Baseball Recap: Mercer County Comes Up Short

After soaring to 14 runs the game before, Mercer County was a bit more limited in their game on Thursday. They fell 5-2 to the Rockridge Rockets. The Golden Eagles were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Rockets earlier this season, when they won 8-7.

Nathan Matlick

Hits Against

04/17/25 vs Rockridge	2
04/14/25 @ Rockridge	1
04/12/25 vs Erie-Prophetstown	0

Mercer County got a good showing from Nathan Matlick, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Matlick has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Mercer County saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Kenney, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one double. Another was Tannen Whitehall, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and one run.

Mercer County's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 8-7. As for Rockridge, their win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 7-8.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Mercer County will venture away from home to square off against Hall at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Rockridge, they will face off against Monmouth-Roseville at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.