Get Unlimited Access – for Free

See all the latest scores & stats from your favorite teams! Simply sign in or create your free MaxPreps account to unlock this page - it only takes a minute to join.

River Valley New Buffalo

Mustangs

Bison

The New Buffalo (MI) varsity baseball team won Tuesday's home conference game against River Valley (Three Oaks, MI) by a score of 8-7.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
River Valley	3	1	0	0	0	2	1	7	-	-
New Buffalo	2	0	4	0	0	0	2	8	-	-

Final score provided by A. Lijewski.

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Game Stats

River Valley (23-24)

River Valley has not entered stats for this game.

New Buffalo (23-24)

New Buffalo

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI
	Team Totals	.312	34	32	8	10	5
3	Nick Messinger (Sr)	.000	4	3	1	0	0
5	Vaughn Nikkel (Jr)	.500	4	4	1	2	1
8	Ethan Lijewski (Jr)	.333	3	3	2	1	0
9	Braden Huffer (Sr)	.250	4	4	1	1	0
17	S. Wendel-Suppa (Sr)	.500	4	4	1	2	1
21	Drew Bowen (Fr)	.667	3	3	0	2	2
30	Nicholas Wolfe (So)	.000	4	3	0	0	0
32	Jaydon Berger (Sr)	.000	4	4	0	0	0
34	Jeffrey Tertel (Fr)	.500	4	4	2	2	1

New Buffalo

#	Athlete Name	BB	K	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	2	12	.353	.312	.666
3	Nick Messinger (Sr)	1	1	.250	.000	.250
5	Vaughn Nikkel (Jr)	0	2	.500	.500	1.000
8	Ethan Lijewski (Jr)	0	1	.333	.333	.666
9	Braden Huffer (Sr)	0	2	.250	.250	.500
17	S. Wendel-Suppa (Sr)	0	1	.500	.500	1.000
21	Drew Bowen (Fr)	0	0	.667	.666	1.334
30	Nicholas Wolfe (So)	1	1	.250	.000	.250
32	Jaydon Berger (Sr)	0	3	.000	.000	.000
34	Jeffrey Tertel (Fr)	0	1	.500	.500	1.000

New Buffalo

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	APP	GS
	Team Totals	5.00	3	1
5	Vaughn Nikkel (Jr)	7.00	1
8	Ethan Lijewski (Jr)	7.00	1
17	S. Wendel-Suppa (Sr)	3.50	1	1

New Buffalo

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
	Team Totals	7	2	7	5	12	9
5	Vaughn Nikkel (Jr)	1	0	1	1	2	1
8	Ethan Lijewski (Jr)	2	0	2	2	2	4
17	S. Wendel-Suppa (Sr)	4	2	4	2	8	4

New Buffalo

#	Athlete Name	OBP
	Team Totals	1.167
5	Vaughn Nikkel (Jr)	1.000
8	Ethan Lijewski (Jr)	1.000
17	S. Wendel-Suppa (Sr)	1.250

Game Story

Michigan High School Baseball - New Buffalo nips River Valley

April 9, 2024: New Buffalo, MI 49117

In Tuesday's league challenge, the New Buffalo Bison (New Buffalo, MI) baseball squad nipped the visiting River Valley Mustangs (Three Oaks, MI), by a margin of 8-7.

With the win, New Buffalo betters its record to 3-1 on the season. The Bison host River Valley (Three Oaks, MI) to encounter the Mustangs in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, April 9. The Mustangs come into the challenge with a record of 1-0. River Valley won 19-4 in their recent non-league challenge against Buchanan (Buchanan, MI)

With the defeat, River Valley falls to 2-1 on the season. The Mustangs travel to New Buffalo (New Buffalo, MI) to encounter the Bison in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, April 9. The Bison come into the challenge with a record of 2-0. New Buffalo won 21-2 in their recent non-league challenge against Lawrence (Lawrence, MI)

River Valley @ New Buffalo Baseball Game Info

Tue., Apr. 9, 2024 @ 4:15p

The New Buffalo (MI) varsity baseball team won Tuesday's home conference game against River Valley (Three Oaks, MI) by a score of 8-7.

Rankings & Records

River Valley (23-24)

MI	Class
334	40

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	RF	RA
17-10	7-5	9-5	5-4	3-1	.630	.583	219	142

New Buffalo (23-24)

MI	Class
426	59

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	RF	RA
14-16	6-7	7-8	5-7	2-1	.467	.462	227	210

Team Scoring Averages

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
River Valley	2.4	2.2	2.3	1.5	1.0	.7	1.8	0	0	1.0	8.1	8.9	1.4
New Buffalo	1.6	1.5	1.4	1.2	1.2	.6	.9	0	1.0	-	7.6	8.3	2.3

Head-to-Head

New Buffalo won on 4/9/2024

4/9 @ 4:15p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

River Valley 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 7 - -
New Buffalo 2 0 4 0 0 0 2 8 - -

The River Valley (Three Oaks, MI) varsity baseball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against New Buffalo (MI) by a score of 8-7.
Box score
River Valley won on 4/9/2024

4/9 @ 6:30p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

River Valley 4 0 3 - - - - 7 2 0
New Buffalo 0 0 2 - - - - 2 4 1

The River Valley (Three Oaks, MI) varsity baseball team won Tuesday's away non-conference game against New Buffalo (MI) by a score of 7-2.
Box score
River Valley won on 4/30/2024

4/30 @ 4:15p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

New Buffalo 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 5 8 3
River Valley 0 0 6 0 0 1 - 7 8 2

The New Buffalo (MI) varsity baseball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against River Valley (Three Oaks, MI) by a score of 7-5.
Box score
River Valley won on 4/30/2024

4/30 @ 6:15p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

New Buffalo 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 4 1
River Valley 1 4 1 2 - - - 8 5 0

The New Buffalo (MI) varsity baseball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against River Valley (Three Oaks, MI) by a score of 8-0.
Box score
New Buffalo won on 6/2/2024

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

New Buffalo - - - - - - - 7 - -
River Valley - - - - - - - 3 - -

The New Buffalo (MI) varsity baseball team won Sunday's neutral playoff game against River Valley (Three Oaks, MI) by a score of 7-3.
Box score

4/9 @ 6:30p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
River Valley	4	0	3	-	-	-	-	7	2	0
New Buffalo	0	0	2	-	-	-	-	2	4	1

4/30 @ 4:15p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
New Buffalo	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	5	8	3
River Valley	0	0	6	0	0	1	-	7	8	2

4/30 @ 6:15p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
New Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	0	4	1
River Valley	1	4	1	2	-	-	-	8	5	0

6/2 @ 2p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
New Buffalo	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
River Valley	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-

Team Stat Comparison

River Valley		New Buffalo
-	Batting Average	.337
-	On Base Percentage	.428
-	Slugging Percentage	.430
-	Fielding Percentage	.856
-	Win Loss Percentage	.350

Team Leaders

River Valley		New Buffalo	National Avg.
-	Batting Average	#8 Ethan Lijewski.543	.239
-	On Base Percentage	#8 Ethan Lijewski.577	.377
-	Slugging Percentage	#8 Ethan Lijewski.886	.299
-	Fielding Percentage	#3 Nick Messinger1.000	.862
-	Win Loss Percentage	#17 Samuel Wendel-Suppa.667	.535

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
River Valley	11-6		New Buffalo	9-9

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
3/26/24	Buchanan	River Valley	(W) 19-4	5/29/24	New Buffalo	Buchanan	(L) 8-7
4/12/24	River Valley	Our Lady of the Lake Catholic		4/16/24	New Buffalo	Our Lady of the Lake Catholic	(L) 6-5
4/24/24	River Valley	Our Lady of the Lake Catholic	(W) 7-5	5/7/24	Our Lady of the Lake Catholic	New Buffalo	(L) 15-6
5/3/24	Our Lady of the Lake Catholic	River Valley	(L) 7-3	5/21/24	Our Lady of the Lake Catholic	New Buffalo	(W) 14-0
5/3/24	Our Lady of the Lake Catholic	River Valley	(L) 7-5	5/21/24	Our Lady of the Lake Catholic	New Buffalo	(L) 15-6
6/1/24	River Valley	Our Lady of the Lake Catholic	(W) 6-4
4/13/24	Michigan Lutheran	River Valley	(W) 10-2	4/23/24	Michigan Lutheran	New Buffalo	(L) 10-4
4/19/24	Michigan Lutheran	River Valley	(L) 12-9	4/23/24	Michigan Lutheran	New Buffalo	(W) 5-4
5/10/24	River Valley	Michigan Lutheran	(L) 10-8	5/14/24	New Buffalo	Michigan Lutheran	(L) 6-1
5/10/24	River Valley	Michigan Lutheran	(W) 20-5	5/14/24	New Buffalo	Michigan Lutheran	(W) 8-5
				6/1/24	Michigan Lutheran	New Buffalo	(W) 5-4
4/23/24	River Valley	Eau Claire	(W) 18-4	4/12/24	Eau Claire	New Buffalo	(W) 10-0
4/23/24	River Valley	Eau Claire	(W) 11-3	4/12/24	Eau Claire	New Buffalo	(W) 15-5
5/16/24	Eau Claire	River Valley	(W) 15-0	5/17/24	New Buffalo	Eau Claire	(W) 16-0
5/16/24	Eau Claire	River Valley	(W) 17-2	5/17/24	New Buffalo	Eau Claire	(W) 18-4
5/18/24	Cassopolis	River Valley	(W) 7-6	5/11/24	Cassopolis	New Buffalo	(W) 12-5
5/28/24	Cassopolis	River Valley	(W) 9-3	5/11/24	Cassopolis	New Buffalo	(L) 17-9
5/21/24	Brandywine	River Valley	(L) 18-2	5/10/24	Brandywine	New Buffalo	(L) 11-1
5/21/24	Brandywine	River Valley	(L) 9-1	5/10/24	Brandywine	New Buffalo	(L) 14-1

Record Breakdown

River Valley (23-24)		New Buffalo (23-24)
17-10	Overall	14-16
7-5	League	6-7
5-2	Non-League	6-8
3-2	Head to Head	2-3
11-6	Common Opponent	9-9
9-5	Home	7-8
5-4	Away	5-7
3-1	Neutral	2-1
1-1	Playoff	2-1
17-10	In-State	14-16
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0