Baseball Game Preview: Notre Dame (SO) Knights vs. Chaminade Eagles

The Notre Dame (SO) Knights will challenge the Chaminade Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Notre Dame (SO) will aim to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.

Notre Dame (SO) is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 24-3 margin over Chaminade on Wednesday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Knights with their most commanding win of the season.

Peter Jackson looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits (and not a single walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk any time he's pitched this season.

Phelan Bucknor

Hits (Career)

03/19/25 @ Chaminade	6
02/28/25 @ Gahr	3
03/18/25 vs Chaminade	2
03/14/25 vs Crespi	2
03/15/25 vs Westlake	1

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Phelan Bucknor, who went 6-for-7 with one home run, five runs, and five RBI. Those six hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Norolan, who scored five runs while going 3-for-6.

Notre Dame (SO) always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .603. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive matchups.

Chaminade's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-5. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.6 runs over those games. As for Notre Dame (SO), their victory bumped their record up to 4-7.