Trojans
| 05/29/25 vs Bishop McCort | 11 |
| 05/24/25 vs Moshannon Valley | 12 |
| 05/14/25 vs Southern Fulton | 1 |
| 05/08/25 vs Southern Huntingdon County | 13 |
| 05/06/25 vs Claysburg-Kimmel | 4 |
| + 18 more games |
The Mount Union Trojans will take on the Montgomery Red Raiders at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Mount Union is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
Mount Union is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They were the clear victors by an 11-1 margin over Bishop McCort. That's two games straight that the Trojans have won by exactly ten runs.
Mount Union got a great performance from Davin Yocum as he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Yocum has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks in 17 consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Julian Weirich, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jamon Ranck, who went 3-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Mount Union always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .543. The last time their OBP was this high was back in April.
Meanwhile, Montgomery unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of South Williamsport by a score of 8-6.
Briar Persing put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over 5.1 innings while giving up four earned runs off eight hits. Persing was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one double. That double was his first of the season.
In other batting news, Max Furman made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one double. Victor Ottman was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.
Mount Union is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Montgomery, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-5.
