Baseball Preview: Quincy Notre Dame Raiders vs. Hamilton Titans
Quincy Notre Dame is 4-0 against Hamilton since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Quincy Notre Dame Raiders will be playing at home against the Hamilton Titans at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Quincy Notre Dame has four straight victories, Hamilton has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Wednesday, Quincy Notre Dame narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Augusta Southeastern 10-9.
Elliott Hendrian looked comfortable as he pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Quincy Notre Dame got a big performance out of Nolan Robb, who went 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Evan Kenning was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, while it was Hamilton who put the first points on the board on Tuesday, it was Rushville-Industry who put up more. Hamilton fell just short of Rushville-Industry by a score of 9-8.
Kyle Smith was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up four earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits.
On the hitting side, Mason Stevenson and Hoyt Tripp stepped up to the plate in a big way. Stevenson scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Tripp scored two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jakeb Martens, who went 1-for-4 with three RBI and a stolen base.
Quincy Notre Dame has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 12-11 record this season. As for Hamilton, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-10.
Everything went Quincy Notre Dame's way against Hamilton in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Quincy Notre Dame made off with a 17-5 victory. Does Quincy Notre Dame have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hamilton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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