Central defeated Big 12 foe Peoria Notre Dame by a score of 8-1 on Wednesday at Spalding Park. Tre Cole tossed 6 innings of shutout baseball fanning 14 Irish batters. Ryan Pipkins led the offense with a two run homer to put the hosts in the lead early in the contest. He also rapped 2 more hits and scored 3 runs. Next up for Central (19-6) is a rematch at PND on Friday. First pitch is slated for 4:30p.