Baseball Recap: Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Batavia Blue Devils
Notre Dame had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it nine on Saturday. They had just enough and edged the Batavia Blue Devils out 3-2. That's more bragging rights for Notre Dame, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Jaden Sherwood made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out nine batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Sherwood has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Sherwood was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Sherwood wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Chase Cummings, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI. Another player making a difference was Jay Antinore, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Notre Dame pushed their record up to 12-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Batavia, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-10.
Notre Dame will be playing at home against Akron at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Batavia, they will head out on the road to challenge Mendon at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Batavia and Mendon are at an even 3-3 over their past six head-to-heads.
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