Baseball Recap: Norris Makes It Ten in a Row at Home

There's no place like home for Norris, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. Everything went their way against the Beatrice Orangemen on Saturday as Norris made off with a 15-7 victory. The Titans have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Orangemen, too.

Crew Moeller made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Moeller was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.

In other pitching news, Eli Starner looked comfortable as he tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.

Back at the plate, Bryce Fountain was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Tanner Klein, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.

Norris always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .537. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Beatrice only posted an OBP of .361.

Titans

Previous Games (Home)

03/22/25 vs Beatrice	15-7
05/03/24 vs Elkhorn	6-3
04/26/24 vs Waverly	3-2
04/23/24 vs Gretna	8-7
04/22/24 vs Adams Central	10-0
+ 5 more games

Norris' win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 1-1. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for Beatrice, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Norris is set to square off against their familiar foe Seward at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Beatrice will challenge rival Standing Bear at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.