Baseball Preview: Mercyhurst Prep Lakers vs. Varsity Opponent
The Mercyhurst Prep Lakers will challenge Varsity Opponent at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Mercyhurst Prep will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Last Sunday, Mercyhurst Prep got the win against Titusville by a conclusive 15-2. Considering the Lakers have won eight games by more than five runs this season, Sunday's blowout was nothing new.
Josh Majczyk made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Ethan Ishimaru was incredible, going 1-for-2 with a home run and three RBI. The last time his OBP was this high was back in August. Another player making a difference was Jack Stoker, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mercyhurst Prep lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 home runs per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 0.6.
Meanwhile, Sunday just wasn't the day for Varsity Opponent's offense. They fell 5-0 to Mercyhurst Prep last Sunday. While getting shut out isn't ideal, Varsity Opponent hasn't been shut out since back in May.
Mercyhurst Prep's win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-1. As for Varsity Opponent, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-6.
Mercyhurst Prep was able to grind out a solid victory over Varsity Opponent when the teams last played last Sunday, winning 5-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mercyhurst Prep since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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