Baseball Recap: Notre Dame Academy picks up third straight win at home

By Team Reports May 18, 2024, 11:12am

Baseball Recap: Notre Dame Academy Tritons vs. Wausau East Lumberjacks

Notre Dame Academy can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Saturday. They never let the Wausau East Lumberjacks onto the board and left with a 9-0 win. The victory was familiar territory for Notre Dame Academy who now have five in a row.

Avery Duncan made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. Duncan has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Duncan was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-1 with two RBI and a double.

In other pitching news, Jack Froelich looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.

Back at the plate, Christian Collins was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Micah Marzec, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.

Notre Dame Academy's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-6. As for Wausau East, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-8.

Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Appleton East the next time they take the field. Wausau East will host Appleton East at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, while Notre Dame Academy will play them later in the day, at 10:00 a.m.

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