Notre Dame dropped their record down to 7-2 on Thursday, which also ended the team's 16-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season. They fell just short of the Geneseo Blue Devils by a score of 5-3. Fighting Irish fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Blue Devils since on Thursday.
Chase Antinore put in work while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off 11 hits. Antinore was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run.
As for Geneseo, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 8-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games.
Like Notre Dame, Geneseo also got a great game from a two-way player: Cooper Warner. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Warner is becoming a predictor of Geneseo's success: when he allows at most one hit the team is undefeated (and 3-4 when he doesn't). Warner was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
In other batting news, Bryce Patterson and Preston Granger did most of the damage at the plate: Patterson went 2-for-4 with two doubles and one run, while Granger went a perfect 3-for-3 with one RBI. Those two doubles gave Patterson a new career-high. Tyler Churchfield was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs.
Looking ahead, Notre Dame will head out to face off against Elba at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Geneseo, they will challenge Hornell at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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