Baseball Recap: Mercyhurst Prep Lakers vs. Varsity Opponent
Mercyhurst Prep waltzed into their game on Sunday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They blew past Varsity Opponent 23-4. The Lakers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten contests by six runs or more this season.
Brady Coleman and Hayden Spencer were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Coleman struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Meanwhile, Spencer struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance gave Coleman a new career-high in strikeouts. At the plate, Coleman scored two runs while going 2-for-4, while Spencer went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple.
In other batting news, Mercyhurst Prep got a massive performance out of Zack Kruszewski, who went 2-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Jack Stoker, who went 3-for-4 with three runs and four RBI.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mercyhurst Prep always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .574. They are a perfect 6-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Mercyhurst Prep's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-1.
Mercyhurst Prep will welcome Fairview at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Mercyhurst Prep is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.4 runs per game this season. As for Varsity Opponent, they will challenge Mercyhurst Prep at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday.
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