Baseball Recap: Deer Creek-Mackinaw Triumphs

Deer Creek-Mackinaw proved they can win big on Friday (they won by 15) and on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 victory over the Peoria Notre Dame Irish. The Chiefs have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Irish, too.

Deer Creek-Mackinaw got a great performance from Chase Noe as he struck out eight batters over 6.2 innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). Noe has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances.

Chuck Hathaway

Hits

04/07/25 @ Ridgeview	4
04/26/25 @ Peoria Notre Dame	3
04/14/25 vs Fieldcrest	3
04/25/25 vs Fisher	2
04/21/25 vs Heyworth	2
+ 10 more games

At the plate, Deer Creek-Mackinaw let Chuck Hathaway and Brody Williams run wild. Hathaway went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, while Williams went 2-for-3 with two doubles, two RBI, and one run. Hathaway is becoming a predictor of Deer Creek-Mackinaw's success: when he posts at least three hits the team is undefeated (and 8-9 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Hunter Fogle, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double.

Deer Creek-Mackinaw kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. They are 5-2 when they post 11 or more hits.

Deer Creek-Mackinaw is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.6 runs over those games. As for Peoria Notre Dame, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-10.

Coming up, Deer Creek-Mackinaw will venture away from home to take on Tremont at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Turks will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something the Chiefs surely won't give up without a fight. As for Peoria Notre Dame, they will host Richwoods at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.