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The New Buffalo (MI) varsity baseball team won Saturday's neutral playoff game against Michigan Lutheran (St. Joseph, MI) by a score of 5-4.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Michigan Lutheran	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	4	6	2
New Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	5	8	5

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Michigan Lutheran (23-24)

New Buffalo (23-24)

Michigan Lutheran

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	2B	GS
	Team Totals	.226	34	31	4	7	2	1	3
2	Augie Barnes (Jr)	.333	4	3	1	1	0	0	1
3	Micah Herbst (Jr)	.250	4	4	0	1	0	0	0
4	Anthony Ealey (So)		0	0	1	0	0	0	0
5	Jared DeWeer (Sr)	.000	4	4	1	0	0	0	0
6	Jonah Eggert (Sr)	.000	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
8	D. Vander Lugt (Fr)	1.000	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
9	Ty Johnson (Jr)	.333	4	3	0	1	0	0	1
13	Ben Liebich (Jr)	.250	4	4	1	1	0	0	0
15	K. Hamilton (Fr)	.333	3	3	0	1	1	1	0
19	Ethan Eggert (Fr)	.250	4	4	0	1	0	0	0
31	Colton Stegman (Jr)	.000	4	3	0	0	1	0	1

New Buffalo

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	2B	GS
	Team Totals	.276	31	29	5	8	4	2	2
3	Nick Messinger (Sr)	.000	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
5	Vaughn Nikkel (Jr)	.000	4	3	1	0	0	0	1
8	Ethan Lijewski (Jr)	.667	4	3	1	2	0	0	1
9	Braden Huffer (Sr)	.000	3	3	1	0	0	0	0
17	S. Wendel-Suppa (Sr)	.333	3	3	0	1	1	0	0
30	Nicholas Wolfe (So)	.333	3	3	0	1	3	1	0
34	Jeffrey Tertel (Fr)	.000	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
	Axel Rodriguez (Jr)	1.000	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
	G. Sanchez-Perez (Sr)	.500	4	4	1	2	0	1	0
	Hagen Davis (Sr)	.333	3	3	0	1	0	0	0

Michigan Lutheran

#	Athlete Name	BB	K	ROE	FC	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	3	5	2	2	9	.294	.258	.552
2	Augie Barnes (Jr)	1	0	0	0	3	.500	.333	.833
3	Micah Herbst (Jr)	0	2	0	0	2	.250	.250	.500
5	Jared DeWeer (Sr)	0	0	0	1	4	.000	.000	.000
6	Jonah Eggert (Sr)	0	1	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000
8	D. Vander Lugt (Fr)	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000
9	Ty Johnson (Jr)	1	0	0	0	2	.500	.333	.833
13	Ben Liebich (Jr)	0	0	1	0	1	.250	.250	.500
15	K. Hamilton (Fr)	0	0	1	0	1	.333	.667	1.000
19	Ethan Eggert (Fr)	0	1	0	0	4	.250	.250	.500
31	Colton Stegman (Jr)	1	1	0	1	4	.250	.000	.250

New Buffalo

#	Athlete Name	BB	K	ROE	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	2	2	2	5	.323	.345	.668
3	Nick Messinger (Sr)	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
5	Vaughn Nikkel (Jr)	1	0	0	0	.250	.000	.250
8	Ethan Lijewski (Jr)	1	0	1	0	.750	.667	1.417
9	Braden Huffer (Sr)	0	0	1	2	.000	.000	.000
17	S. Wendel-Suppa (Sr)	0	1	0	1	.333	.333	.666
30	Nicholas Wolfe (So)	0	0	0	2	.333	.667	1.000
34	Jeffrey Tertel (Fr)	0	1	0	2	.000	.000	.000
	Axel Rodriguez (Jr)	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000
	G. Sanchez-Perez (Sr)	0	0	0	0	.500	.750	1.250
	Hagen Davis (Sr)	0	0	0	2	.333	.333	.666

Michigan Lutheran

Baserunning

#	Athlete Name	SB
	Team Totals	6
2	Augie Barnes (Jr)	1
3	Micah Herbst (Jr)	1
4	Anthony Ealey (So)	2
9	Ty Johnson (Jr)	1
15	K. Hamilton (Fr)	1

New Buffalo

Baserunning

#	Athlete Name	SB	SBA
	Team Totals	3
8	Ethan Lijewski (Jr)	3

Michigan Lutheran

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	A	E
	Team Totals	.970	33	21	11	1
2	Augie Barnes (Jr)	1.000	1	0	1	0
3	Micah Herbst (Jr)	1.000	2	2	0	0
5	Jared DeWeer (Sr)	1.000	2	1	1	0
9	Ty Johnson (Jr)	1.000	2	0	2	0
13	Ben Liebich (Jr)	1.000	3	0	3	0
15	K. Hamilton (Fr)	.857	7	3	3	1
19	Ethan Eggert (Fr)	1.000	12	12	0	0
31	Colton Stegman (Jr)	1.000	4	3	1	0

New Buffalo

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	A	E
	Team Totals	.815	27	21	1	5
3	Nick Messinger (Sr)	1.000	3	3	0	0
5	Vaughn Nikkel (Jr)	1.000	5	5	0	0
8	Ethan Lijewski (Jr)	1.000	3	2	1	0
17	S. Wendel-Suppa (Sr)	.667	3	2	0	1
32	Jaydon Berger (Sr)	.000	2	0	0	2
34	Jeffrey Tertel (Fr)	.800	5	4	0	1
	G. Sanchez-Perez (Sr)	1.000	2	2	0	0
	Hagen Davis (Sr)	.750	4	3	0	1

Michigan Lutheran

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	L	W%	APP
	Team Totals	4.00	1	.000	1
9	Ty Johnson (Jr)	0.00	0		1
13	Ben Liebich (Jr)	4.67	1	.000	1

New Buffalo

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	W	L	W%	APP	GS	CG	SO	SV	NH	PG
	Team Totals	1.00	1	0	1.000	1				0
34	Jeffrey Tertel (Fr)	1.00	1	0	1.000	1				0

Michigan Lutheran

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	BF	AB
	Team Totals	7	9	5	4	2	2	31	29
9	Ty Johnson (Jr)	1	2	0	0	0	0	4	4
13	Ben Liebich (Jr)	6	7	5	4	2	2	27	25

New Buffalo

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	2B	3B	HR	BF	AB
	Team Totals	7	6	4	1	3	5			0	34	31
34	Jeffrey Tertel (Fr)	7	6	4	1	3	5			0	34	31

Michigan Lutheran

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	WP	#P	SB
	Team Totals	.310	.355	1	96	3
9	Ty Johnson (Jr)	.500	.500	0	10	1
13	Ben Liebich (Jr)	.280	.333	1	86	2

New Buffalo

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	WP	HBP	SF	SH/B	#P	BK	PO	SB
	Team Totals	.194	.265	0	0			101	0	1	3
34	Jeffrey Tertel (Fr)	.194	.265	0	0			101	0	1	3

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Game Story

Michigan High School Baseball - Michigan Lutheran nudged by New Buffalo

June 1, 2024: St. Joseph, MI 49085

The Michigan Lutheran Titans baseball team (St. Joseph, MI), was tipped 5-4 in Saturday's non-league outing with the visiting New Buffalo Bison (New Buffalo, MI)

The Bison now hold a 13-15 record.

MLHS vs New Buffalo Baseball Game Info

Sat., Jun. 1, 2024 @ 10a

MHSAA District 113 @ Our Lady of the Lake Catholic

The New Buffalo (MI) varsity baseball team won Saturday's neutral playoff game against Michigan Lutheran (St. Joseph, MI) by a score of 5-4.

Rankings & Records

Michigan Lutheran (23-24)

MI	Class
354	43

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	RF	RA
18-14	10-2	8-4	9-8	1-2	.562	.833	254	202

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
Michigan Lutheran	1.7	1.2	1.4	1.1	.8	.9	1.2	0	1.0	4.0	7.9	8.7	2.3
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

Michigan Lutheran won on 4/23/2024

4/23 @ 4:15p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

MLHS 3 0 5 0 0 1 1 10 14 3
New Buffalo 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 6 5

The Michigan Lutheran (St. Joseph, MI) varsity baseball team won Tuesday's away conference game against New Buffalo (MI) by a score of 10-4.
Box score
New Buffalo won on 4/23/2024

4/23 @ 6:30p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

MLHS 1 1 0 0 2 - - 4 8 5
New Buffalo 0 4 0 0 1 - - 5 2 0

The Michigan Lutheran (St. Joseph, MI) varsity baseball team lost Tuesday's away non-conference game against New Buffalo (MI) by a score of 5-4.
Box score
Michigan Lutheran won on 5/14/2024

5/14 @ 4:15p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

New Buffalo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 3
MLHS 1 3 0 2 0 0 - 6 9 0

The New Buffalo (MI) varsity baseball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against Michigan Lutheran (St. Joseph, MI) by a score of 6-1.
Box score
New Buffalo won on 5/14/2024

5/14 @ 6:15p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

New Buffalo 5 2 0 0 1 0 - 8 7 1
MLHS 1 0 3 0 1 0 - 5 6 1

The New Buffalo (MI) varsity baseball team won Tuesday's away conference game against Michigan Lutheran (St. Joseph, MI) by a score of 8-5.
Box score
New Buffalo won on 6/1/2024

6/1 @ 10a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

MLHS 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 4 6 2
New Buffalo 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 8 5

The Michigan Lutheran (St. Joseph, MI) varsity baseball team lost Saturday's neutral playoff game against New Buffalo (MI) by a score of 5-4.
Box score

4/23 @ 4:15p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
MLHS	3	0	5	0	0	1	1	10	14	3
New Buffalo	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	4	6	5

4/23 @ 6:30p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
MLHS	1	1	0	0	2	-	-	4	8	5
New Buffalo	0	4	0	0	1	-	-	5	2	0

5/14 @ 4:15p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
New Buffalo	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	3
MLHS	1	3	0	2	0	0	-	6	9	0

5/14 @ 6:15p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
New Buffalo	5	2	0	0	1	0	-	8	7	1
MLHS	1	0	3	0	1	0	-	5	6	1

6/1 @ 10a	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
MLHS	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	4	6	2
New Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	5	8	5

Team Stat Comparison

Michigan Lutheran		New Buffalo
.349	Batting Average	.337
.439	On Base Percentage	.428
.413	Slugging Percentage	.430
.910	Fielding Percentage	.856
.548	Win Loss Percentage	.350

Team Leaders

Michigan Lutheran		New Buffalo	National Avg.
#12 Noah Akerman1.000	Batting Average	#8 Ethan Lijewski.543	.239
#12 Noah Akerman1.000	On Base Percentage	#8 Ethan Lijewski.577	.377
#12 Noah Akerman1.000	Slugging Percentage	#8 Ethan Lijewski.886	.299
#101 Moses Heston1.000	Fielding Percentage	#3 Nick Messinger1.000	.862
#12 Noah Akerman1.000	Win Loss Percentage	#17 Samuel Wendel-Suppa.667	.535

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Michigan Lutheran	13-6		New Buffalo	10-10

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
4/9/24	Our Lady of the Lake Catholic	Michigan Lutheran	(W) 14-3	4/16/24	New Buffalo	Our Lady of the Lake Catholic	(L) 6-5
4/30/24	Michigan Lutheran	Our Lady of the Lake Catholic	(W) 11-6	5/7/24	Our Lady of the Lake Catholic	New Buffalo	(L) 15-6
4/30/24	Michigan Lutheran	Our Lady of the Lake Catholic	(W) 4-3	5/21/24	Our Lady of the Lake Catholic	New Buffalo	(W) 14-0
				5/21/24	Our Lady of the Lake Catholic	New Buffalo	(L) 15-6
4/13/24	Michigan Lutheran	River Valley	(L) 10-2	4/9/24	River Valley	New Buffalo	(W) 8-7
4/19/24	Michigan Lutheran	River Valley	(W) 12-9	4/9/24	River Valley	New Buffalo	(L) 7-2
5/10/24	River Valley	Michigan Lutheran	(W) 10-8	4/30/24	New Buffalo	River Valley	(L) 7-5
5/10/24	River Valley	Michigan Lutheran	(L) 20-5	4/30/24	New Buffalo	River Valley	(L) 8-0
				6/2/24	New Buffalo	River Valley	(W) 7-3
4/15/24	Michigan Lutheran	Buchanan	(W) 7-3	5/29/24	New Buffalo	Buchanan	(L) 8-7
4/15/24	Michigan Lutheran	Buchanan	(L) 11-8
4/16/24	Michigan Lutheran	Eau Claire	(W) 14-1	4/12/24	Eau Claire	New Buffalo	(W) 10-0
5/8/24	Eau Claire	Michigan Lutheran	(W) 15-0	4/12/24	Eau Claire	New Buffalo	(W) 15-5
5/8/24	Eau Claire	Michigan Lutheran	(W) 15-0	5/17/24	New Buffalo	Eau Claire	(W) 16-0
5/28/24	Eau Claire	Michigan Lutheran	(W) 17-0	5/17/24	New Buffalo	Eau Claire	(W) 18-4
5/6/24	Brandywine	Michigan Lutheran	(L) 13-1	5/10/24	Brandywine	New Buffalo	(L) 11-1
5/6/24	Brandywine	Michigan Lutheran	(L) 11-1	5/10/24	Brandywine	New Buffalo	(L) 14-1
5/22/24	Michigan Lutheran	Berrien Springs	(W) 11-1	4/19/24	Berrien Springs	New Buffalo	(W) 6-1
5/22/24	Michigan Lutheran	Berrien Springs	(L) 4-3	4/19/24	Berrien Springs	New Buffalo	(L) 14-3
5/24/24	Lawrence	Michigan Lutheran	(W) 8-0	3/28/24	New Buffalo	Lawrence	(W) 22-3
5/24/24	Lawrence	Michigan Lutheran	(W) 15-0	3/28/24	New Buffalo	Lawrence	(W) 21-2

Record Breakdown

Michigan Lutheran (23-24)		New Buffalo (23-24)
18-14	Overall	14-16
10-2	League	6-7
7-9	Non-League	6-8
2-3	Head to Head	3-2
13-6	Common Opponent	10-10
8-4	Home	7-8
9-8	Away	5-7
1-2	Neutral	2-1
1-1	Playoff	2-1
18-14	In-State	14-16
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0