17 must be Notre Dame's lucky number: they beat Wilbur Cross with that score not once but twice on Wednesday. The Green Knights beat the Governors by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 17-2. With that win, the Green Knights brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Nico Bonilla looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two hits any time he's pitched this season.
Alex Riga
| 05/21/25 @ Wilbur Cross | 2 |
| 05/21/25 @ Wilbur Cross | 2 |
| 05/20/25 @ Woodland Regional | 2 |
| 05/07/25 vs Cheshire | 2 |
| 04/28/25 @ North Haven | 2 |
| + 5 more games |
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Alex Riga, who fired off two home runs and five RBI while going 2-for-4. He also scored two runs, which is notable because Notre Dame is 5-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 5-6 otherwise. Nate Marczak was another key player, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with three runs.
Notre Dame always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .622. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Wilbur Cross only posted an OBP of .417.
Notre Dame pushed their record up to 10-7 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.5 runs over those games. As for Wilbur Cross, they are on a 22-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-20.
Notre Dame is on the road again on Saturday to play Amity Regional at 11:30 a.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Green Knights 3.8, the Spartans 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Wilbur Cross, they will challenge Northwest Catholic at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday.
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