Baseball Preview: Mercyhurst Prep Lakers vs. Varsity Opponent
Mercyhurst Prep is 8-1 against Varsity Opponent since August of 2024, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Sunday. The Mercyhurst Prep Lakers will host Varsity Opponent at 1:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mercyhurst Prep has nine straight victories, Varsity Opponent has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Sunday, Mercyhurst Prep made easy work of Varsity Opponent and carried off a 23-4 win. The Lakers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matches by six runs or more this season.
Brady Coleman and Hayden Spencer were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Coleman struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Meanwhile, Spencer struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance gave Coleman a new career-high in strikeouts. At bat, Coleman scored two runs while going 2-for-4, while Spencer went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and two runs.
In other batting news, Mercyhurst Prep got a massive performance out of Zack Kruszewski, who went 2-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Stoker, who went 3-for-4 with three runs and four RBI.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mercyhurst Prep always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .574. They are a perfect 6-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Mercyhurst Prep's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-1. As for Varsity Opponent, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9.
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