Baseball Recap: Three Straight Home Wins for Muhlenberg

Muhlenberg won against Conrad Weiser on Monday with six runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Wednesday. The Muhls' pitcher stepped up to hand the Exeter Township Eagles a 6-0 shutout. This was a revenge game for the Muhls: when they faced off against the Eagles on April 8th, they had to take a 10-2 loss.

The result came thanks to Cole Moody's shutout, as he gave up just a hit and racked up six Ks. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Muhlenberg is 5-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 5-6 otherwise.

Gavin Moody

Hits (Career)

04/30/25 vs Exeter Township	3
04/28/25 vs Conrad Weiser	2
04/23/25 @ Reading	2
04/16/25 vs Governor Mifflin	2
04/10/25 vs Wilson	2

On the hitting side, Gavin Moody was excellent, going 3-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Cooper Burr also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.

They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Muhlenberg kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.1 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 8.8.

Muhlenberg's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-7. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Exeter Township, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-5.

Looking ahead, Muhlenberg will challenge Warwick at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. As for Exeter Township, they will take on Fleetwood at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Eagles 3.3, the Tigers 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.