Baseball Recap: Notre Dame Comes Up Short

Lewis County hit Notre Dame with a eight-run fifth inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Fighting Irish took a 10-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Minutemen.

Jovanni Minnocci

Runs

03/19/25 vs Hundred	5
04/24/25 vs Harman	4
04/07/25 vs Valley	4
05/08/25 vs Lewis County	3
05/07/25 vs Braxton County	2
+ 8 more games

Jovanni Minnocci was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and three runs. He is becoming a predictor of Notre Dame's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 5-2 (and 5-6 when he doesn't).

Notre Dame has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 10-8 record this season. As for Lewis County, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-16 record.

Looking ahead, Notre Dame will be playing at home against Magnolia at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The Blue Eagles have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.87 runs per game on average), something the Fighting Irish will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Lewis County, they will challenge North Marion at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The last three games the Huskies have played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.