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Merit Preparatory Academy American Heritage

Knights

Patriots

The American Heritage (American Fork, UT) varsity baseball team lost Tuesday's home conference game against Merit Preparatory Academy (Springville, UT) by a score of 29-1.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
MPA	3	7	8	7	4	-	-	29	20	2
American Heritage	0	0	0	0	1	-	-	1	3	7

Final score provided by B. Jansen.

Recap
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Matchup

Game Stats

Merit Preparatory Academy (21-22)

American Heritage (21-22)

Merit Preparatory Academy

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	2B	3B	HR
	Team Totals	.556	51	36	29	20	21	3	1	2
4	Cael Bunker (Sr)	.333	6	3	4	1	4	0	0	1
5	Vaughn Torres (So)	.500	3	2	1	1	3	1	0	0
8	Kenneth McCoy (So)	1.000	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
9	Alan Mendonca (So)	.500	4	2	2	1	1	1	0	0
10	Matthew Yates (Sr)	.667	6	3	5	2	4	0	0	1
11	Kolter Dixon (So)	.800	6	5	3	4	2	0	1	0
12	Will Snelson (Jr)	.600	6	5	3	3	0	0	0	0
13	Jeremy Bigler (Jr)	.333	6	6	2	2	1	1	0	0
14	Dylan Pereza (So)		2	0	2	0	1	0	0	0
17	Devon Lott (So)	.600	5	5	3	3	1	0	0	0
18	Dawson Sargent (Jr)	.500	6	4	3	2	3	0	0	0

American Heritage

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	2B
	Team Totals	.176	19	17	1	3	1	1
1	Gabe Cannon (So)	.000	1	1	0	0	0	0
2	J. Christofferson (Fr)	.000	2	1	0	0	0	0
7	W. Chappell (Fr)	.500	3	2	0	1	0	0
8	Evan Rutherford (Sr)	.000	1	1	0	0	0	0
9	Mack Chappell (Jr)	.000	2	2	0	0	0	0
10	Tanner Sosa (Jr)	.000	1	1	0	0	1	0
11	Sam Werner (Fr)	.000	2	2	1	0	0	0
12	Matt Lake (Fr)	1.000	1	1	0	1	0	0
15	Jaden Adams (So)	.000	1	1	0	0	0	0
16	Luke Stratton (Fr)	.000	1	1	0	0	0	0
18	Beau Walker (Sr)	.000	2	2	0	0	0	0
21	Kapono Limon (So)	.500	2	2	0	1	0	1

Merit Preparatory Academy

#	Athlete Name	BB	K	HBP	ROE	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	6	7	9	3	7	.686	.861	1.547
4	Cael Bunker (Sr)	3	1	0	0	2	.667	1.333	2.000
5	Vaughn Torres (So)	0	0	1	0	1	.667	1.000	1.667
8	Kenneth McCoy (So)	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000
9	Alan Mendonca (So)	1	1	1	0	2	.750	1.000	1.750
10	Matthew Yates (Sr)	0	1	3	0	2	.833	1.666	2.500
11	Kolter Dixon (So)	0	0	1	0	2	.833	1.200	2.033
12	Will Snelson (Jr)	0	1	1	0	4	.667	.600	1.267
13	Jeremy Bigler (Jr)	0	1	0	2	7	.333	.500	.833
14	Dylan Pereza (So)	0	0	2	0	0	1.000		1.000
17	Devon Lott (So)	0	0	0	1	3	.600	.600	1.200
18	Dawson Sargent (Jr)	2	2	0	0	2	.667	.500	1.167

American Heritage

#	Athlete Name	BB	K	ROE	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	2	9	1	6	.263	.235	.498
1	Gabe Cannon (So)	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000
2	J. Christofferson (Fr)	1	1	0	0	.500	.000	.500
7	W. Chappell (Fr)	1	0	0	2	.667	.500	1.167
8	Evan Rutherford (Sr)	0	1	0	2	.000	.000	.000
9	Mack Chappell (Jr)	0	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000
11	Sam Werner (Fr)	0	0	1	0	.000	.000	.000
12	Matt Lake (Fr)	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000
15	Jaden Adams (So)	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000
16	Luke Stratton (Fr)	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000
18	Beau Walker (Sr)	0	2	0	2	.000	.000	.000
21	Kapono Limon (So)	0	0	0	0	.500	1.000	1.500

Merit Preparatory Academy

Baserunning

#	Athlete Name	SB
	Team Totals	16
4	Cael Bunker (Sr)	1
9	Alan Mendonca (So)	1
10	Matthew Yates (Sr)	5
11	Kolter Dixon (So)	2
12	Will Snelson (Jr)	3
17	Devon Lott (So)	2
18	Dawson Sargent (Jr)	2

American Heritage

Baserunning

#	Athlete Name	SB	SBA
	Team Totals	1	1
7	W. Chappell (Fr)	1	1

Merit Preparatory Academy

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	E
	Team Totals	.882	17	15	2
4	Cael Bunker (Sr)	1.000	9	9	0
9	Alan Mendonca (So)	1.000	1	1	0
10	Matthew Yates (Sr)	1.000	1	1	0
11	Kolter Dixon (So)	.333	3	1	2
13	Jeremy Bigler (Jr)	1.000	1	1	0
17	Devon Lott (So)	1.000	1	1	0
18	Dawson Sargent (Jr)	1.000	1	1	0

American Heritage

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	E	DP
	Team Totals	.636	22	14	8	1
2	J. Christofferson (Fr)	.600	5	3	2	1
7	W. Chappell (Fr)	.500	2	1	1	0
10	Tanner Sosa (Jr)	1.000	1	1	0	0
11	Sam Werner (Fr)	1.000	1	1	0	0
15	Jaden Adams (So)	.857	7	6	1	0
16	Luke Stratton (Fr)	.500	2	1	1	0
18	Beau Walker (Sr)	.000	2	0	2	0
21	Kapono Limon (So)	.500	2	1	1	0

Merit Preparatory Academy

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	W	W%	APP	SV
	Team Totals	1.40	1	1.000	1	1
11	Kolter Dixon (So)	7.00	0		1	0
13	Jeremy Bigler (Jr)	0.00	1	1.000	1	1

American Heritage

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	L	W%	APP
	Team Totals	35.00	1	.000	3
1	Gabe Cannon (So)	54.60	0		1
11	Sam Werner (Fr)	16.80	0		1
21	Kapono Limon (So)	33.60	1	.000	1

Merit Preparatory Academy

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	BF	AB
	Team Totals	5	3	1	1	3	8	19	16
11	Kolter Dixon (So)	1	2	1	1	1	1	6	5
13	Jeremy Bigler (Jr)	4	1	0	0	2	7	13	11

American Heritage

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	BF	AB
	Team Totals	5	18	29	25	6	7	2	51	36
1	Gabe Cannon (So)	1.2	8	15	13	2	4	1	21	15
11	Sam Werner (Fr)	1.2	6	4	4	0	3	1	12	11
21	Kapono Limon (So)	1.2	4	10	8	4	0	0	18	10

Merit Preparatory Academy

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	#P	PO	SB
	Team Totals	.188	.316	78	1	4
11	Kolter Dixon (So)	.400	.500	22	0	1
13	Jeremy Bigler (Jr)	.091	.231	56	1	3

American Heritage

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	HBP	#P	BK	SB
	Team Totals	.500	.647	9	165	1	10
1	Gabe Cannon (So)	.533	.667	4	61	0	3
11	Sam Werner (Fr)	.545	.583	1	41	0	0
21	Kapono Limon (So)	.400	.667	4	63	1	7

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Game Story

Utah High School Baseball - Merit Preparatory Academy wallops American Heritage

August 31, 2021: American Fork, UT 84003

The Merit Preparatory Academy Knights (Springville, UT) baseball trounced the host American Heritage Patriots (American Fork, UT), 29-1 in Tuesday's league contest.

Coming up next, the Knights play the St. Joseph Jayhawks (Ogden, UT) in a 2A Fall contest, on Friday, September 3. Merit Preparatory Academy will attempt to better on its 7-4 season record. The Jayhawks enter the contest with a 0-7 record after their 24-2 league loss to Draper APA (Draper, UT).

The Patriots now sport a 5-3 record. They take the field next when they host Utah Military Academy - Hill Field for a 2A Fall contest on Tuesday, September 7.

Players of the Game

Merit Preparatory Academy (21-22)

Merit Preparatory Academy has not selected any Players of the Game.

American Heritage (21-22)

Congratulations to #7 William Chappell for being selected the American Heritage Baseball Player of the Game.

Rankings & Records

Merit Preparatory Academy (21-22)

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Region %	RF	RA
16-5	12-0	9-2	6-2	1-1	.762	1.000	215	102

American Heritage (21-22)

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Region %	RF	RA
13-5-1	7-3-1	6-2-1	5-3	2-0	.711	.682	259	144

Team Scoring Averages

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Merit Preparatory Academy	3.0	1.1	1.7	2.4	2.5	1.2	1.0	10.2	7.2	2.0
American Heritage	3.8	3.3	2.1	2.8	1.8	2.0	1.0	13.6	8.3	2.7

Head-to-Head

Merit Preparatory Academy won on 8/31/2021

8/31 @ 4p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

MPA 3 7 8 7 4 - - 29 20 2
AHHS 0 0 0 0 1 - - 1 3 7

The Merit Preparatory Academy (Springville, UT) varsity baseball team won Tuesday's away conference game against American Heritage (American Fork, UT) by a score of 29-1.
Box score
Merit Preparatory Academy won on 9/17/2021

9/17 @ 4p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

AHHS 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 - -
MPA 3 2 0 1 0 1 - 7 - -

The American Heritage (American Fork, UT) varsity baseball team lost Friday's away conference game against Merit Preparatory Academy (Springville, UT) by a score of 7-4.
Box score
American Heritage won on 10/9/2021

10/9 @ 7:30p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

MPA 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 4 - -
AHHS 2 1 3 0 0 2 0 8 - -

The Merit Preparatory Academy (Springville, UT) varsity baseball team lost Saturday's neutral playoff game against American Heritage (American Fork, UT) by a score of 8-4.
Box score

9/17 @ 4p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
AHHS	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	4	-	-
MPA	3	2	0	1	0	1	-	7	-	-

10/9 @ 7:30p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
MPA	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	4	-	-
AHHS	2	1	3	0	0	2	0	8	-	-

Team Stat Comparison

Merit Preparatory Academy		American Heritage
.372	Batting Average	.363
.553	On Base Percentage	.533
.544	Slugging Percentage	.495
.876	Fielding Percentage	.906
.867	Win Loss Percentage	.765

Team Leaders

Merit Preparatory Academy		American Heritage	National Avg.
#13 Jeremy Bigler.667	Batting Average	#27 Esther Handy1.000	.262
#13 Jeremy Bigler.800	On Base Percentage	#27 Esther Handy1.000	.427
#4 Cael Bunker1.052	Slugging Percentage	#27 Esther Handy1.000	.322
#17 Devon Lott1.000	Fielding Percentage	#9 Mack Chappell1.000	.709
#13 Jeremy Bigler1.000	Win Loss Percentage	#9 Mack Chappell1.000	.603

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Merit Preparatory Academy	11-0		American Heritage	11-2-1

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
8/5/21	Utah Military Academy - Camp Williams	Merit Preparatory Academy	(W) 15-2	8/9/21	American Heritage	Utah Military Academy - Camp Williams	(W) 22-7
8/17/21	Utah Military Academy - Camp Williams	Merit Preparatory Academy	(W) 5-4	9/14/21	Utah Military Academy - Camp Williams	American Heritage	(W) 22-3
8/17/21	Utah Military Academy - Camp Williams	Merit Preparatory Academy	(W) 11-3
8/20/21	Merit Preparatory Academy	Utah Military Academy - Hill Field	(W) 4-2	9/7/21	Utah Military Academy - Hill Field	American Heritage	(T) 18-18
				10/1/21	Utah Military Academy - Hill Field	American Heritage	(W) 16-1
9/3/21	St. Joseph	Merit Preparatory Academy	(W) 19-4	8/20/21	American Heritage	St. Joseph	(W) 37-2
9/10/21	Merit Preparatory Academy	Maeser Prep Academy	(W) 5-3	8/17/21	American Heritage	Maeser Prep Academy	(W) 13-9
9/10/21	Merit Preparatory Academy	Maeser Prep Academy	(W) 16-1	8/24/21	American Heritage	Maeser Prep Academy	(W) 26-3
10/1/21	Maeser Prep Academy	Merit Preparatory Academy	(W) 17-5	9/24/21	Maeser Prep Academy	American Heritage	(W) 6-5
				9/24/21	Maeser Prep Academy	American Heritage	(W) 19-1
9/14/21	Merit Preparatory Academy	American Prep WV	(W) 11-0	8/5/21	American Heritage	American Prep WV	(L) 4-3
				9/21/21	American Prep WV	American Heritage	(W) 12-2
				10/9/21	American Prep WV	American Heritage	(W) 8-1
9/24/21	Rockwell	Merit Preparatory Academy	(W) 4-2	9/10/21	American Heritage	Rockwell	(W) 15-5
9/24/21	Rockwell	Merit Preparatory Academy	(W) 14-2	9/10/21	American Heritage	Rockwell	(L) 11-9

Record Breakdown

Merit Preparatory Academy (21-22)		American Heritage (21-22)
16-5	Overall	13-5-1
12-0	League	7-3-1
2-2	Non-League	2-1
2-1	Head to Head	1-2
11-0	Common Opponent	11-2-1
9-2	Home	6-2-1
6-2	Away	5-3
1-1	Neutral	2-0
2-1	Playoff	3-0
16-5	In-State	13-5-1
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0