Baseball Recap: Mercyhurst Prep Lakers vs. North East Grape Pickers
There's no place like home for Mercyhurst Prep, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Wednesday. They came out on top against the North East Grape Pickers by a score of 7-4 on Thursday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Lakers also won the last time the pair played back in May.
Cameron Aresco made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Aresco was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Mike Schloss was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jack Natemeier, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Mercyhurst Prep didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 16 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Mercyhurst Prep's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1.
Mercyhurst Prep will venture away from home to square off against Varsity Opponent at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday. Mercyhurst Prep's pitching crew has only allowed two runs per game this season, so Varsity Opponent's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for North East, they will take on Mercyhurst Prep at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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