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The Merrillville (IN) JV baseball team lost Saturday's home non-conference game against Kankakee Valley (Wheatfield, IN) by a score of 24-2.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Kankakee Valley	5	5	1	6	7	-	-	24	18	2
Merrillville	1	0	1	0	0	-	-	2	4	9

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Merrillville (24-25)

Kankakee Valley

Batting

Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	2B	3B
Team Totals	.500	44	36	24	18	19	4	1
B. VanNieulande (So)	1.000	3	3	2	3	2	1	0
Brady Flick (Fr)	.200	5	5	1	1	3	0	1
Carlos Cruz (Jr)	.250	5	4	3	1	0	0	0
Eddy Lira (So)	.000	5	3	1	0	2	0	0
Hunter Munoz (Jr)	.800	5	5	3	4	4	1	0
J. Fitzpatrick (Jr)	.667	5	3	4	2	1	0	0
Nolan Eggers (Fr)	.500	2	2	0	1	1	0	0
Pierce Scott (So)		0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Will Chestnut (Jr)	.600	5	5	2	3	4	0	0
Zack Mikash (Jr)	.750	5	4	4	3	2	2	0

Merrillville

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	2B
	Team Totals	.263	25	19	2	5	1	1
1	M. Austin-Strong	.333	3	3	0	1	0	0
2	J. Hernandez	.500	3	2	0	1	1	0
5	Edwin Otero	.000	3	2	0	0	0	0
7	Tim Strickland	.000	1	1	0	0	0	0
8	Pedro Anaya	.000	3	2	0	0	0	0
10	Manolo Gomez		1	0	0	0	0	0
12	Jerimiah Bibbs	.000	1	1	0	0	0	0
13	N. Marrero	.000	1	1	0	0	0	0
16	Raiden Johnson	.000	3	2	1	0	0	0
21	Alphonso Royal	.500	3	2	1	1	0	1
22	Matthew Marrero	.667	3	3	0	2	0	0

Kankakee Valley

Athlete Name	SH/B	BB	K	HBP	ROE	FC	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
Team Totals	1	5	6	2	6	1	5	.581	.667	1.248
B. VanNieulande (So)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.333	2.333
Brady Flick (Fr)	0	0	2	0	1	0	5	.200	.600	.800
Carlos Cruz (Jr)	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	.400	.250	.650
Eddy Lira (So)	1	1	2	0	0	0	5	.250	.000	.250
Hunter Munoz (Jr)	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.800	1.000	1.800
J. Fitzpatrick (Jr)	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	.800	.667	1.467
Nolan Eggers (Fr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000
Will Chestnut (Jr)	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	.600	.600	1.200
Zack Mikash (Jr)	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	.800	1.250	2.050

Merrillville

#	Athlete Name	BB	K	HBP	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	5	10	1	8	.440	.316	.756
1	M. Austin-Strong	0	1	0	1	.333	.333	.666
2	J. Hernandez	1	1	0	0	.667	.500	1.167
5	Edwin Otero	1	1	0	1	.333	.000	.333
7	Tim Strickland	0	1	0	2	.000	.000	.000
8	Pedro Anaya	1	1	0	3	.333	.000	.333
10	Manolo Gomez	0	0	1	0	1.000		1.000
12	Jerimiah Bibbs	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000
13	N. Marrero	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000
16	Raiden Johnson	1	1	0	2	.333	.000	.333
21	Alphonso Royal	1	1	0	2	.667	1.000	1.667
22	Matthew Marrero	0	1	0	0	.667	.667	1.334

Kankakee Valley

Baserunning

#	Athlete Name	SB	SBA
	Team Totals	15
	Eddy Lira (So)	2
	Hunter Munoz (Jr)	2
	J. Fitzpatrick (Jr)	3
	Pierce Scott (So)	1
	Will Chestnut (Jr)	3
	Zack Mikash (Jr)	2

Merrillville

Baserunning

#	Athlete Name	SB
	Team Totals	2
1	M. Austin-Strong	1
2	J. Hernandez	1

Kankakee Valley

Fielding

Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	E
Team Totals	.882	17	15	2
Brady Flick (Fr)	1.000	11	11	0
Carlos Cruz (Jr)	1.000	1	1	0
Hunter Munoz (Jr)	1.000	2	2	0
Zack Mikash (Jr)	.000	2	0	2

Merrillville

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	A	E	DP
	Team Totals	.625	32	15	5	12	1
1	M. Austin-Strong	.800	5	3	1	1	1
2	J. Hernandez	1.000	1	1	0	0	0
5	Edwin Otero	1.000	4	2	2	0	0
10	Manolo Gomez	.000	1	0	0	1	0
13	N. Marrero	.000	1	0	0	1	0
16	Raiden Johnson	1.000	3	2	1	0	1
21	Alphonso Royal	.250	8	1	1	6	0
22	Matthew Marrero	.667	9	6	0	3	0

Kankakee Valley

Pitching

Athlete Name	ERA	APP
Team Totals	1.40	1
Hunter Munoz (Jr)	2.33	1
Nolan Eggers (Fr)	0.00	1

Merrillville

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	APP
	Team Totals	16.80	1
1	M. Austin-Strong	0.00	1
5	Edwin Otero	19.38	1

Kankakee Valley

Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	BF	AB
Team Totals	5	4	2	1	5	10	25	19
Hunter Munoz (Jr)	3	4	2	1	4	4	17	12
Nolan Eggers (Fr)	2	0	0	0	1	6	8	7

Merrillville

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	BF	AB
	Team Totals	5	19	24	12	5	6	44	37
1	M. Austin-Strong	.2	2	4	0	2	1	9	5
5	Edwin Otero	4.1	17	20	12	3	5	35	32

Kankakee Valley

Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	WP	HBP	#P	SB
Team Totals	.211	.400	1	1	105	2
Hunter Munoz (Jr)	.333	.529	1	1	67	1
Nolan Eggers (Fr)	.000	.125	0	0	38	1

Merrillville

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	WP	HBP	#P	PO	SB
	Team Totals	.514	.591	2	2	128	1	5
1	M. Austin-Strong	.400	.667	2	2	29	0	0
5	Edwin Otero	.531	.571	0	0	99	1	5

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Game Story

Indiana High School Baseball - Merrillville loses to Kankakee Valley

April 19, 2025: Merrillville, IN 46410

Kankakee Valley Kougars (Wheatfield, IN) fans left the game pleased Saturday as they observed their baseball squad achieve victory over the host Merrillville Pirates (Merrillville, IN), 24-2 in a non-league match.

With the triumph, Kankakee Valley advances its record to 4-4 on the season. The Kougars host Glenn (Walkerton, IN) to battle the Falcons in a non-league match on Monday, April 21. The Falcons come into the match with a record of 0-0.

The Pirates now have a 0-7 record. They put it on the line next when they host Highland for a non-league match on Friday, April 25.

KVHS @ Merrillville Baseball Game Info

Sat., Apr. 19, 2025 @ 12:30p

Game 2 of doubleheader

The Merrillville (IN) JV baseball team lost Saturday's home non-conference game against Kankakee Valley (Wheatfield, IN) by a score of 24-2.

Rankings & Records

Kankakee Valley (24-25)

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	RF	RA
15-7	5-5	9-2	6-5	.682	.500	246	125

Merrillville (24-25)

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

Team Scoring Averages

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	R	H	E
Kankakee Valley	2.7	1.5	2.1	2.2	2.2	1.5	1.6	1.0	11.2	9.1	2.0
Merrillville	1.2	1.1	1.5	.3	.6	1.0	2.3	-	5.6	4.6	7.1

Head-to-Head

Kankakee Valley won on 4/19/2025

4/19 @ 10a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Kankakee Valley 7 1 7 2 1 - - 18 7 1
Merrillville 1 0 0 1 0 - - 2 4 13

The Kankakee Valley (Wheatfield, IN) JV baseball team won Saturday's away non-conference game against Merrillville (IN) by a score of 18-2.
Box score
Kankakee Valley won on 4/19/2025

4/19 @ 12:30p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Kankakee Valley 5 5 1 6 7 - - 24 18 2
Merrillville 1 0 1 0 0 - - 2 4 9

The Kankakee Valley (Wheatfield, IN) JV baseball team won Saturday's away non-conference game against Merrillville (IN) by a score of 24-2.
Box score

4/19 @ 10a	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Kankakee Valley	7	1	7	2	1	-	-	18	7	1
Merrillville	1	0	0	1	0	-	-	2	4	13

Team Stat Comparison

Kankakee Valley		Merrillville
.352	Batting Average	.231
.504	On Base Percentage	.415
.468	Slugging Percentage	.285
.900	Fielding Percentage	.725
.824	Win Loss Percentage	.100

Team Leaders

Kankakee Valley		Merrillville	National Avg.
Hunter Munoz.524	Batting Average	#1 Maurice Austin-Strong.310	.258
Hunter Munoz.697	On Base Percentage	#12 Jerimiah Bibbs.571	.413
Hunter Munoz.810	Slugging Percentage	#21 Alphonso Royal.448	.322
Hunter Munoz1.000	Fielding Percentage	#11 William Riddell.850	.848
Jeremiah Fitzpatrick1.000	Win Loss Percentage	#16 Raiden Johnson.250	.587

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Kankakee Valley	4-1		Merrillville	1-4

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
4/17/25	Kankakee Valley	Portage	(L) 9-5	4/15/25	Merrillville	Portage	(L) 10-0
				4/16/25	Portage	Merrillville	(L) 25-3
5/6/25	Highland	Kankakee Valley	(W) 10-0	5/15/25	Highland	Merrillville	(L) 21-10
5/7/25	Kankakee Valley	Highland	(W) 24-15
5/10/25	Michigan City	Kankakee Valley	(W) 23-6	5/13/25	Michigan City	Merrillville	(W) 17-7
5/10/25	Michigan City	Kankakee Valley	(W) 23-3	5/14/25	Merrillville	Michigan City	(L) 22-21

Record Breakdown

Kankakee Valley (24-25)		Merrillville (24-25)
15-7	Overall	1-13
5-5	League	1-7
10-2	Non-League	0-6
2-0	Head to Head	0-2
4-1	Common Opponent	1-4
9-2	Home	1-8
6-5	Away	0-5
0-0	Neutral	0-0
0-0	Playoff	0-0
15-7	In-State	1-13
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0