Baseball Recap: University School Preppers vs. Mentor Cardinals
University School put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Friday. They put the hurt on the Mentor Cardinals with a sharp 11-1 win. University School's victory was all the more impressive since Mentor was averaging only 2.73 runs allowed on the season.
Riley Penn made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched six innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Penn has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Penn was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Tucker Greer was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Joey Zigman, who went 1-for-3 with four RBI and a run.
The win was the fifth in a row for University School, bringing their record for this year to 11-1. As for Mentor, their loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 9-2.
University School didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-0 victory vs. St. Edward on the 20th. As for Mentor, they will stay at home for another game and welcome North at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Mentor's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so North's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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