Baseball Game Preview: Notre Dame Green Knights vs. Amity Regional Spartans

Notre Dame is 1-9 against Amity Regional since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Green Knights will challenge the Spartans at 4:15 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Notre Dame comes in on three and Amity Regional on six.

Notre Dame is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by a 17-2 margin over Wilbur Cross on Wednesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.

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 recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits any time he's pitched this season.

Alex Riga

Runs

05/21/25 @ Wilbur Cross	2
05/20/25 @ Woodland Regional	2
05/07/25 vs Cheshire	2
04/28/25 @ North Haven	2
04/14/25 @ Cheshire	2
+ 4 more games

At the plate, Alex Riga was incredible, firing off two home runs and five RBI while going 2-for-4. He also scored two runs, which is notable because Notre Dame is 4-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 5-6 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Nate Marczak, who got 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. The last time their OBP was this high was was before the start of last season.

Meanwhile, Amity Regional narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Shelton 3-2.

Amity Regional's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-2. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.6 runs over those games. As for Notre Dame, their record now sits at 9-7.

Notre Dame couldn't quite get it done against Amity Regional when the teams last played on May 2nd as they fell 4-1. Can the Green Knights avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.