Baseball Recap: Norris Picks Up Sixth Consecutive Win

Titans

Previous 6 Games

03/27/26 vs Lincoln North Star	4-2
03/24/26 @ Crete	20-8
03/23/26 @ Seward	2-0
03/21/26 @ Beatrice	9-4
03/20/26 @ Bellevue West	5-3
03/19/26 vs Hastings	4-0

Norris extended their winning streak to six on Friday, bumping them up to 6-0. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Lincoln North Star Gators 4-2. For the Titans, this counts as revenge for the 3-1 win the Gators walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2025.

Anden Papik tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave him a new career-high.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Aaron Godtel, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base and one run. Those two hits gave him a new career-high. Aleks Lewis was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

As for Lincoln North Star, they now have a losing record of 2-3. The contest marked their lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.

On Lincoln North Star's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tom Olsen, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI and one double. Nate Jackson also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.

Coincidentally, Norris and Lincoln North Star will both be playing Lincoln Northeast the next time they take the field. The Titans will head out to face the Rockets at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, while the Gators will head out to face them at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday.