The Woodland Regional Hawks will square off against the Notre Dame Green Knights at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Woodland Regional will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
Woodland Regional let Oxford stack four runs on them in the fourth inning on Friday but luckily Woodland Regional prevailed anyway. The Hawks walked away with an 8-5 victory over the Wolverines.
Jason Beaudry made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Beaudry was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. That's the most runs he has posted since back in June of 2024.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Erik Pulkkinen, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, two stolen bases, and four RBI. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Schwenger, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Meanwhile, Notre Dame narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past North Haven 3-2.
Gehrig Footit tossed a big game, striking out six batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (and only one walk). He has become a key player for Notre Dame: the team is 5-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 2-6 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Notre Dame saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nate Marczak, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run. Alex Riga also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Woodland Regional's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-10. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Notre Dame, the victory got them back to even at 7-7.
