Baseball Recap: Mt. Pleasant Wins Going Away Against Deer Lakes

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Previous 5 Games

03/31/25 - Home	11-1 W
04/05/22 - Home	1-8 L
04/04/22 - Away	0-4 L
04/07/21 - Away	0-10 L
04/06/21 - Home	2-6 L

Mt. Pleasant made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Deer Lakes, but they still couldn't quite topple them. Mt. Pleasant blew past Deer Lakes 11-1 on Monday. Considering the Vikings have won three games by more than seven runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Jacob Kitz spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up six Ks.

At the plate, Santino Marne was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Connor Drzal was another key player, going 3-for-4 with five RBI.

Mt. Pleasant kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least 11 hits in three consecutive matches.

Mt. Pleasant pushed their record up to 5-2-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Deer Lakes, they now have a losing record of 2-3.

Mt. Pleasant will have a chance to go back-to-back against Deer Lakes: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.