Baseball Preview: Mercyhurst Prep Lakers vs. Northwestern Wildcats
Mercyhurst Prep is 10-0 against Northwestern since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Mercyhurst Prep Lakers will be playing at home against the Northwestern Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. Mercyhurst Prep's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so Northwestern's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Saturday, it was a hard-fought game, but Mercyhurst Prep had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against Grove City.
Hunter Krahe was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over 5.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Mercyhurst Prep saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brady Coleman, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Northwestern, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against North East on Wednesday and snuck past 2-1.
Nick Timm made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Timm was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, a double, and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Gabe Hutchison, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Mercyhurst Prep's loss dropped their record down to 13-4. As for Northwestern, their win bumped their record up to 6-10.
Mercyhurst Prep took their victory against Northwestern when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 9-1. Will Mercyhurst Prep repeat their success, or does Northwestern have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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