The Lutheran West Longhorns will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the St. Vincent-St. Mary Fighting Irish at 5:00 p.m. The pair are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Lutheran West took care of business in their home opener on Monday (and then some). They put the hurt on John Marshall with a sharp 13-5 win.
Brendan Middendorf looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
At the plate, Bryce Groppe and Eric Dill did most of the damage at the plate: Groppe scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-5, while Dill scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Brandon Schneider, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, St. Vincent-St. Mary's rock-solid pitcher showed up for the team's third consecutive shutout on Wednesday. They beat Norton by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 10-0.
Not much got past Connor Christie, who gave up just two hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Norton off the board.
On the hitting side, St. Vincent-St. Mary got a big performance out of Daniel Krabill, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Tyler Slone was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
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