Notre Dame won against West Windsor-Plainsboro South last Tuesday with 16 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Wednesday. The Irish beat the Pirates by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 16-3. Considering the Irish have won three matches by more than 12 runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Notre Dame got a great performance from Liam Krimmel as he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, Joseph Banco was a standout: he scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Those runs marked the first that he scored this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jimmy Iacona, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
The win made it two in a row for Notre Dame and bumps their season record up to 6-2. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.0 runs over those games. As for West Windsor-Plainsboro South, they now have a losing record of 3-4.
Looking ahead, Notre Dame will welcome Hopewell Valley Central at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for West Windsor-Plainsboro South, they will head out on the road to square off against Princeton at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Tigers' pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so the Pirates' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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