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| 04/16/25 @ Urbana | 20 |
| 03/22/25 @ Heyworth | 18 |
| 03/17/25 vs Mahomet-Seymour | 13 |
| 04/14/25 vs Urbana | 12 |
| 04/09/25 vs Centennial | 11 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Peoria Notre Dame). Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Urbana Tigers a 20-0 shutout on Wednesday. The win continues a trend for the Irish in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now won four in a row.
Jack Livengood was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Those nine strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
In other batting news, Peoria Notre Dame let Lawson Alwan and Bryton Blackford run wild. Alwan went a perfect 3-for-3 with two triples, three runs, and one double, while Blackford went 2-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple. Blackford continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Jackson Campbell also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Peoria Notre Dame always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .571. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Peoria Notre Dame now has a winning record of 8-7. As for Urbana, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-9.
Coming up, Peoria Notre Dame will head out on the road to face off against Morton at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Urbana, they will take on Danville at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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