Baseball Recap: New Brighton Has No Trouble Against Northgate

Lions

Margin (Wins)

04/07/25 vs Aliquippa	17
04/07/25 vs Aliquippa	15
04/23/25 @ Northgate	12
04/22/25 vs Northgate	12
04/01/25 vs Freedom Area	10

New Brighton won the last time they faced Northgate and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Lions were the clear victors by a 14-2 margin over the Flames. Considering the Lions have won six matches by more than nine runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Gaige Kovach made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over 4.2 innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two runs and one double. Those two runs gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, New Brighton let Casey Bloom and Jaxson Zahn run wild. Bloom went 3-for-5 with four RBI, two doubles, and one triple, while Zahn went 3-for-5 with three runs, three RBI, and two doubles. Those three hits gave Bloom a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaleb Bailey, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one RBI.

New Brighton was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .405. They are a perfect 6-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

The victory made it two in a row for New Brighton and bumps their season record up to 8-5. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 6 runs in those games. As for Northgate, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-10.

New Brighton wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, an 11-8 victory against Our Lady of the Sacred Heart on the 24th. As for Northgate, they will challenge Brentwood at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.