2	1	0
12	Ryan Pittman	.250	4	4	0	1	0	0
13	T. Belt-Captain	.250	4	4	0	1	0	0
15	Jacob Grimpo	.333	3	3	1	1	1	1
16	Axel Schuette	.500	4	4	1	2	0	0

Nouvel Catholic Central

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI
	Team Totals	.160	25	25	1	4	1
1	Mathew Kusowski (So)	.333	3	3	0	1	0
2	Owen Vance (So)	.333	3	3	0	1	0
3	John Carlson (Jr)	.333	3	3	0	1	0
5	Cam Kaul (Sr)	.000	3	3	1	0	0
7	Jack Wilson (Sr)	.000	3	3	0	0	1
8	P. Kingsbury (So)	.333	3	3	0	1	0
11	Charlie Groya (So)	.000	3	3	0	0	0
21	Manning Solek (Fr)	.000	2	2	0	0	0

Valley Lutheran

#	Athlete Name	SH/B	BB	K	HBP	ROE	FC	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	1	3	9	1	3	4	10	.364	.310	.674
2	J. Ruff—Captain	0	1	2	0	0	0	4	.500	.333	.833
3	Ben Diener	0	1	2	0	0	0	4	.250	.000	.250
9	T. Flood-Captain	0	1	2	0	0	0	3	.250	.000	.250
10	B. Patterson-V	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	.750	.667	1.417
12	Ryan Pittman	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	.250	.250	.500
13	T. Belt-Captain	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	.250	.250	.500
15	Jacob Grimpo	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	.333	.667	1.000
16	Axel Schuette	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	.500	.500	1.000

Nouvel Catholic Central

#	Athlete Name	K	FC	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	10	1	3	.160	.160	.320
1	Mathew Kusowski (So)	2	0	1	.333	.333	.666
2	Owen Vance (So)	1	0	0	.333	.333	.666
3	John Carlson (Jr)	1	0	1	.333	.333	.666
5	Cam Kaul (Sr)	0	1	2	.000	.000	.000
7	Jack Wilson (Sr)	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000
8	P. Kingsbury (So)	1	0	1	.333	.333	.666
11	Charlie Groya (So)	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000
21	Manning Solek (Fr)	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000

Valley Lutheran

Baserunning

#	Athlete Name	SB	SBA
	Team Totals	1
12	Ryan Pittman	1

Nouvel Catholic Central

Baserunning

#	Athlete Name	SB
	Team Totals	2
3	John Carlson (Jr)	1
5	Cam Kaul (Sr)	1

Valley Lutheran

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	A
	Team Totals	1.000	27	21	6
3	Ben Diener	1.000	4	2	2
9	T. Flood-Captain	1.000	2	0	2
10	B. Patterson-V	1.000	1	0	1
12	Ryan Pittman	1.000	1	1	0
14	Isaac Rupprecht	1.000	9	9	0
16	Axel Schuette	1.000	2	2	0

Nouvel Catholic Central

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	E	DP
	Team Totals	.778	27	21	6	1
1	Mathew Kusowski (So)	.000	2	0	2	0
2	Owen Vance (So)	1.000	12	12	0	0
3	John Carlson (Jr)	1.000	1	1	0	0
5	Cam Kaul (Sr)	1.000	1	1	0	0
7	Jack Wilson (Sr)	1.000	1	1	0	0
8	P. Kingsbury (So)	.333	3	1	2	0
11	Charlie Groya (So)	.714	7	5	2	1

Valley Lutheran

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	W	L	W%	APP	GS	CG	SO	SV	NH	PG
	Team Totals	1.00	1	0	1.000	1				0
9	T. Flood-Captain	1.00	1	0	1.000	1				0

Nouvel Catholic Central

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	L	W%	APP
	Team Totals	2.00	1	.000	1
1	Mathew Kusowski (So)	0.00	0		1
3	John Carlson (Jr)	2.33	1	.000	1

Valley Lutheran

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	2B	3B	HR	BF	AB
	Team Totals	7	4	1	1	0	10			0	25	25
9	T. Flood-Captain	7	4	1	1	0	10			0	25	25

Nouvel Catholic Central

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	BF	AB
	Team Totals	7	9	3	2	2	9	34	31
1	Mathew Kusowski (So)	1	1	0	0	0	2	4	4
3	John Carlson (Jr)	6	8	3	2	2	7	30	27

Valley Lutheran

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	WP	HBP	SF	SH/B	#P	BK	PO	SB
	Team Totals	.160	.160	0	0			95	0	1	1
9	T. Flood-Captain	.160	.160	0	0			95	0	1	1

Nouvel Catholic Central

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	HBP	#P	SB
	Team Totals	.290	.353	1	124	1
1	Mathew Kusowski (So)	.250	.250	0	18	0
3	John Carlson (Jr)	.296	.367	1	106	1

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Game Story

Michigan High School Baseball - Nouvel Catholic Central held off by Valley Lutheran

April 28, 2025: Saginaw, MI 48603

In Monday's league bout, the Valley Lutheran Chargers (Saginaw, MI) baseball squad the host Nouvel Catholic Central Panthers (Saginaw, MI), by a score of 3-1.

Next up, the Chargers encounter the New Lothrop Hornets (New Lothrop, MI) in a non-league bout, on Thursday, May 1. Valley Lutheran will attempt to advance on its 6-1 season record. The Hornets enter the bout with a 9-8 record after their 9-5 league win over Byron (Byron, MI).

The Panthers (4-2) will now prepare for their bout against Michigan Lutheran Seminary (Saginaw, MI). The Cardinals enter the Tri-Valley - 10 bout with a 3-3 record.

VLHS @ NCCHS Baseball Game Info

Mon., Apr. 28, 2025 @ 4p

Nouvel Catholic Central HS

The Nouvel Catholic Central (Saginaw, MI) varsity baseball team lost Monday's home conference game against Valley Lutheran (Saginaw, MI) by a score of 3-1.

Rankings & Records

Valley Lutheran (24-25)

MI	Class
234	43

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	RF	RA
12-7	7-5	4-3	7-3	1-1	.632	.583	104	61

Nouvel Catholic Central (24-25)

MI	Class
302	32

Overall	League	Home	Away	Win %	League %	RF	RA
11-9	9-6	8-4	3-5	.550	.600	110	117

Team Scoring Averages

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	R	H	E
Valley Lutheran	1.3	.3	1.0	.5	1.0	1.3	.8	.3	5.5	6.6	2.4
Nouvel Catholic Central	1.4	.8	.8	.7	1.0	1.7	.2	-	5.5	5.7	3.7

Head-to-Head

Valley Lutheran won on 4/28/2025

4/28 @ 4p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Valley Lutheran 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 9 0
NCCHS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 6

The Valley Lutheran (Saginaw, MI) varsity baseball team won Monday's away conference game against Nouvel Catholic Central (Saginaw, MI) by a score of 3-1.
Box score
Nouvel Catholic Central won on 4/28/2025

4/28 @ 7p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Valley Lutheran 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 5 3 2
NCCHS 1 0 4 2 0 2 - 9 9 5

The Valley Lutheran (Saginaw, MI) varsity baseball team lost Monday's away conference game against Nouvel Catholic Central (Saginaw, MI) by a score of 9-5.
Box score
Valley Lutheran won on 5/19/2025

5/19 @ 4p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

NCCHS 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 7
Valley Lutheran 2 0 0 0 2 1 - 5 6 0

The Nouvel Catholic Central (Saginaw, MI) varsity baseball team lost Monday's away conference game against Valley Lutheran (Saginaw, MI) by a score of 5-1.
Box score

4/28 @ 7p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Valley Lutheran	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	5	3	2
NCCHS	1	0	4	2	0	2	-	9	9	5

5/19 @ 4p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
NCCHS	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	7
Valley Lutheran	2	0	0	0	2	1	-	5	6	0

Team Stat Comparison

Valley Lutheran		Nouvel Catholic Central
.250	Batting Average	.244
.363	On Base Percentage	.348
.334	Slugging Percentage	.330
.913	Fielding Percentage	.818
.692	Win Loss Percentage	.529

Team Leaders

Valley Lutheran		Nouvel Catholic Central	National Avg.
#13 Hugh Ruff-JV.500	Batting Average	#5 Cam Kaul.592	.239
#7 Dylan Pugh.652	On Base Percentage	#5 Cam Kaul.655	.379
#3 Ben Diener.595	Slugging Percentage	#5 Cam Kaul1.000	.302
#13 Hugh Ruff-JV1.000	Fielding Percentage	#17 Thomas Lubbe1.000	.860
#15 Jacob Grimpo1.000	Win Loss Percentage	#5 Cam Kaul1.000	.532

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Valley Lutheran	7-5		Nouvel Catholic Central	8-6

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
4/9/25	Valley Lutheran	Ithaca	(W) 8-3	4/22/25	Ithaca	Nouvel Catholic Central	(W) 2-1
5/2/25	Ithaca	Valley Lutheran	(L) 3-2	4/22/25	Ithaca	Nouvel Catholic Central	(W) 12-2
				5/15/25	Nouvel Catholic Central	Ithaca	(L) 4-1
4/14/25	Carrollton	Valley Lutheran	(W) 11-1	4/25/25	Nouvel Catholic Central	Carrollton	(W) 12-0
5/7/25	Valley Lutheran	Carrollton	(W) 12-2	4/25/25	Nouvel Catholic Central	Carrollton	(W) 7-5
5/27/25	Carrollton	Valley Lutheran	(W) 6-1	5/10/25	Carrollton	Nouvel Catholic Central	(W) 9-0
				5/12/25	Carrollton	Nouvel Catholic Central	(W) 6-5
4/16/25	Valley Lutheran	Chesaning	(W) 12-8	5/8/25	Chesaning	Nouvel Catholic Central
4/22/25	Hemlock	Valley Lutheran	(L) 5-0	4/14/25	Nouvel Catholic Central	Hemlock	(L) 18-0
5/16/25	Valley Lutheran	Hemlock	(L) 8-7	4/14/25	Nouvel Catholic Central	Hemlock	(L) 12-2
				5/8/25	Hemlock	Nouvel Catholic Central	(L) 14-0
4/25/25	Michigan Lutheran Seminary	Valley Lutheran	(W) 5-4	4/8/25	Nouvel Catholic Central	Michigan Lutheran Seminary	(W) 11-5
5/12/25	Valley Lutheran	Michigan Lutheran Seminary	(L) 6-5	4/8/25	Nouvel Catholic Central	Michigan Lutheran Seminary	(L) 11-3
				5/2/25	Michigan Lutheran Seminary	Nouvel Catholic Central	(W) 5-3
5/5/25	Valley Lutheran	Laker	(W) 3-2	5/10/25	Laker	Nouvel Catholic Central	(L) 6-5
5/10/25	Laker	Valley Lutheran	(L) 3-0
5/14/25	Valley Lutheran	Laker

Record Breakdown

Valley Lutheran (24-25)		Nouvel Catholic Central (24-25)
12-7	Overall	11-9
7-5	League	9-6
4-1	Non-League	2-3
2-1	Head to Head	1-2
7-5	Common Opponent	8-6
4-3	Home	8-4
7-3	Away	3-5
1-1	Neutral	0-0
1-1	Playoff	0-0
12-7	In-State	11-9
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0