Notre Dame and Clay pushed the score to 11-10 the last time they played Clay, but on Monday defenses reigned supreme. The Titans' pitchers stepped up to hand the Panthers a 4-0 shutout. The win was some much needed relief for the Titans as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Eugene Collins made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Collins was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and one run.
Collins wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Conner Estep, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. That stolen base marked the first that Estep has snagged this season. Another was Ethan Kingrey, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one RBI.
Notre Dame's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 3-3. As for Clay, their loss dropped their record down to 9-4.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Notre Dame will square off against rival Green at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Clay is set to face off against their familiar foe East at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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