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Hernando Merritt Island

Leopards

Mustangs

The Merritt Island (FL) varsity baseball team won Tuesday's home playoff game against Hernando (Brooksville, FL) by a score of 10-0.

This game is a part of the "2024 FHSAA Baseball State Championships - 4A FHSAA Baseball " tournament.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Hernando	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	2	2
Merritt Island	0	0	3	0	0	7	-	10	7	0

Final score provided by R. Lindeman.

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Game Stats

Merritt Island (23-24)

Hernando

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	H
	Team Totals	.105	27	19	2
2	Austin Knierim (So)	.500	3	2	1
3	Palmer Looper (Jr)	.000	3	2	0
4	Ryan Miller (Sr)	.000	3	3	0
8	Kaine Ellis (So)	.000	3	2	0
10	Mason Morgan (Jr)	.000	3	2	0
12	Bryce Saltsman (Sr)	1.000	3	1	1
13	Henry Robison (Sr)	.000	3	2	0
14	M. Saltsman (So)	.000	3	2	0
23	Eric O'Dell (Jr)	.000	3	3	0

Merritt Island

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	2B
	Team Totals	.375	36	24	9	9	9	2
1	Toren Dunegan (Sr)	.500	4	4	1	2	1
2	Romeo Tornga (Sr)	.333	3	3		1	1
4	Hudson Blank (Sr)	1.000	4	4	2	4	3	1
5	Mark Coakley (Sr)	.500	4	2	1	1	1
6	Nick Wimberly (Sr)		4	2
13	Robert Myer (Sr)		1	1
14	Liam Miller (Fr)		4	2
15	Jacob Loeffler (Sr)		4	2	1		1
16	Dean Hanselman (Sr)		4	2	2		1
18	Ben Hettinger (So)				1
44	Noah Knight (Sr)	.500	4	2	1	1	1	1

Hernando

#	Athlete Name	SH/B	BB	K	HBP	FC	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	1	6	10	1	1	15	.346	.105	.451
2	Austin Knierim (So)	0	1	0	0	1	1	.667	.500	1.167
3	Palmer Looper (Jr)	0	1	2	0	0	0	.333	.000	.333
4	Ryan Miller (Sr)	0	0	3	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000
8	Kaine Ellis (So)	0	1	0	0	0	2	.333	.000	.333
10	Mason Morgan (Jr)	0	1	1	0	0	2	.333	.000	.333
12	Bryce Saltsman (Sr)	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000
13	Henry Robison (Sr)	0	1	1	0	0	1	.333	.000	.333
14	M. Saltsman (So)	0	1	0	0	0	1	.333	.000	.333
23	Eric O'Dell (Jr)	0	0	3	0	0	6	.000	.000	.000

Merritt Island

#	Athlete Name	BB	K	HBP	FC	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	10	1	2	1	.583	.458	1.041
1	Toren Dunegan (Sr)					.500	.500	1.000
2	Romeo Tornga (Sr)					.333	.333	.666
4	Hudson Blank (Sr)					1.000	1.250	2.250
5	Mark Coakley (Sr)	1		1	1	.750	.500	1.250
6	Nick Wimberly (Sr)	2	1			.500	.000	.500
14	Liam Miller (Fr)	1		1		.500	.000	.500
15	Jacob Loeffler (Sr)	2				.500	.000	.500
16	Dean Hanselman (Sr)	2				.500	.000	.500
44	Noah Knight (Sr)	2				.750	1.000	1.750

Hernando

Baserunning

#	Athlete Name	SB	SBA
	Team Totals	1
3	Palmer Looper (Jr)	1

Merritt Island

Baserunning

#	Athlete Name	SB	SBA
	Team Totals	1	1
5	Mark Coakley (Sr)	1	1

Hernando

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	A	E	DP
	Team Totals	.909	22	17	3	2	2
2	Austin Knierim (So)	1.000	4	3	1	0	1
3	Palmer Looper (Jr)	1.000	3	3	0	0	0
5	Colten Cloud (Sr)	.500	2	1	0	1	0
8	Kaine Ellis (So)	1.000	1	1	0	0	0
10	Mason Morgan (Jr)	1.000	4	3	1	0	1
12	Bryce Saltsman (Sr)	1.000	4	4	0	0	0
14	M. Saltsman (So)	1.000	2	2	0	0	0
23	Eric O'Dell (Jr)	.500	2	0	1	1	0

Merritt Island

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	A
	Team Totals	1.000	23	18	5
4	Hudson Blank (Sr)	1.000	10	10
13	Robert Myer (Sr)	1.000	2	1	1
14	Liam Miller (Fr)	1.000	3		3
15	Jacob Loeffler (Sr)	1.000	4	4
16	Dean Hanselman (Sr)	1.000	2	1	1
44	Noah Knight (Sr)	1.000	2	2

Hernando

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	W	L	W%	APP	GS	SV
	Team Totals	9.88	0	1	.000	4	1	0
5	Colten Cloud (Sr)	2.80		1	.000	1	1
6	Rylan Thompson (Sr)	0.00	0	0		1		0
9	C. Caraynoff (Sr)		0	0		1		0
44	Cody Whitelaw (Jr)	42.00	0	0		1		0

Merritt Island

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	W	L	W%	APP	GS	CG	SO	SV	NH	PG
	Team Totals	0.00	1		1.000	1	1	1	1
6	Nick Wimberly (Sr)	0.00	1		1.000	1	1	1	1

Hernando

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	BF	AB
	Team Totals	5.2	7	10	8	10	1	36	24
5	Colten Cloud (Sr)	5	4	4	2	5	1	25	19
6	Rylan Thompson (Sr)	.1	1	0	0	0	0	3	2
9	C. Caraynoff (Sr)		1	4	4	3	0	4	1
44	Cody Whitelaw (Jr)	.1	1	2	2	2	0	4	2

Merritt Island

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	2B	3B	HR	BF	AB
	Team Totals	6	2	0	0	5	10				27	20
6	Nick Wimberly (Sr)	6	2	0	0	5	10				27	20

Hernando

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	HBP	#P	SB
	Team Totals	.292	.528	2	114	1
5	Colten Cloud (Sr)	.211	.400	1	79	1
6	Rylan Thompson (Sr)	.500	.667	1	6	0
9	C. Caraynoff (Sr)	1.000	1.000	0	17	0
44	Cody Whitelaw (Jr)	.500	.750	0	12	0

Merritt Island

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	WP	HBP	SF	SH/B	#P	BK	PO	SB
	Team Totals	.100	.308		1		1	103			1
6	Nick Wimberly (Sr)	.100	.308		1		1	103			1

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Game Story

Florida High School Baseball - Merritt Island wallops Hernando

May 14, 2024: Merritt Island, FL 32953

Spectators at Tuesday's non-league battle between the Merritt Island Mustangs (Merritt Island, FL) and the visiting Hernando Leopards (Brooksville, FL), saw Merritt Island's baseball squad knock off Hernando by a count of 10-0.

Coming up next, the Mustangs play the South Walton Seahawks (Santa Rosa Beach, FL) in a non-league battle, on Tuesday, May 21. Merritt Island will attempt to move on its 24-5 season record. The Seahawks enter the battle with a 20-10 record after their 6-1 non-league win over Arnold (Panama City Beach, FL).

The Leopards now possess a 19-10 record.

Players of the Game

Hernando (23-24)

Hernando has not selected any Players of the Game.

Merritt Island (23-24)

Congratulations to #4 Hudson Blank for being selected the Merritt Island Baseball Player of the Game.

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Bottom of the 6th Inning

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Final

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Rankings & Records

Hernando (23-24)

FL	Class
147	21

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	RF	RA
19-10	2-2	11-2	7-7	1-1	.655	.500	159	89

Merritt Island (23-24)

FL	Class
39	3

Overall	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	RF	RA
24-6	14-2	7-3	3-1	.800	235	68

Team Scoring Averages

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Hernando	.7	1.3	1.0	1.0	.6	.4	.9	0	.5	5.5	6.3	1.3
Merritt Island	.6	1.4	1.8	1.7	1.5	1.3	.8	-	-	7.8	8.0	1.5

Team Stat Comparison

Hernando		Merritt Island
.244	Batting Average	.315
.397	On Base Percentage	.449
.312	Slugging Percentage	.419
.948	Fielding Percentage	.612
.655	Win Loss Percentage	.793

Team Leaders

Hernando		Merritt Island	National Avg.
#8 Kaine Ellis.388	Batting Average	#29 Henry Happel1.000	.239
#41 Reagan Wilkes1.000	On Base Percentage	#29 Henry Happel1.000	.377
#8 Kaine Ellis.552	Slugging Percentage	#29 Henry Happel1.000	.299
#19 Brendan Shannon1.000	Fielding Percentage	#32 Shane Patrick1.000	.862
#14 Michael Saltsman1.000	Win Loss Percentage	#27 Aiden Fowks1.000	.535

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Hernando	1-1		Merritt Island	1-0

Date	Away	Home	Result		Date	Away	Home	Result
2/28/24	Hernando	Dunnellon	(L) 8-3		5/8/24	Dunnellon	Merritt Island	(W) 9-1
4/24/24	Dunnellon	Hernando	(W) 6-1

Record Breakdown

Hernando (23-24)		Merritt Island (23-24)
19-10	Overall	24-6
2-2	League	0-0
12-5	Non-League	14-5
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
1-1	Common Opponent	1-0
11-2	Home	14-2
7-7	Away	7-3
1-1	Neutral	3-1
3-2	Playoff	6-1
19-10	In-State	23-6
0-0	Out-of-State	1-0

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