Baseball Recap: Mount Union Trojans vs. Claysburg-Kimmel Bulldogs
Mount Union entered their tilt with Claysburg-Kimmel with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They blew past the Claysburg-Kimmel Bulldogs 9-3. With that win, Mount Union brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Mount Union got a great performance from Davin Yocum as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Yocum has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Jamon Ranck and Landon Chrisemer did most of the damage at the plate: Ranck scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3, while Chrisemer went 1-for-3 with four RBI, a run, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryce Danish, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Claysburg-Kimmel's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aidan Simpson, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Mount Union pushed their record up to 4-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.5 runs per game. As for Claysburg-Kimmel, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Mount Union will head out on the road to face off against Bald Eagle Area at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Bald Eagle Area: 2.5, Mount Union: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Claysburg-Kimmel, they will be playing in front of their home fans against McConnellsburg at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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