The Duluth Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Duluth will be strutting in after a victory while Notre Dame will be coming in after a defeat.
Duluth put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Friday. Everything went their way against Meadowcreek as Duluth made off with a 14-1 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Duluth considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Jonathan Shiraichi looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Riley Hasenstab and Noah Whitaker did most of the damage at the plate: Hasenstab scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Whitaker scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Hasenstab has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Chaz Echerer was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Notre Dame was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Silverdale Academy.
Duluth is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for Notre Dame, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
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