Baseball Preview: Notre Dame Crusaders vs. Lansing Bobcats
The Notre Dame Crusaders will head out on the road to square off against the Lansing Bobcats at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Notre Dame is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
Notre Dame is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Tuesday, just like they did against Dryden (and have done all season long). Everything went Notre Dame's way against Dryden on Monday as Notre Dame made off with an 11-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Notre Dame.
Alex Daugherty made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). Daugherty was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jahmeire Keyser, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Brendan O'Brien was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Lansing sidestepped Charles O. Dickerson for a 5-4 victory.
Notre Dame is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. As for Lansing, their record now sits at 2-3-1.
Notre Dame came up short against Lansing when the teams last played back in May of 2022, falling 7-4. Can Notre Dame avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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