Baseball Preview: Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. St. Marys Blue Devils
Notre Dame is on a seven-game streak of home losses, St. Marys a five-game streak of away losses (dating back to last season), but someone's luck is about to change. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish will take on the St. Marys Blue Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Notre Dame will head into Wednesday's contest ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Ritchie County on Wednesday, but the two-run margin was a huge improvement compared to the eight-run defeat they were dealt on Monday. Notre Dame fell just short of Ritchie County by a score of 4-2.
Cole Goldizen was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He struck out six batters over six innings while giving up four earned runs off nine hits (and not a single walk). Goldizen was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI.
Goldizen wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Preston Heslep, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Notre Dame was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. That's the most doubles they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, St. Marys has not done well against Tyler recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. St. Marys had just enough and edged Tyler out 3-2.
Notre Dame's loss dropped their record down to 2-14. As for St. Marys, their victory bumped their record up to 6-7.
Notre Dame suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to St. Marys in their previous meeting on April 1st. Will Notre Dame have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
