Baseball Recap: Morro Bay Pirates vs. Merced Bears
Morro Bay waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They skirted past the Merced Bears 3-2.
Eli Brown looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, Morro Bay's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Quentin Crotts, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
On Merced's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Riley Dickey, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and an RBI. Dickey has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Morro Bay's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-7. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.3 runs per game. As for Merced, their loss dropped their record down to 10-5.
Morro Bay will face off against Village Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Merced, they will challenge St. Monica at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Merced: 3.9, St. Monica: 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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