Wilmington has gone 9-1 against Mercer recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Greyhounds will be playing at home against the Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. Wilmington is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
Wilmington will bounce into Friday's match after beating Slippery Rock, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. The Greyhounds walked away with a 7-3 victory over the Rockets on Monday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Greyhounds.
Wilmington got a great performance from Tristen Jones as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over five innings pitched. Jones also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because the Greyhounds are 4-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 3-7 otherwise.
Danny Leonard
| 04/28/25 vs Slippery Rock | 2 |
| 03/24/25 @ Mohawk Area | 2 |
| 03/21/25 @ Sharon | 2 |
| 03/19/25 vs Union Area | 2 |
| 04/09/25 vs Reynolds | 1 |
| + 4 more games |
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Danny Leonard, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and one double. He is becoming a predictor of Wilmington's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 3-1 (and 4-7 when he doesn't). Owen Bauer was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
Meanwhile, Mercer entered their tilt with Laurel on Wednesday with five consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with six. They blew past the Spartans 10-4. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by six runs or more this season.
Cole Fisher was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Parker Puskar, who went 2-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
Mercer was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Laurel only posted a batting average of .192.
Mercer's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-3. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games. As for Wilmington, their win bumped their record up to 7-8.
Wilmington was able to grind out a solid victory over Mercer in their previous matchup back in April, winning 6-3. Do the Greyhounds have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Mustangs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
