Baseball Recap: Manheim Central Barons vs. Muhlenberg Muhls
Manheim Central and Muhlenberg squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Manheim Central had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Muhlenberg Muhls by a score of 6-5. Manheim Central was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Muhlenberg apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in March.
Kyle Mylin put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Mylin has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Mylin was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Brody Groff was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Manheim Central didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Muhlenberg only tossed four.
Like Manheim Central, Muhlenberg also got a great game from a two-way player: Josh Smeltzer. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Smeltzer was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Kevin Rodriguez was excellent, scoring two runs while going 4-for-5.
This is the second loss in a row for Manheim Central and nudges their season record down to 13-9. As for Muhlenberg, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season.
Manheim Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Muhlenberg, they will head out on the road to square off against Mechanicsburg at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Muhlenberg: 3.2, Mechanicsburg: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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