Head baseball coach Domenic Mussat picked up his first win as head coach after the varsity baseball team beat SM East 7-1.
After the Cougars (1-0) scored on a wild pitch in the second inning, the team never turned back. Catcher Garrett Stephens led the team going 3-for-3 on the day. Senior Brandon Gomer pitched four scoreless innings with eight strike outs and only allowed two hits. In the bottom of the sixth inning, Outfielder Nate Reeder hit a two-run double to put the team up 4-1. Jared Marolf and Brennon Covington pitched the last three innings. In the seventh inning, Shortstop Paul Bachelor hit a two-run double to extend the lead to 6-1. 3rd Base Dylan Nedved drove home a run on his second hit of the day to help the Cougars get a 7-1 lead.
The Cougars’ next game is against SM South on Tuesday at 3&2 Field 1.
![Junior Venti Neaderhiser and senior Dylan Paflas work on their robot March 21 in Room C. The robotics team worked on their robot, Fred, to prepare for the FRC Worlds competition. “I was working with the bumpers on our robot that protect [the] frame [for] when we hit or bump into something,” Neaderhiseri said. “We have put a lot of work into building and coding the robot and have run into many difficulties but we have overcome every issue.” photo by Jack Pischke](https://smnw.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/JPischkeRoboticsteam-7-1-1200x795.jpg)
