Baseball Game Preview: Niles Notre Dame Dons vs. St. Patrick Shamrocks

Dons

Runs

04/12/25 @ North Shore Country Day	8
04/11/25 @ Niles North	15
04/08/25 @ Evanston	1
03/29/25 @ Elk Grove	4
+ 5 more games

Niles Notre Dame has gone 8-2 against St. Patrick recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Dons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Shamrocks at 4:30 p.m. Niles Notre Dame is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.

On Saturday, Niles Notre Dame got the win against North Shore Country Day by a conclusive 8-2. The Dons have beaten the Raiders the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Raiders has come to flipping the script.

Adam Stankiewicz made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Stankiewicz was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.

In other pitching news, Colin Gleason looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.

Back at the plate, Michael Lobo was excellent, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, one triple, and one run. Another player making a difference was John Greifelt, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.

Meanwhile, St. Patrick earned a 7-3 win over Wilmot on Friday. That's two games straight that the Shamrocks have won by exactly four runs.

St. Patrick has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 5-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Niles Notre Dame, their win bumped their record up to 7-2-1.