Baseball Recap: Make It Six in a Row for Norris

Titans

Margin (Wins)

03/28/25 @ Standing Bear	13
04/04/25 @ Blair	10
03/25/25 vs Crete	10
03/24/25 vs Seward	10
04/01/25 @ Lincoln Northwest	8

Norris had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.2 runs) and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They never let the Standing Bear Grizzlies get on the board and left with a 6-0 win. Considering the Titans have won seven contests by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Bryce Fountain made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Fountain was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with one triple and two RBI.

In other pitching news, Carson Ibsen looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits any time he's pitched this season.

Fountain wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kaden Kraft, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.

Norris pushed their record up to 12-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Standing Bear, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-10.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Norris will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Gretna East at 4:30 p.m. on the 21st. As for Standing Bear, they will face off against Columbus at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.