Evansville Mater Dei waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Vincennes Lincoln Alices a 2-0 shutout. For Evansville Mater Dei, this counts as revenge for the 4-2 loss Vincennes Lincoln walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2023.
The result came thanks to Charlie Hoffman's shutout, as he gave up just six hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, Drew Schapker was excellent, going 3-for-3 with a triple, a double, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Nolan Schickel, who went 2-for-2 with a triple and a run.
Evansville Mater Dei's win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-2. As for Vincennes Lincoln, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 5-1.
Evansville Mater Dei will head out on the road to take on Evansville Memorial at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Vincennes Lincoln, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Evansville Central at 5:00 p.m.
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