Baseball Recap: Notre Dame Picks Up Fourth Consecutive Win

Fighting Irish

Previous 4 Games

04/29/25 @ Pembroke	9-4
04/28/25 @ Webber	12-4
04/24/25 @ Byron-Bergen	3-0
04/23/25 vs Albion	8-7

Notre Dame extended their winning streak to four on Tuesday, bumping their season record up to 4-1 in the process. They walked away with a 9-4 win over the Pembroke Dragons. With that victory, the Fighting Irish brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.

Evan Fitzpatrick made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base.

In other batting news, Adyn Horzempa and Eli Grice did most of the damage at the plate: Horzempa went 3-for-5 with two runs, two RBI, and one double, while Grice went a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI and one run. That double was Horzempa's first of the season. Charles Cummings was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.

Notre Dame kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pembroke only managed seven hits.

As for Pembroke, the defeat was their first at home , dropping their record down to 6-2. They haven't had much luck with Notre Dame recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.

On Pembroke's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brayden Lang, who went 1-for-3 with two runs. Another was Jayden Bridge, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Notre Dame is set to challenge their familiar foe Attica at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The timing is sure in the Fighting Irish's favor as the squad sits on 13 straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while the Blue Devils have been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road. Meanwhile, Pembroke will face off against rival Oakfield-Alabama at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.