Baseball Recap: Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Alexander Trojans
Notre Dame put their dominant pitcher on display in the team's third consecutive shutout on Friday. They never let the Alexander Trojans onto the board and left with a 10-0 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Notre Dame considering their one-run performance the game before.
Ryan Fitzpatrick was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Joe DiRisio, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Notre Dame pushed their record up to 10-1 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Alexander, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Notre Dame will be playing at home against Oakfield-Alabama at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams will come into the matchup having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes. As for Alexander, they will play host again on Saturday to welcome Barker, where first pitch is scheduled at 11:00 a.m.
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