Baseball Preview: Notre Dame Prep Saints vs. Casteel Colts
The Notre Dame Prep Saints will head out on the road to face off against the Casteel Colts at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
In what's become a running theme this season, Notre Dame Prep gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Mountain Pointe an 8-0 shutout.
Not much got past Chase Wagner, who gave up just four hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Mountain Pointe off the board. Wagner has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Todd Stottlemyre Jr and Aiden Martinez did most of the damage at the plate: Stottlemyre Jr scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Martinez scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Casteel entered their tilt with Notre Dame Prep with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They walked away with a 6-1 victory over the Saints on Thursday.
Mason Russell tossed a big game, striking out ten batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
At the plate, Ryan Harwood was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Connor Russell, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Notre Dame Prep pushed their record up to 22-8 with that win, which was their 12th straight at home. As for Casteel, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-6 record this season.
Notre Dame Prep came up short against Casteel in their previous meeting on Thursday, falling 6-1. Can Notre Dame Prep avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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