Nicolet never let their opponents score on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Grafton Black Hawks by a score of 4-0. The Knights have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Black Hawks, too.
Nick Bongard
| 05/06/26 @ Grafton | 2 |
| 05/02/26 vs Wauwatosa West | 2 |
| 04/30/26 vs Port Washington | 2 |
| 04/20/26 @ Homestead | 2 |
| 05/04/26 vs Slinger | 1 |
| + 2 more games |
Nick Bongard was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Bongard was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs. Nicolet is undefeated when Bongard posts two or more runs, but 1-9 otherwise.
In other batting news, Hayden Konczal was excellent, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base and one run. He is becoming a predictor of Nicolet's success: when he posts at least three hits the team is undefeated (and 2-9 when he doesn't).
Nicolet's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-5 and their overall record up to 5-9. As for Grafton, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-5.
Nicolet will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Black Hawks: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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