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Merrillville Highland

Pirates

Trojans

The Highland (IN) varsity baseball team lost Thursday's home non-conference game against Merrillville (IN) by a score of 2-1.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Merrillville	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0
Highland	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	6	0

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Game Stats

Highland (23-24)

Merrillville

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI
	Team Totals	.053	25	19	2	1	1
1	Darien Wiggins (So)	1.000	3	1	1	1	0
7	Joshua Magallon (Sr)	.000	3	2	0	0	0
8	Brady Barnett (Sr)	.000	3	2	0	0	0
10	Kaleb Henry (So)	.000	2	2	0	0	0
11	Derrick Nelson (Sr)	.000	3	3	0	0	0
12	T. Stephens (Sr)	.000	3	3	1	0	0
15	Trevor Goodwin (So)	.000	3	3	0	0	1
16	Arvee'A Ford (So)	.000	3	3	0	0	0
20	Arerion Hoover (Sr)		2	0	0	0	0

Highland

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI
	Team Totals	.222	30	27	1	6	1
1	Logan Finch (Fr)	.000	2	2	0	0	0
3	Caden Quigg (Jr)	.333	3	3	0	1	0
6	Ryan Gordon (Sr)	.250	4	4	0	1	0
7	Kiki Zekavica (Sr)	.000	1	1	0	0	0
9	Cash Washick (So)	.000	4	4	0	0	0
10	Ryan Murphy (So)	.000	2	2	0	0	0
12	D. Klapkowski (So)	.000	1	1	0	0	0
14	Ryan Sobkowicz (Jr)		3	0	0	0	0
16	Kirk Dapshis (So)	.333	3	3	1	1	0
17	Javier Castillo (Sr)	.667	3	3	0	2	1
23	C. VanderMeyden (Jr)	.250	4	4	0	1	0

Merrillville

#	Athlete Name	SH/B	BB	K	FC	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	2	4	6	3	.217	.052	.270
1	Darien Wiggins (So)	2	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000
7	Joshua Magallon (Sr)	0	1	0	0	.333	.000	.333
8	Brady Barnett (Sr)	0	1	0	0	.333	.000	.333
10	Kaleb Henry (So)	0	0	1	0	.000	.000	.000
11	Derrick Nelson (Sr)	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
12	T. Stephens (Sr)	0	0	2	1	.000	.000	.000
15	Trevor Goodwin (So)	0	0	1	1	.000	.000	.000
16	Arvee'A Ford (So)	0	0	2	0	.000	.000	.000
20	Arerion Hoover (Sr)	0	2	0	0	1.000		1.000

Highland

#	Athlete Name	BB	K	HBP	FC	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	2	3	1	1	8	.300	.222	.522
1	Logan Finch (Fr)	0	1	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000
3	Caden Quigg (Jr)	0	1	0	0	2	.333	.333	.666
6	Ryan Gordon (Sr)	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500
9	Cash Washick (So)	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000
10	Ryan Murphy (So)	0	1	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000
12	D. Klapkowski (So)	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000
14	Ryan Sobkowicz (Jr)	2	0	1	0	0	1.000		1.000
16	Kirk Dapshis (So)	0	0	0	1	2	.333	.333	.666
17	Javier Castillo (Sr)	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.666	1.334
23	C. VanderMeyden (Jr)	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500

Merrillville

Baserunning

#	Athlete Name	SB	SBA
	Team Totals	4	4
1	Darien Wiggins (So)	2	2
12	T. Stephens (Sr)	2	2

Highland

Baserunning

#	Athlete Name	SB	SBA
	Team Totals	1
16	Kirk Dapshis (So)	1

Merrillville

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO
	Team Totals	1.000	21	21
5	Isaac Aguayo (Fr)	1.000	3	3
7	Joshua Magallon (Sr)	1.000	3	3
10	Kaleb Henry (So)	1.000	2	2
12	T. Stephens (Sr)	1.000	3	3
15	Trevor Goodwin (So)	1.000	2	2
16	Arvee'A Ford (So)	1.000	5	5
20	Arerion Hoover (Sr)	1.000	3	3

Highland

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	A	DP
	Team Totals	1.000	30	21	9	2
1	Logan Finch (Fr)	1.000	4	2	2	2
3	Caden Quigg (Jr)	1.000	6	2	4	1
6	Ryan Gordon (Sr)	1.000	5	5	0	0
9	Cash Washick (So)	1.000	2	1	1	0
14	Ryan Sobkowicz (Jr)	1.000	2	2	0	0
15	Austin Gold (Jr)	1.000	1	0	1	0
16	Kirk Dapshis (So)	1.000	8	7	1	1
23	C. VanderMeyden (Jr)	1.000	2	2	0	0

Merrillville

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	W	L	W%	APP	GS	CG	SO	SV	NH	PG
	Team Totals	1.00				1	1
8	Brady Barnett (Sr)	1.00				1	1

Highland

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	L	W%	APP
	Team Totals	2.00	1	.000	1
13	Kyle Behary (Sr)	7.00	1	.000	1
15	Austin Gold (Jr)	0.00	0		1
28	Kyle Stacy (Sr)	0.00	0		1

Merrillville

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	2B	3B	HR	BF	AB
	Team Totals	7	6	1	1	2	3				30	27
8	Brady Barnett (Sr)	7	6	1	1	2	3				30	27

Highland

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	BF	AB
	Team Totals	7	1	2	2	4	5	25	21
13	Kyle Behary (Sr)	2	1	2	2	2	1	9	7
15	Austin Gold (Jr)	4.1	0	0	0	2	3	14	12
28	Kyle Stacy (Sr)	.2	0	0	0	0	1	2	2

Merrillville

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	WP	HBP	SF	SH/B	#P	BK	PO	SB
	Team Totals	.222	.300		1			97	0
8	Brady Barnett (Sr)	.222	.300		1			97	0

Highland

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	#P	SB
	Team Totals	.048	.200	100	2
13	Kyle Behary (Sr)	.143	.333	43	2
15	Austin Gold (Jr)	.000	.143	50	0
28	Kyle Stacy (Sr)	.000	.000	7	0

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Game Story

Indiana High School Baseball - Highland edged by Merrillville

April 25, 2024: Highland, IN 46322

The Merrillville Pirates got by the host Highland Trojans baseball team by a count of 2-1 in Thursday's non-league bout.

The Pirates now possess a 2-12 record. They take the field next when they travel to Valparaiso for a Duneland bout on Tuesday, April 30. Merrillville will face a Vikings team coming off a 3-1 non-league win over Munster (Munster, IN). The Vikings record now stands at 10-2.

Next, the Trojans face the Kankakee Valley Kougars (Wheatfield, IN) in a Northwest Crossroads bout, on Tuesday, April 30. Highland will attempt to move on its 5-11 season record.

Players of the Game

Merrillville (23-24)

Congratulations to #8 Brady Barnett for being selected the Merrillville Baseball Player of the Game.

Highland (23-24)

Highland has not selected any Players of the Game.

Merrillville @ Highland Baseball Game Info

Thu., Apr. 25, 2024 @ 4:30p

The Highland (IN) varsity baseball team lost Thursday's home non-conference game against Merrillville (IN) by a score of 2-1.

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

Highland (23-24)

IN	Class
154	51

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	RF	RA
10-19	3-9	2-8	7-8	1-3	.345	.250	98	166

Team Scoring Averages

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Merrillville	.4	.7	.8	.3	.3	.9	.4	3.1	4.3	2.3
Highland	.3	.5	.6	.5	.8	.3	.6	3.4	4.8	2.1

Team Stat Comparison

Merrillville		Highland
.207	Batting Average	.208
.319	On Base Percentage	.328
.274	Slugging Percentage	.245
.869	Fielding Percentage	.912
.214	Win Loss Percentage	.231

Team Leaders

Merrillville		Highland	National Avg.
#15 Trevor Goodwin.295	Batting Average	#6 Ryan Gordon.343	.239
#20 Arerion Hoover.431	On Base Percentage	#6 Ryan Gordon.505	.377
#20 Arerion Hoover.474	Slugging Percentage	#22 Brian Baker.667	.299
#5 Isaac Aguayo1.000	Fielding Percentage	#11 Hunter McLean1.000	.862
#10 Kaleb Henry.250	Win Loss Percentage	#23 Caden VanderMeyden1.000	.535

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Merrillville	2-4		Highland	2-3

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
3/25/24	Hobart	Merrillville	(L) 10-0	5/6/24	Hobart	Highland	(L) 3-1
				5/6/24	Hobart	Highland	(L) 10-1
3/28/24	Washington Township	Merrillville	(L) 24-5	5/20/24	Highland	Washington Township
4/9/24	Chesterton	Merrillville	(L) 10-0	5/11/24	Highland	Chesterton	(L) 3-2
4/10/24	Merrillville	Chesterton	(L) 13-2
4/13/24	Whiting	Merrillville	(W) 11-1	4/12/24	Highland	Whiting	(W) 11-1
5/23/24	Hammond Morton	Merrillville	(W) 7-4	4/11/24	Highland	Hammond Morton	(W) 4-1

Record Breakdown

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