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Michigan Lutheran New Buffalo

Titans

Bison

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

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Michigan Lutheran	9	1	2	0	6	-	-	18	13	0
New Buffalo	3	0	0	0	0	-	-	3	7	1

Final score provided by J. German.

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Game Stats

Michigan Lutheran (22-23)

Michigan Lutheran has not entered stats for this game.

New Buffalo (22-23)

New Buffalo

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI
	Team Totals	.389	23	18	3	7	3
1	Axel Rodriguez	.500	2	2	0	1	0
2	Max Nikkel	.667	3	3	1	2	0
3	Nick Messinger		1	0	0	0	1
5	Vaughn Nikkel	.667	3	3	1	2	0
8	Ethan Lijewski	.500	3	2	1	1	1
9	Nicholas Wolfe	1.000	2	1	0	1	1
11	Kyle VanHook	.000	2	1	0	0	0
19	Braden Huffer	.000	3	3	0	0	0
21	Neil Johnson	.000	1	1	0	0	0
24	Hagen Davis	.000	3	2	0	0	0

New Buffalo

#	Athlete Name	BB	K	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	5	7	8	.522	.388	.911
1	Axel Rodriguez	0	1	3	.500	.500	1.000
2	Max Nikkel	0	1	1	.667	.666	1.334
3	Nick Messinger	1	0	0	1.000		1.000
5	Vaughn Nikkel	0	0	2	.667	.666	1.334
8	Ethan Lijewski	1	1	1	.667	.500	1.167
9	Nicholas Wolfe	1	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000
11	Kyle VanHook	1	0	3	.500	.000	.500
19	Braden Huffer	0	1	6	.000	.000	.000
21	Neil Johnson	0	1	2	.000	.000	.000
24	Hagen Davis	1	2	3	.333	.000	.333

New Buffalo

Baserunning

#	Athlete Name	SB
	Team Totals	9
1	Axel Rodriguez	1
2	Max Nikkel	3
5	Vaughn Nikkel	3
8	Ethan Lijewski	2

New Buffalo

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	E
	Team Totals	.933	15	14	1
1	Axel Rodriguez	1.000	2	2	0
2	Max Nikkel	.000	1	0	1
8	Ethan Lijewski	1.000	3	3	0
9	Nicholas Wolfe	1.000	3	3	0
19	Braden Huffer	1.000	4	4	0
21	Neil Johnson	1.000	2	2	0

New Buffalo

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	APP
	Team Totals	22.50	1
2	Max Nikkel	31.50	1
3	Nick Messinger	14.00	1
8	Ethan Lijewski	7.00	1
32	Jaydon Berger		1

New Buffalo

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	BF	AB
	Team Totals	4.2	13	18	15	7	4	35	26
2	Max Nikkel	.2	5	3	3	1	0	7	6
3	Nick Messinger	1	2	2	2	1	0	6	5
8	Ethan Lijewski	3	3	3	3	3	4	15	12
32	Jaydon Berger		3	7	7	2	0	7	3

New Buffalo

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	HBP	#P	SB
	Team Totals	.500	.629	2	129	17
2	Max Nikkel	.833	.857	0	20	0
3	Nick Messinger	.400	.500	0	22	4
8	Ethan Lijewski	.250	.400	0	62	10
32	Jaydon Berger	1.000	1.000	2	25	3

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Game Story

Michigan High School Baseball - Michigan Lutheran wallops New Buffalo

May 16, 2023: New Buffalo, MI 49117

Spectators at Tuesday's league battle between the Michigan Lutheran Titans (St. Joseph, MI) and the host New Buffalo Bison (New Buffalo, MI), saw Michigan Lutheran's baseball squad knock off New Buffalo by a count of 18-3.

Coming up next, the Titans play the Buchanan Bucks (Buchanan, MI) in a non-league battle, on Friday, May 19. Michigan Lutheran will attempt to move on its 12-7 season record.

The Bison now possess a 8-9 record. They take the field next when they travel to Marcellus for a non-league battle on Friday, May 19. New Buffalo will play a Wildcats squad coming off a 16-1 league loss to Comstock (Kalamazoo, MI). The Wildcats record now stands at 8-15.

Rankings & Records

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

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

Team Scoring Averages

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

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

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

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

Team Leaders

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

Common Opponents

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

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

Record Breakdown

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