The St. Vincent-St. Mary Fighting Irish will head out on the road to challenge the Lutheran West Longhorns at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
St. Vincent-St. Mary waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They beat the Panthers by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 10-0. Give St. Vincent-St. Mary's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Connor Christie spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on two hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Daniel Krabill was a standout: he scored two runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Slone, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Lutheran West gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Monday. They put the hurt on John Marshall with a sharp 13-5 victory.
Brendan Middendorf looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
On the hitting side, 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. Brandon Schneider was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
St. Vincent-St. Mary's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Lutheran West, their victory bumped their record up to 1-0.
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