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West Lafayette Merrillville

Red Devils

Pirates

The Merrillville (IN) varsity baseball team lost Saturday's home non-conference game against West Lafayette (IN) by a score of 8-5.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
West Lafayette	2	0	0	0	6	0	0	8	8	1
Merrillville	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	5	7	4

Final score provided by S. Pressley.

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Game Stats

Merrillville (22-23)

West Lafayette

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI
	Team Totals	.267	36	30	8	8	7
2	Ben Werth (Fr)	.500	4	4	2	2	1
7	A. Von Werder (Sr)	.000	4	2	1	0	0
8	Jacob Deutsch (Jr)		0	0	1	0	0
9	Evan Cooke (Sr)	.500	4	4	1	2	1
11	Julian Smith (Sr)	.000	4	4	0	0	1
12	Jack Shaeffer (Jr)	.333	4	3	1	1	0
14	Fischer Trosky (Fr)	.250	4	4	0	1	2
20	Valin Hedden (Sr)	.000	4	2	1	0	0
21	Max Mullis (Sr)	.000	4	3	0	0	1
23	Manny Gaeta (Jr)	.500	4	4	1	2	1

Merrillville

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI
	Team Totals	.259	32	27	5	7	5
1	Darien Wiggins (Fr)		4	3
7	Joshua Magallon (Jr)	.667	4	3	1	2	1
8	Brady Barnett (Jr)		4	4			1
10	Kaleb Henry (Fr)		3	3	1		1
12	T. Stephens (Jr)	.333	4	3		1
15	Trevor Goodwin (Fr)	.333	4	3		1
20	Arerion Hoover (Jr)		3	2	1
22	Arvee'A Ford (Fr)	.667	3	3	1	2	1
24	Colin Early (Sr)	.333	3	3	1	1	1

West Lafayette

#	Athlete Name	BB	K	HBP	ROE	FC	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	3	6	3	4	1	7	.389	.266	.656
2	Ben Werth (Fr)	0	1	0	0	0	3	.500	.500	1.000
7	A. Von Werder (Sr)	2	1	0	0	0	1	.500	.000	.500
9	Evan Cooke (Sr)	0	0	0	0	1	4	.500	.500	1.000
11	Julian Smith (Sr)	0	2	0	1	0	2	.000	.000	.000
12	Jack Shaeffer (Jr)	0	0	1	1	0	1	.500	.333	.833
14	Fischer Trosky (Fr)	0	1	0	0	0	3	.250	.250	.500
20	Valin Hedden (Sr)	0	0	2	1	0	0	.500	.000	.500
21	Max Mullis (Sr)	1	1	0	1	0	3	.250	.000	.250
23	Manny Gaeta (Jr)	0	0	0	0	0	2	.500	.500	1.000

Merrillville

#	Athlete Name	BB	K	HBP	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	2	9	3	.375	.259	.634
1	Darien Wiggins (Fr)		1	1	.250	.000	.250
7	Joshua Magallon (Jr)			1	.750	.666	1.417
8	Brady Barnett (Jr)		2		.000	.000	.000
10	Kaleb Henry (Fr)		2		.000	.000	.000
12	T. Stephens (Jr)			1	.500	.333	.833
15	Trevor Goodwin (Fr)	1			.500	.333	.833
20	Arerion Hoover (Jr)	1	2		.333	.000	.333
22	Arvee'A Ford (Fr)		1		.667	.666	1.334
24	Colin Early (Sr)		1		.333	.333	.666

West Lafayette

Baserunning

#	Athlete Name	SB
	Team Totals	4
2	Ben Werth (Fr)	1
8	Jacob Deutsch (Jr)	1
9	Evan Cooke (Sr)	1
23	Manny Gaeta (Jr)	1

Baserunning

Merrillville has not entered any baserunning stats.

West Lafayette

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	A	E
	Team Totals	.960	25	21	3	1
2	Ben Werth (Fr)	1.000	1	1	0	0
9	Evan Cooke (Sr)	1.000	5	4	1	0
11	Julian Smith (Sr)	1.000	2	1	1	0
12	Jack Shaeffer (Jr)	1.000	2	2	0	0
14	Fischer Trosky (Fr)	1.000	9	9	0	0
20	Valin Hedden (Sr)	1.000	2	2	0	0
21	Max Mullis (Sr)	1.000	1	1	0	0
23	Manny Gaeta (Jr)	.667	3	1	1	1

Fielding

Merrillville has not entered any fielding stats.

West Lafayette

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	APP
	Team Totals	4.00	1
1	Carson Kitchel (Jr)	3.50	1
12	Jack Shaeffer (Jr)	4.20	1

Merrillville

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	APP
	Team Totals	4.00	2
8	Brady Barnett (Jr)		1
10	Kaleb Henry (Fr)	4.67	1

West Lafayette

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	BF	AB
	Team Totals	7	7	5	4	2	9	33	28
1	Carson Kitchel (Jr)	2	3	1	1	0	2	9	9
12	Jack Shaeffer (Jr)	5	4	4	3	2	7	24	19

Merrillville

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
	Team Totals	7	6	8	4	3	6
8	Brady Barnett (Jr)	1					1
10	Kaleb Henry (Fr)	6	6	8	4	3	5

West Lafayette

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	WP	HBP	#P
	Team Totals	.250	.364	1	3	110
1	Carson Kitchel (Jr)	.333	.333	0	0	28
12	Jack Shaeffer (Jr)	.211	.375	1	3	82

Merrillville

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	WP	HBP	SF	SH/B	#P	BK	PO	SB
	Team Totals		2.000		3
10	Kaleb Henry (Fr)		2.000		3

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Game Story

Indiana High School Baseball - West Lafayette gets by Merrillville

May 20, 2023: Merrillville, IN 46410

In Saturday's non-league challenge, the West Lafayette Red Devils (West Lafayette, IN) baseball squad the host Merrillville Pirates (Merrillville, IN), by a final score of 8-5.

With the win, West Lafayette upgrades its record to 13-11 on the season. The Red Devils travel to Merrillville (Merrillville, IN) to battle the Pirates in a non-league challenge on Saturday, May 20. The Pirates come into the challenge with a record of 4-20. Merrillville won 9-7 in their recent league challenge against Michigan City (Michigan City, IN)

With the defeat, Merrillville falls to 4-22 on the season. The Pirates host West Lafayette (West Lafayette, IN) to battle the Red Devils in a non-league challenge on Saturday, May 20. The Red Devils come into the challenge with a record of 11-11. West Lafayette won 16-6 in their recent non-league challenge against Carroll (Flora, IN)

Rankings & Records

West Lafayette (22-23)

IN	Class
151	45

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	RF	RA
13-12	3-5	6-6	7-5	0-1	.520	.375	187	172

Merrillville (22-23)

IN	Class
277	86

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	RF	RA
5-23	2-12	2-11	3-11	0-1	.179	.143	82	322

Team Scoring Averages

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
West Lafayette	1.2	1.4	.7	.6	1.3	1.6	1.3	7.5	8.1	2.8
Merrillville	.6	.5	.3	.3	.4	.8	1.0	2.9	3.5	4.0

Head-to-Head

West Lafayette won on 5/20/2023

5/20 @ 11a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

West Lafayette 2 0 0 0 6 0 0 8 8 1
Merrillville 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 5 7 4

The West Lafayette (IN) varsity baseball team won Saturday's away non-conference game against Merrillville (IN) by a score of 8-5.
Box score
West Lafayette won on 5/20/2023

5/20 @ 1p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

West Lafayette 0 6 1 0 1 3 1 12 8 5
Merrillville 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 6 7 6

The West Lafayette (IN) varsity baseball team won Saturday's away non-conference game against Merrillville (IN) by a score of 12-6.
Box score

5/20 @ 1p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
West Lafayette	0	6	1	0	1	3	1	12	8	5
Merrillville	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	6	7	6

Team Stat Comparison

West Lafayette		Merrillville
.295	Batting Average	.195
.408	On Base Percentage	.343
.423	Slugging Percentage	.237
.901	Fielding Percentage	-
.400	Win Loss Percentage	.000

Team Leaders

West Lafayette		Merrillville	National Avg.
#12 Jack Shaeffer.386	Batting Average	#12 Tre'Von Stephens.441	.243
#9 Evan Cooke.515	On Base Percentage	#12 Tre'Von Stephens.553	.375
#12 Jack Shaeffer.686	Slugging Percentage	#12 Tre'Von Stephens.544	.307
#17 Camden Proctor1.000	Fielding Percentage	-	.861
#9 Evan Cooke1.000	Win Loss Percentage	#24 Colin Early0	.543

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
West Lafayette	2-0		Merrillville	0-1

Date	Away	Home	Result		Date	Away	Home	Result
5/2/23	Rensselaer Central	West Lafayette	(W) 11-4		4/28/23	Rensselaer Central	Merrillville	(L) 4-3
5/3/23	West Lafayette	Rensselaer Central	(W) 15-2

Record Breakdown

West Lafayette (22-23)		Merrillville (22-23)
13-12	Overall	5-23
4-5	League	2-12
9-6	Non-League	3-10
2-0	Head to Head	0-2
2-0	Common Opponent	0-1
6-6	Home	2-11
7-5	Away	3-11
0-1	Neutral	0-1
0-0	Playoff	0-1
13-12	In-State	5-23
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0