Baseball Recap: Wednesday's Loss Ends Northwestern Lehigh's Winning Streak

Tigers

Previous 5 Games

04/30/25 @ Jim Thorpe	4-7
04/27/25 vs Lehighton	2-1
04/25/25 vs Northern Lehigh	12-10
04/24/25 @ Lehighton	9-3
04/22/25 vs Jim Thorpe	14-13

Northwestern Lehigh dropped their record down to 16-3 on Wednesday, which also ended the team's four-game streak of wins. They took a 7-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Jim Thorpe Olympians. The Tigers were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Olympians earlier this season, when they won 14-13.

Cannon Fitch made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. He has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played. Another player making a difference was Eli Zimmerman, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.

As for Jim Thorpe, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs over those games.

On Jim Thorpe's side, Kaden Hess made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Hess was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run. Those two hits gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, Nikolas Schwartz and Tanner MoDavis did most of the damage at the plate: Schwartz went a perfect 4-for-4 with one run, while MoDavis got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run and one RBI. Schwartz is becoming a predictor of Jim Thorpe's success: when he posts at least three hits the team is 2-1 (and 6-9 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Schrantz, who went 2-for-4 with two runs.

Northwestern Lehigh didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 5-4 defeat against Palmerton on the 1st. As for Jim Thorpe, they will head out to challenge Northern Lehigh at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Olympians' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Bulldogs have averaged an impressive 6.8 runs per game this season.