Baseball Recap: Mount Union Drops Season-High Score on Southern Huntingdon County

Trojans

Margin (Wins)

04/14/25 @ Southern Huntingdon County	12
03/18/25 vs Curwensville	10
04/04/25 @ Williamsburg	9
04/03/25 vs Tussey Mountain	8
03/28/25 vs Bald Eagle Area	7

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mount Union). They blew past the Southern Huntingdon County Rockets 19-7 on Monday. The result was nothing new for the Trojans, who have now won seven matchups by six runs or more so far this season.

Cody McClain was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. That stolen base was his first of the season.

In other batting news, Mount Union let Abe Weirich and Dylan Shawver run wild. Weirich went 3-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and one triple, while Shawver went 3-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. Those four RBI gave Weirich a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jamon Ranck, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.

Mount Union always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .605. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive games.

Mount Union's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-2. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Southern Huntingdon County, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-8.

Looking ahead, Mount Union will host West Branch at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Trojans' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Warriors have averaged an impressive 9.2 runs per game this season. As for Southern Huntingdon County, they will head out to face off against Moshannon Valley at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.