Baseball Recap: McCluer South-Berkeley wins going away against McCluer

By Team Reports Apr 9, 2024, 10:02am

Baseball Recap: McCluer South-Berkeley Bulldogs vs. McCluer Comets

McCluer South-Berkeley won the last time they faced McCluer, and things went their way on Monday too. The McCluer South-Berkeley Bulldogs put the hurt on the McCluer Comets with a sharp 12-6 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for McCluer South-Berkeley.

Dylan Merkle made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off only two hits. Merkle was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.

In other batting news, Andrew Gild was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Christopher Gregory was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.

McCluer South-Berkeley now has a winning record of 2-1-1. As for McCluer, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.

McCluer South-Berkeley will head out on the road to challenge Hazelwood East at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. McCluer South-Berkeley is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season. As for McCluer, they will head out on the road to face off against Normandy at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. McCluer is facing Normandy at the right time seeing as Normandy is stuck on a three-game losing streak.

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