Baseball Recap: Make It Three in a Row for New Prairie

Cougars

Margin (Wins)

04/30/25 @ South Bend Riley	20
04/19/25 vs South Central	19
04/29/25 vs South Bend Riley	17
04/16/25 vs South Bend Adams	9
05/02/25 @ La Porte	7

New Prairie came out on top against La Porte on Friday thanks in part to the team's impressive four-run first inning. The Cougars put the hurt on the Slicers with a sharp 8-1 win. Considering the Cougars have won eight matches by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Sullivan Kress made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Kress was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.

In other batting news, Reed Robinson was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. He has become a key player for New Prairie: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 4-5 otherwise. Jagger Daniels was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one triple.

The victory (which was New Prairie's third in a row) raised their record to 10-5. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.0 runs over those games. As for La Porte, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 7-10 record.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. New Prairie will square off against Mishawaka Marian at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for La Porte, they will face off against NorthWood at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Panthers' pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so the Slicers' hitters will have their work cut out for them.