Baseball Recap: Mount Union Trojans vs. North Star Cougars
Mount Union entered their tilt with North Star with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the North Star Cougars a 5-0 shutout on Tuesday.
Cody McClain looked comfortable as he tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Bryce Danish was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Mount Union is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for North Star, their loss dropped their record down to 15-3.
Mount Union will challenge West Branch at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (West Branch: 2.6, Mount Union: 3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for North Star, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Conemaugh Township at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. North Star is on a four-game streak of home wins, Conemaugh Township a nine-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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