Baseball Recap: Halen McCollum leads a balanced attack to beat Houghton
By Team Reports
May 5, 2024, 1:57am
Baseball Recap: Marquette Redmen vs. Houghton Gremlins
Marquette proved they can win big last Wednesday (they won by six) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Houghton Gremlins and snuck past 7-5. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Marquette also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2023.
Marquette's win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Halen McCollum, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Chase Niemi, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Marquette now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Houghton, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Marquette by a score of 12-11 later that day.
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