Baseball Recap: Slippery Rock Find Success
By Team Reports
Apr 21, 2026, 5:11am
Baseball Recap: Slippery Rock Rockets vs. Mercer Mustangs
Slippery Rock won the last time they faced Mercer and things went their way on Friday too. The Rockets skirted past the Mustangs 3-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Rockets have posted since May 16, 2025.
Doug Popovec
| 04/17/26 @ Mercer | 2 |
| 04/14/26 @ Sharon | 1 |
| 04/09/26 vs Wilmington | 1 |
| 04/08/26 @ Grove City | 1 |
| 05/20/25 vs Fort LeBoeuf | 1 |
The team relied heavily on Doug Popovec, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and one RBI. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Jacob Kunsman was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Slippery Rock now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Mercer, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-4.
Slippery Rock has already played their next matchup, a 2-1 win against Titusville on the 20th. As for Mercer, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 10-0 defeat against Karns City on the 20th.
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