Northwestern Lehigh barely beat Northern Lehigh the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Tigers blew past the Bulldogs 8-2 on Sunday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
Jesse Neupauer
| 03/22/26 vs Northern Lehigh | 12 |
| 03/29/25 @ Catasauqua | 6 |
| 06/02/25 vs Pope John Paul II | 5 |
| 03/19/25 @ Northern Lehigh | 4 |
| 04/25/25 vs Northern Lehigh | 3 |
Northwestern Lehigh gave Jesse Neupauer the start and clearly made the right call: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over six innings pitched. Those 12 strikeouts gave Neupauer a new career-high. Jake Carson came in to relieve Neupauer and was airtight, giving up no runs, hits or walks in his an inning pitched.
On the hitting side, Mark Shafer and Cannon Fitch did most of the damage at the plate: Shafer got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run, while Fitch got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Cole Dynda, who went 1-for-2 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Northwestern Lehigh's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Northern Lehigh, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Northwestern Lehigh is set to face off against their familiar foe Bangor at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Northern Lehigh will square off against rival Notre Dame-Green Pond at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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