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Merrillville Portage

Pirates

Indians

The Portage (IN) JV baseball team won Tuesday's home conference game against Merrillville (IN) by a score of 10-0.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Merrillville	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	3	6
Portage	1	0	1	0	0	8	-	10	11	0

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Portage (24-25)

Merrillville

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	H
	Team Totals	.143	22	21	3
1	M. Austin-Strong	.500	3	2	1
2	J. Hernandez	.000	2	2	0
5	Edwin Otero	.000	2	2	0
6	Ashton Earls	.333	3	3	1
7	Tim Strickland	.000	1	1	0
8	Pedro Anaya	.000	1	1	0
11	William Riddell	.000	3	3	0
13	N. Marrero	.000	1	1	0
16	Raiden Johnson	.000	3	3	0
21	Alphonso Royal	.500	2	2	1
22	Matthew Marrero	.000	1	1	0

Portage

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	2B
	Team Totals	.367	35	30	10	11	7	2
1	Jacob Hacker (Fr)	1.000	4	2	1	2	0	1
3	Hunter Petri (So)	.750	4	4	3	3	1	1
4	Brexton Peacock (So)	.000	3	3	0	0	0	0
6	Brody Braden (So)	.250	4	4	1	1	0	0
8	Michael Taylor (So)	.000	4	3	1	0	0	0
11	Lucas Banogon (So)	.500	4	4	1	2	0	0
12	Matthew Ramian (So)	.667	4	3	1	2	2	0
13	Diego Mendez (Jr)	.000	4	3	1	0	3	0
16	Brystin Mazur (Jr)	1.000	1	1	1	1	1	0
19	Payton Kretz (So)	.000	3	3	0	0	0	0

Merrillville

#	Athlete Name	BB	K	FC	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	1	17	1	4	.182	.143	.325
1	M. Austin-Strong	1	1	0	0	.667	.500	1.167
2	J. Hernandez	0	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000
5	Edwin Otero	0	2	0	2	.000	.000	.000
6	Ashton Earls	0	2	0	2	.333	.333	.666
7	Tim Strickland	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000
8	Pedro Anaya	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000
11	William Riddell	0	3	0	2	.000	.000	.000
13	N. Marrero	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000
16	Raiden Johnson	0	2	1	2	.000	.000	.000
21	Alphonso Royal	0	1	0	0	.500	.500	1.000
22	Matthew Marrero	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000

Portage

#	Athlete Name	BB	K	HBP	ROE	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	3	6	2	3	7	.457	.433	.890
1	Jacob Hacker (Fr)	2	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.500	2.500
3	Hunter Petri (So)	0	0	0	0	0	.750	1.000	1.750
4	Brexton Peacock (So)	0	2	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000
6	Brody Braden (So)	0	0	0	0	2	.250	.250	.500
8	Michael Taylor (So)	0	1	1	0	2	.250	.000	.250
11	Lucas Banogon (So)	0	0	0	1	2	.500	.500	1.000
12	Matthew Ramian (So)	0	1	1	0	1	.750	.667	1.417
13	Diego Mendez (Jr)	1	1	0	2	2	.250	.000	.250
16	Brystin Mazur (Jr)	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000
19	Payton Kretz (So)	0	1	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000

Baserunning

Merrillville has not entered any baserunning stats.

Portage

Baserunning

#	Athlete Name	SB
	Team Totals	10
1	Jacob Hacker (Fr)	2
3	Hunter Petri (So)	1
6	Brody Braden (So)	1
8	Michael Taylor (So)	1
11	Lucas Banogon (So)	2
12	Matthew Ramian (So)	2
16	Brystin Mazur (Jr)	1

Merrillville

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	A	E
	Team Totals	.700	30	16	5	9
1	M. Austin-Strong	.400	5	1	1	3
2	J. Hernandez	1.000	1	1	0	0
5	Edwin Otero	.000	2	0	0	2
6	Ashton Earls	1.000	5	5	0	0
11	William Riddell	1.000	2	2	0	0
16	Raiden Johnson	.667	3	1	1	1
20	D. Tanzymore	.000	1	0	0	1
21	Alphonso Royal	1.000	6	4	2	0
22	Matthew Marrero	.600	5	2	1	2

Portage

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO
	Team Totals	1.000	18	18
6	Brody Braden (So)	1.000	17	17
11	Lucas Banogon (So)	1.000	1	1

Merrillville

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	W	L	W%	APP	GS	CG	SO	SV	NH	PG
	Team Totals	2.62	0	1	.000	1				0
16	Raiden Johnson	2.62	0	1	.000	1				0

Portage

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	W	W%	APP
	Team Totals	1	1.000	1
16	Brystin Mazur (Jr)	0		1
19	Payton Kretz (So)	1	1.000	1

Merrillville

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	2B	3B	HR	BF	AB
	Team Totals	5.1	7	10	2	3	6			0	35	30
16	Raiden Johnson	5.1	7	10	2	3	6			0	35	30

Portage

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	BB	K	BF	AB
	Team Totals	6	3	1	17	22	21
16	Brystin Mazur (Jr)	1	0	1	3	4	3
19	Payton Kretz (So)	5	3	0	14	18	18

Merrillville

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	WP	HBP	SF	SH/B	#P	BK	PO	SB
	Team Totals	.233	.343	1	2			113	1	0	6
16	Raiden Johnson	.233	.343	1	2			113	1	0	6

Portage

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	#P
	Team Totals	.143	.182	84
16	Brystin Mazur (Jr)	.000	.250	21
19	Payton Kretz (So)	.167	.167	63

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Game Story

Indiana High School Baseball - Portage wallops Merrillville

April 15, 2025: Portage, IN 46368

The Portage Indians baseball team scored 10 runs and held the visiting Merrillville Pirates to 0 in the Indians league win on Tuesday.

The Indians now own a 4-0 record. They take the field next when they travel to Merrillville for a test on Wednesday, April 16. Portage will play a Pirates team coming off a 10-0 league loss to Portage (Portage, IN). The Pirates record now stands at 0-4.

With the defeat, Merrillville drops to 0-4 on the year. The Pirates host Portage (Portage, IN) to play the Indians in a test on Wednesday, April 16. The Indians go into the test with a record of 4-0. Portage won 10-0 in their recent league test against Merrillville (Merrillville, IN)

Merrillville @ Portage Baseball Game Info

Tue., Apr. 15, 2025 @ 4:30p

The Portage (IN) JV baseball team won Tuesday's home conference game against Merrillville (IN) by a score of 10-0.

Rankings & Records

Merrillville (24-25)

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	RF	RA
1-13	1-7	1-8	0-5	.071	.125	78	254

Portage (24-25)

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	RF	RA
8-11	5-9	3-6	5-5	.421	.357	127	101

Team Scoring Averages

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Merrillville	1.2	1.1	1.5	.3	.6	1.0	2.3	5.6	4.6	7.1
Portage	1.2	.6	1.7	.8	1.5	.9	1.0	6.7	6.1	1.9

Head-to-Head

Portage won on 4/15/2025

4/15 @ 4:30p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Merrillville 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 6
Portage 1 0 1 0 0 8 - 10 11 0

The Merrillville (IN) JV baseball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against Portage (IN) by a score of 10-0.
Box score
Portage won on 4/16/2025

4/16 @ 4:30p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Portage 1 6 8 0 10 - - 25 13 2
Merrillville 3 0 0 0 0 - - 3 3 13

The Portage (IN) JV baseball team won Wednesday's away conference game against Merrillville (IN) by a score of 25-3.
Box score

4/16 @ 4:30p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Portage	1	6	8	0	10	-	-	25	13	2
Merrillville	3	0	0	0	0	-	-	3	3	13

Team Stat Comparison

Merrillville		Portage
.231	Batting Average	.282
.415	On Base Percentage	.411
.285	Slugging Percentage	.339
.725	Fielding Percentage	.908
.100	Win Loss Percentage	.389

Team Leaders

Merrillville		Portage	National Avg.
#1 Maurice Austin-Strong.310	Batting Average	#6 Brody Braden.457	.258
#12 Jerimiah Bibbs.571	On Base Percentage	#2 Javian Rodriguez.571	.413
#21 Alphonso Royal.448	Slugging Percentage	#6 Brody Braden.571	.322
#11 William Riddell.850	Fielding Percentage	#13 Diego Mendez1.000	.848
#16 Raiden Johnson.250	Win Loss Percentage	#18 Cole Wallace1.000	.587

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Merrillville	1-8		Portage	4-4

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
4/8/25	Merrillville	Chesterton	(L) 29-2	5/13/25	Portage	Chesterton	(L) 3-2
4/9/25	Chesterton	Merrillville	(L) 15-0	5/14/25	Chesterton	Portage	(L) 4-0
4/19/25	Kankakee Valley	Merrillville	(L) 18-2	4/17/25	Kankakee Valley	Portage	(W) 9-5
4/19/25	Kankakee Valley	Merrillville	(L) 24-2
4/29/25	Valparaiso	Merrillville	(L) 14-0	4/22/25	Valparaiso	Portage	(L) 8-5
4/30/25	Merrillville	Valparaiso	(L) 16-2	4/23/25	Portage	Valparaiso	(L) 12-11
5/13/25	Michigan City	Merrillville	(W) 17-7	4/8/25	Portage	Michigan City	(W) 14-0
5/14/25	Merrillville	Michigan City	(L) 22-21	4/9/25	Michigan City	Portage	(W) 10-0
5/15/25	Highland	Merrillville	(L) 21-10	4/3/25	Portage	Highland	(W) 11-0

Record Breakdown

Merrillville (24-25)		Portage (24-25)
1-13	Overall	8-11
1-7	League	5-9
0-6	Non-League	3-2
0-2	Head to Head	2-0
1-8	Common Opponent	4-4
1-8	Home	3-6
0-5	Away	5-5
0-0	Neutral	0-0
0-0	Playoff	0-0
1-13	In-State	8-11
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0