Baseball Game Preview: Loyola Blakefield Dons vs. Archbishop Curley Friars

By Team Reports Apr 23, 2024, 6:48am

Baseball Preview: Loyola Blakefield Dons vs. Archbishop Curley Friars

Loyola Blakefield and Archbishop Curley are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Loyola Blakefield Dons will be playing at home against the Archbishop Curley Friars at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.

On Monday, Loyola Blakefield had just enough and edged Archbishop Curley out 2-1. Despite the victory, that was the fewest runs Loyola Blakefield has scored all year.

Loyola Blakefield got a great performance from Joe Nottingham as he struck out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Nottingham has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.

On the hitting side, Loyola Blakefield's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Brad Seiss, who went 1-for-2 with a home run.

Loyola Blakefield's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-7. As for Archbishop Curley, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-6.

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