Norsemen Baseball off to a Good Start

Date: 3/24/09
Opponent: ACC
Result: Won 5-3

The Norsemen opened their season on March 24th vs Aurora Central Catholic at home. Tyler Andersen got the start on the mound for the Norsemen. He went five innings and only gave up two hits along with two runs. Zach Hartman came into the game to replace Tyler in the sixth inning. Zach was throwing his best stuff that day and worked himself into a jam. With runners on first and second and nobody out, Russell McGrath bailed Zach out by turning a 4-3 unassisted triple play, possibly the first triple play ever turned in Newark History. The Norsemen defense was phenomenal throughout the game and so were their bats. They went on to prevail over ACC with a score of 5-3.

The Oswego East and Ottawa Marquette games were cancelled due to weather. Best of luck to the Norsemen as they are scheduled to play 29 games in the next 25 days.

Submitted by Brandon Cihak