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Merrillville Lake Central

Pirates

Indians

The Lake Central (St. John, IN) varsity baseball team won Tuesday's home conference game against Merrillville (IN) by a score of 21-1.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Merrillville	0	0	0	0	1	-	-	1	4	0
Lake Central	6	2	3	8	2	-	-	21	20	0

Final score provided by J. Traina.

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Game Stats

Lake Central (23-24)

Merrillville

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI
	Team Totals	.250	23	16	1	4	1
1	Darien Wiggins (So)	.000	2	2	0	0	0
4	Boaz Rice (Jr)	.000	1	1	0	0	0
6	Davion Turner (Jr)	.000	1	1	0	0	0
7	Joshua Magallon (Sr)	.333	3	3	0	1	1
8	Brady Barnett (Sr)	.000	2	1	0	0	0
9	Jalen Ferguson (Sr)		1	0	1	0	0
11	Derrick Nelson (Sr)	.000	3	2	0	0	0
12	T. Stephens (Sr)		1	0	0	0	0
15	Trevor Goodwin (So)	.667	3	3	0	2	0
16	Arvee'A Ford (So)	.500	3	2	0	1	0
20	Arerion Hoover (Sr)		1	0	0	0	0
21	Jaylen Hunter (Sr)	.000	2	1	0	0	0

Lake Central

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI
	Team Totals	.280	40	25	18	7	12
1	Griffin Tobias (Sr)	.000	3	2	3	0	2
3	Drew Arnold (Sr)	.000	3	1	2	0	1
4	M. Szatkowski (Sr)	.333	4	3	1	1	0
5	Ryder Fernandez (Jr)	.000	4	2	2	0	1
6	V. Villegas (So)	.000	2	2	0	0	0
7	Quinn O'Bryan (Sr)	.000	3	1	2	0	1
9	Drew Kosteba (Jr)	.500	3	2	2	1	2
10	Jacob Zimmerman (Jr)	.000	1	1	0	0	0
11	Jake Figg (Jr)	.000	2	1	0	0	0
12	Brenden Smith (Sr)	.500	3	2	2	1	1
15	Luke Halfeldt (Jr)	.000	1	1	0	0	0
16	Nick Robinson (Sr)	1.000	3	2	2	2	3
18	Tyler Colburn (Jr)	1.000	2	2	0	2	0
19	Parker Robinson (Fr)	.000	4	1	2	0	1
21	Grant Mercer (Jr)	.000	1	1	0	0	0
25	Collin Cirks (Sr)	.000	1	1	0	0	0

Merrillville

#	Athlete Name	BB	K	HBP	FC	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	5	11	2	1	.478	.250	.728
1	Darien Wiggins (So)	0	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000
4	Boaz Rice (Jr)	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000
6	Davion Turner (Jr)	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
7	Joshua Magallon (Sr)	0	2	0	0	.333	.333	.666
8	Brady Barnett (Sr)	1	1	0	0	.500	.000	.500
9	Jalen Ferguson (Sr)	1	0	0	0	1.000		1.000
11	Derrick Nelson (Sr)	1	2	0	0	.333	.000	.333
12	T. Stephens (Sr)	0	0	1	0	1.000		1.000
15	Trevor Goodwin (So)	0	1	0	0	.667	.666	1.334
16	Arvee'A Ford (So)	1	1	0	0	.667	.500	1.167
20	Arerion Hoover (Sr)	0	0	1	0	1.000		1.000
21	Jaylen Hunter (Sr)	1	1	0	0	.500	.000	.500

Lake Central

#	Athlete Name	SF	BB	K	HBP	ROE	FC	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	1	10	2	4	7	2	9	.525	.280	.805
1	Griffin Tobias (Sr)	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	.333	.000	.333
3	Drew Arnold (Sr)	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	.333	.000	.333
4	M. Szatkowski (Sr)	0	1	1	0	0	0	6	.500	.333	.833
5	Ryder Fernandez (Jr)	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	.500	.000	.500
6	V. Villegas (So)	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.000	.000	.000
7	Quinn O'Bryan (Sr)	0	1	0	1	1	0	2	.667	.000	.667
9	Drew Kosteba (Jr)	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	.667	.500	1.167
10	Jacob Zimmerman (Jr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
11	Jake Figg (Jr)	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	.500	.000	.500
12	Brenden Smith (Sr)	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	.667	.500	1.167
16	Nick Robinson (Sr)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000
18	Tyler Colburn (Jr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000
19	Parker Robinson (Fr)	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	.750	.000	.750
21	Grant Mercer (Jr)	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.000	.000
25	Collin Cirks (Sr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000

Merrillville

Baserunning

#	Athlete Name	SB	SBA
	Team Totals	2	2
6	Davion Turner (Jr)	1	1
12	T. Stephens (Sr)	1	1

Lake Central

Baserunning

#	Athlete Name	SB	SBA
	Team Totals	1
16	Nick Robinson (Sr)	1

Merrillville

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	A
	Team Totals	1.000	16	15	1
1	Darien Wiggins (So)	1.000	1	1	0
7	Joshua Magallon (Sr)	1.000	6	6	0
8	Brady Barnett (Sr)	1.000	2	2	0
11	Derrick Nelson (Sr)	1.000	3	3	0
15	Trevor Goodwin (So)	1.000	1	1	0
16	Arvee'A Ford (So)	1.000	3	2	1

Lake Central

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	A
	Team Totals	1.000	18	15	3
3	Drew Arnold (Sr)	1.000	4	4	0
5	Ryder Fernandez (Jr)	1.000	1	0	1
6	V. Villegas (So)	1.000	1	0	1
10	Jacob Zimmerman (Jr)	1.000	1	1	0
12	Brenden Smith (Sr)	1.000	2	2	0
15	Luke Halfeldt (Jr)	1.000	7	7	0
25	Collin Cirks (Sr)	1.000	1	0	1

Pitching

Merrillville has not entered any pitching stats.

Lake Central

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	W	W%	APP
	Team Totals	1	1.000	1
1	Griffin Tobias (Sr)	1	1.000	1
2	Alex Cuevas (Sr)	0		1
6	V. Villegas (So)	0		1
21	Grant Mercer (Jr)	0		1
25	Collin Cirks (Sr)	0		1

Merrillville has not entered any pitching stats.

Lake Central

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	BB	K	BF	AB
	Team Totals	5	2	2	12	19	17
1	Griffin Tobias (Sr)	1	0	0	2	3	3
2	Alex Cuevas (Sr)	1	1	0	2	4	4
6	V. Villegas (So)	1	1	1	3	5	4
21	Grant Mercer (Jr)	1	0	0	3	3	3
25	Collin Cirks (Sr)	1	0	1	2	4	3

Merrillville has not entered any pitching stats.

Lake Central

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	#P	BK
	Team Totals	.118	.211	89	1
1	Griffin Tobias (Sr)	.000	.000	15	0
2	Alex Cuevas (Sr)	.250	.250	14	1
6	V. Villegas (So)	.250	.400	28	0
21	Grant Mercer (Jr)	.000	.000	13	0
25	Collin Cirks (Sr)	.000	.250	19	0

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Game Story

Indiana High School Baseball - Merrillville loses to Lake Central

April 2, 2024: St. John, IN 46373

The Lake Central Indians baseball team scored 18 runs and limited the visiting Merrillville Pirates to 0 in the Indians league victory on Tuesday.

The Indians (1-3) will now prepare for their match against Merrillville (Merrillville, IN). The Pirates come into the Duneland challenge with a 0-3 record. In their last challenge, Merrillville was overwhelmed by Lake Central (St. John, IN), 18-0, in a league challenge.

With the defeat, Merrillville falls to 0-3 on the season. The Pirates host Lake Central (St. John, IN) to battle the Indians in a Duneland challenge on Wednesday, April 3. The Indians come into the challenge with a record of 1-3. Lake Central won 18-0 in their recent league challenge against Merrillville (Merrillville, IN)

Players of the Game

Merrillville (23-24)

Congratulations to #15 Trevor Goodwin for being selected the Merrillville Baseball Player of the Game.

Lake Central (23-24)

Lake Central has not selected any Players of the Game.

Merrillville @ Lake Central Baseball Game Info

Tue., Apr. 2, 2024 @ 4:30p

The Lake Central (St. John, IN) varsity baseball team won Tuesday's home conference game against Merrillville (IN) by a score of 21-1.

Rankings & Records

Merrillville (23-24)

IN	Class
226	76

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	RF	RA
5-19	1-13	2-8	2-10	1-1	.208	.071	74	248

Lake Central (23-24)

IN	Class
1	1

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	RF	RA
25-9	10-4	12-3	5-4	8-2	.735	.714	233	71

Team Scoring Averages

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	R	H	E
Merrillville	.4	.7	.8	.3	.3	.9	.4	-	-	-	-	-	3.1	4.3	2.3
Lake Central	1.7	.7	1.4	1.1	.7	1.1	.3	0	1.3	0	0	1.0	6.9	7.7	.8

Head-to-Head

Lake Central won on 4/2/2024

4/2 @ 4:30p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Lake Central 15 1 0 2 0 - - 18 11 0
Merrillville 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 1 4

The Lake Central (St. John, IN) varsity baseball team won Tuesday's away conference game against Merrillville (IN) by a score of 18-0.
Box score
Lake Central won on 4/2/2024

4/2 @ 4:30p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Merrillville 0 0 0 0 1 - - 1 4 0
Lake Central 6 2 3 8 2 - - 21 20 0

The Merrillville (IN) varsity baseball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against Lake Central (St. John, IN) by a score of 21-1.
Box score
Lake Central won on 5/25/2024

5/25 @ 1p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Lake Central 0 5 0 1 2 2 - 10 8 0
Merrillville 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 2

The Lake Central (St. John, IN) varsity baseball team won Saturday's neutral playoff game against Merrillville (IN) by a score of 10-0.
Box score

4/2 @ 4:30p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Lake Central	15	1	0	2	0	-	-	18	11	0
Merrillville	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	0	1	4

5/25 @ 1p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Lake Central	0	5	0	1	2	2	-	10	8	0
Merrillville	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	3	2

Team Stat Comparison

Merrillville		Lake Central
.207	Batting Average	.271
.319	On Base Percentage	.395
.274	Slugging Percentage	.344
.869	Fielding Percentage	.966
.214	Win Loss Percentage	.719

Team Leaders

Merrillville		Lake Central	National Avg.
#15 Trevor Goodwin.295	Batting Average	#2 Alex Cuevas1.000	.239
#20 Arerion Hoover.431	On Base Percentage	#2 Alex Cuevas1.000	.377
#20 Arerion Hoover.474	Slugging Percentage	#2 Alex Cuevas1.000	.299
#5 Isaac Aguayo1.000	Fielding Percentage	#1 Griffin Tobias1.000	.862
#10 Kaleb Henry.250	Win Loss Percentage	#13 Josh Flores1.000	.535

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Merrillville	1-12		Lake Central	10-4

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
3/25/24	Hobart	Merrillville	(L) 10-0	5/27/24	Lake Central	Hobart	(W) 4-0
4/9/24	Chesterton	Merrillville	(L) 10-0	4/30/24	Lake Central	Chesterton	(L) 8-7
4/10/24	Merrillville	Chesterton	(L) 13-2	5/1/24	Chesterton	Lake Central	(W) 3-1
				6/3/24	Chesterton	Lake Central	(W) 2-0
4/16/24	Portage	Merrillville	(L) 16-10	5/8/24	Lake Central	Portage	(W) 8-1
4/17/24	Merrillville	Portage	(L) 5-2	5/8/24	Portage	Lake Central	(W) 3-0
4/23/24	Merrillville	Crown Point	(L) 10-0	5/14/24	Crown Point	Lake Central	(W) 3-2
4/24/24	Crown Point	Merrillville	(L) 9-0	5/15/24	Lake Central	Crown Point	(L) 3-2
4/30/24	Merrillville	Valparaiso	(L) 10-0	4/9/24	Valparaiso	Lake Central	(L) 7-5
5/1/24	Valparaiso	Merrillville	(L) 13-0	4/10/24	Lake Central	Valparaiso	(L) 2-1
5/7/24	La Porte	Merrillville	(L) 18-0	4/16/24	Lake Central	La Porte	(W) 4-0
5/8/24	Merrillville	La Porte	(L) 9-0	4/17/24	La Porte	Lake Central	(W) 4-1
5/15/24	Michigan City	Merrillville	(W) 6-3	4/24/24	Michigan City	Lake Central	(W) 26-2
5/16/24	Merrillville	Michigan City	(L) 6-3	4/24/24	Michigan City	Lake Central	(W) 14-0

Record Breakdown

Merrillville (23-24)		Lake Central (23-24)
5-19	Overall	25-9
1-13	League	10-4
3-5	Non-League	8-4
0-3	Head to Head	3-0
1-12	Common Opponent	10-4
2-8	Home	12-3
2-10	Away	5-4
1-1	Neutral	8-2
1-1	Playoff	7-0
5-19	In-State	24-5
0-0	Out-of-State	1-4