Baseball Recap: New Ulm Has No Trouble Against Worthington

Eagles

Margin (Wins)

05/06/25 @ Belle Plaine	16
05/08/25 vs Worthington	11
04/10/25 vs Waseca	11
05/02/25 vs St. Cloud Cathedral	7

New Ulm won the last time they faced Worthington and things went their way on Thursday too. The Eagles put the hurt on the Trojans with a sharp 14-3 victory. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won four matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.

Cullen Slette looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits (and only one walk).

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Cohen Domeier, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and one RBI. Carson Boe also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.

New Ulm was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .444. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .320 or higher in five consecutive contests.

New Ulm has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Worthington, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-10.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. New Ulm will take on Mankato West at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Eagles 3.3, the Scarlets 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Worthington, they will challenge Waseca at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Trojans are facing the Bluejays at the right time seeing as the Bluejays are stuck on a nine-game losing streak.