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Ithaca Valley Lutheran

Yellowjackets

Chargers

The Valley Lutheran (Saginaw, MI) varsity baseball team lost Friday's home conference game against Ithaca (MI) in extra innings by a score of 5-0.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Ithaca	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	7	1
Valley Lutheran	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Valley Lutheran (25-26)

Ithaca

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	2B
	Team Totals	.257	40	35	5	9	5	3
2	Brady Paradise	.000	3	3	0	0	0	0
3	Wylie Martyn	.000	4	4	1	0	0	0
5	Justice McDaid	.500	4	4	1	2	0	0
6	Connor McMurphy	.600	5	5	0	3	1	1
8	Braylon Simcox	.250	5	4	0	1	2	0
10	Hayden Hull	.250	4	4	0	1	1	0
12	Landon Bratschi	.250	5	4	1	1	1	1
13	Carsen Shankel	.250	5	4	1	1	0	1
17	Jacson Whitmore	.000	4	2	1	0	0	0
18	Gunner McDaid	.000	1	1	0	0	0	0

Valley Lutheran

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	H	2B
	Team Totals	.133	33	30	4	1
2	V. Aiden Herzberger	.000	1	1	0	0
3	V. Ben Diener	.000	4	3	0	0
6	V. Chris Esckelson	.000	2	2	0	0
7	V. Dylan Pugh	.000	4	4	0	0
10	V. Bryce Patterson	.333	3	3	1	0
12	Ryan Pittman	.000	4	3	0	0
13	V. Hugh Ruff	.000	4	3	0	0
14	V. Isaac Rupprecht	.000	3	3	0	0
15	V. Jacob Grimpo	.000	4	4	0	0
16	V. Axel Schuette	.750	4	4	3	1

Ithaca

#	Athlete Name	SH/B	BB	K	HBP	FC	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	1	2	9	2	2	7	.333	.343	.676
2	Brady Paradise	0	0	2	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000
3	Wylie Martyn	0	0	0	0	1	4	.000	.000	.000
5	Justice McDaid	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000
6	Connor McMurphy	0	0	0	0	0	0	.600	.800	1.400
8	Braylon Simcox	1	0	1	0	0	1	.250	.250	.500
10	Hayden Hull	0	0	1	0	0	2	.250	.250	.500
12	Landon Bratschi	0	0	1	1	1	2	.400	.500	.900
13	Carsen Shankel	0	1	2	0	0	2	.400	.500	.900
17	Jacson Whitmore	0	1	2	1	0	0	.500	.000	.500

Valley Lutheran

#	Athlete Name	SH/B	BB	K	ROE	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	1	2	4	1	6	.188	.167	.355
2	V. Aiden Herzberger	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000
3	V. Ben Diener	0	1	1	1	2	.250	.000	.250
6	V. Chris Esckelson	0	0	1	0	1	.000	.000	.000
7	V. Dylan Pugh	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
10	V. Bryce Patterson	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.666
12	Ryan Pittman	0	1	0	0	0	.250	.000	.250
13	V. Hugh Ruff	1	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000
14	V. Isaac Rupprecht	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
15	V. Jacob Grimpo	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000
16	V. Axel Schuette	0	0	1	0	0	.750	1.000	1.750

Ithaca

Baserunning

#	Athlete Name	SB
	Team Totals	4
6	Connor McMurphy	2
8	Braylon Simcox	1
12	Landon Bratschi	1

Baserunning

Valley Lutheran has not entered any baserunning stats.

Ithaca

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	A	E
	Team Totals	.974	38	27	10	1
2	Brady Paradise	1.000	4	1	3	0
3	Wylie Martyn	1.000	5	5	0	0
4	Lucas Little	1.000	2	2	0	0
5	Justice McDaid	1.000	5	4	1	0
8	Braylon Simcox	1.000	5	4	1	0
12	Landon Bratschi	.800	5	1	3	1
13	Carsen Shankel	1.000	7	7	0	0
17	Jacson Whitmore	1.000	5	3	2	0

Valley Lutheran

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	A	E
	Team Totals	.946	37	25	10	2
3	V. Ben Diener	.750	4	0	3	1
7	V. Dylan Pugh	.667	3	2	0	1
10	V. Bryce Patterson	1.000	4	0	4	0
11	V. Trevor Kall	1.000	1	1	0	0
12	Ryan Pittman	1.000	2	1	1	0
13	V. Hugh Ruff	1.000	3	1	2	0
14	V. Isaac Rupprecht	1.000	11	11	0	0
15	V. Jacob Grimpo	1.000	1	1	0	0
16	V. Axel Schuette	1.000	8	8	0	0

Ithaca

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	W	L	W%	APP	GS	CG	SO	SV	NH	PG
	Team Totals	0.00	1	0	1.000	1				0
2	Brady Paradise	0.00	1	0	1.000	1				0

Valley Lutheran

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	L	W%	APP
	Team Totals	4.20	1	.000	1
12	Ryan Pittman	3.50	1	.000	1
16	V. Axel Schuette	21.00	0		1

Ithaca

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	2B	3B	HR	BF	AB
	Team Totals	9	4	0	0	2	4			0	33	31
2	Brady Paradise	9	4	0	0	2	4			0	33	31

Valley Lutheran

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	BF	AB
	Team Totals	8.1	7	5	5	2	7	38	34
12	Ryan Pittman	8	5	4	4	1	7	33	30
16	V. Axel Schuette	.1	2	1	1	1	0	5	4

Ithaca

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	WP	HBP	SF	SH/B	#P	BK	PO	SB
	Team Totals	.129	.182	0	0			104	0	0	0
2	Brady Paradise	.129	.182	0	0			104	0	0	0

Valley Lutheran

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	HBP	#P	SB
	Team Totals	.206	.289	2	119	1
12	Ryan Pittman	.167	.242	2	103	1
16	V. Axel Schuette	.500	.600	0	16	0

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Game Story

Michigan High School Baseball - Ithaca defeats Valley Lutheran

May 8, 2026: Saginaw, MI 48603

In Friday's league game, the visiting Ithaca Yellowjackets baseball team scored a close 5-0 win over the Valley Lutheran Chargers.

The Yellowjackets (11-6) will now prepare for their game against Valley Lutheran (Saginaw, MI). The Chargers go into the Tri-Valley - 10 game with a 12-4 record. In their last game, Valley Lutheran nudged Chesaning (Chesaning, MI), 18-8, in a non-league game.

Next, the Chargers play the Ithaca Yellowjackets (Ithaca, MI) in a Tri-Valley - 10 game, on Friday, May 8. Valley Lutheran will attempt to improve on its 13-5 season record.

Ithaca @ VLHS Baseball Game Info

Fri., May. 8, 2026 @ 4p

Valley Lutheran High School

The Valley Lutheran (Saginaw, MI) varsity baseball team lost Friday's home conference game against Ithaca (MI) in extra innings by a score of 5-0.

Rankings & Records

Ithaca (25-26)

MI	Class
290	58

Overall	League	Home	Away	Win %	League %	RF	RA
20-11	12-6	13-5	7-6	.645	.667	172	132

Valley Lutheran (25-26)

MI	Class
189	31

Overall	League	Home	Away	Win %	League %	RF	RA
23-7	18-2	12-3	11-4	.767	.900	245	104

Team Scoring Averages

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Ithaca	.9	.7	1.5	.6	1.2	.7	.7	.3	2.3	5.5	7.0	2.2
Valley Lutheran	1.6	2.2	1.7	1.0	1.0	1.1	1.1	2.0	0	8.2	10.0	1.9

Head-to-Head

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Valley Lutheran won last month

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

Valley Lutheran 0 5 1 0 1 0 0 7 7 6
Ithaca 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 5 5 5

The Valley Lutheran (Saginaw, MI) varsity baseball team won Friday's away conference game against Ithaca (MI) by a score of 7-5.
Box score
Valley Lutheran won last month

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

Valley Lutheran 2 6 0 0 0 0 - 8 9 2
Ithaca 0 1 1 0 1 0 - 3 8 2

The Valley Lutheran (Saginaw, MI) varsity baseball team won Friday's away conference game against Ithaca (MI) by a score of 8-3.
Box score
Ithaca won last month

5/8 @ 4p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

Ithaca 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 7 1
Valley Lutheran 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2

The Ithaca (MI) varsity baseball team won Friday's away conference game against Valley Lutheran (Saginaw, MI) in extra innings by a score of 5-0.
Box score
Valley Lutheran won last month

5/8 @ 6p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Ithaca 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 5
Valley Lutheran 3 2 0 2 0 2 - 9 10 2

The Ithaca (MI) varsity baseball team lost Friday's away conference game against Valley Lutheran (Saginaw, MI) by a score of 9-2.
Box score

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

5/1 @ 6p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Valley Lutheran	2	6	0	0	0	0	-	8	9	2
Ithaca	0	1	1	0	1	0	-	3	8	2

5/8 @ 6p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Ithaca	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	5	5
Valley Lutheran	3	2	0	2	0	2	-	9	10	2

Team Stat Comparison

Ithaca		Valley Lutheran
.286	Batting Average	.358
.399	On Base Percentage	.444
.344	Slugging Percentage	.500
.915	Fielding Percentage	.928
.680	Win Loss Percentage	.778

Team Leaders

Ithaca		Valley Lutheran	National Avg.
#11 Greyson Merchant.421	Batting Average	#12 Ryan Pittman.462	.243
#6 Connor McMurphy.509	On Base Percentage	#12 Ryan Pittman.531	.385
#6 Connor McMurphy.511	Slugging Percentage	#12 Ryan Pittman.923	.312
#18 Gunner McDaid1.000	Fielding Percentage	#11 Varsity Trevor Kall1.000	.859
#11 Greyson Merchant1.000	Win Loss Percentage	#13 Varsity Hugh Ruff1.000	.530

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Ithaca	11-3		Valley Lutheran	17-1

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
4/13/26	Michigan Lutheran Seminary	Ithaca	(W) 8-6	4/17/26	Michigan Lutheran Seminary	Valley Lutheran	(W) 9-0
4/13/26	Michigan Lutheran Seminary	Ithaca	(W) 6-2	4/17/26	Michigan Lutheran Seminary	Valley Lutheran	(L) 5-4
5/5/26	Ithaca	Michigan Lutheran Seminary	(W) 5-2	5/11/26	Valley Lutheran	Michigan Lutheran Seminary	(W) 16-0
5/5/26	Ithaca	Michigan Lutheran Seminary	(L) 8-6	5/11/26	Valley Lutheran	Michigan Lutheran Seminary	(W) 11-4
4/15/26	Ithaca	Chesaning		5/7/26	Chesaning	Valley Lutheran	(W) 10-0
4/16/26	Ithaca	Chesaning		5/7/26	Chesaning	Valley Lutheran	(W) 18-8
4/17/26	Hemlock	Ithaca	(W) 5-4	4/21/26	Valley Lutheran	Hemlock	(W) 4-1
4/17/26	Hemlock	Ithaca	(W) 1-0	4/21/26	Valley Lutheran	Hemlock	(W) 3-2
4/24/26	Hemlock	Ithaca		5/15/26	Hemlock	Valley Lutheran	(W) 1-0
4/24/26	Hemlock	Ithaca		5/15/26	Hemlock	Valley Lutheran	(W) 10-0
5/11/26	Ithaca	Hemlock	(L) 3-2	5/30/26	Hemlock	Valley Lutheran	(W) 3-1
5/11/26	Ithaca	Hemlock	(L) 4-3
4/20/26	Nouvel Catholic Central	Ithaca	(W) 6-4	4/27/26	Nouvel Catholic Central	Valley Lutheran	(W) 15-0
4/20/26	Nouvel Catholic Central	Ithaca		4/27/26	Nouvel Catholic Central	Valley Lutheran	(W) 14-2
4/20/26	Nouvel Catholic Central	Ithaca	(W) 7-6	5/20/26	Valley Lutheran	Nouvel Catholic Central	(W) 11-1
5/15/26	Ithaca	Nouvel Catholic Central	(W) 4-1	5/20/26	Valley Lutheran	Nouvel Catholic Central	(W) 9-1
5/15/26	Ithaca	Nouvel Catholic Central	(W) 8-4
4/27/26	Carrollton	Ithaca		4/13/26	Valley Lutheran	Carrollton	(W) 5-4
4/27/26	Carrollton	Ithaca	(W) 4-0	4/13/26	Valley Lutheran	Carrollton	(W) 8-1
5/19/26	Ithaca	Carrollton	(W) 7-2	5/5/26	Carrollton	Valley Lutheran
5/19/26	Ithaca	Carrollton		5/5/26	Carrollton	Valley Lutheran	(W) 1-0

Record Breakdown

Ithaca (25-26)		Valley Lutheran (25-26)
20-11	Overall	23-7
12-6	League	18-2
8-4	Non-League	5-5
1-3	Head to Head	3-1
11-3	Common Opponent	17-1
13-5	Home	12-3
7-6	Away	11-4
0-0	Neutral	0-0
0-1	Playoff	0-0
20-11	In-State	23-7
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0