Baseball Game Recap: Notre Dame (SO) Knights vs. West Ranch Wildcats

By Team Reports Apr 5, 2024, 11:26am

Baseball Recap: Notre Dame (SO) Knights vs. West Ranch Wildcats

Notre Dame (SO) waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the West Ranch Wildcats and snuck past 3-2. That's more bragging rights for Notre Dame (SO), who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Sammy Petrocelli looked comfortable as he tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jaedyn Rodezno, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.

Notre Dame (SO)'s win bumped their record up to 11-6-1. As for West Ranch, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-4-1.

Notre Dame (SO) will take on Servite at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Notre Dame (SO) will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive. As for West Ranch, they will challenge Mira Costa at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday. West Ranch's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Mira Costa's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

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