Baseball Recap: Merino Has No Trouble Against Holyoke

Merino never let their opponents score on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Holyoke Dragons as they made off with a 16-0 win. The Rams haven't had any issues with the Dragons recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.

Isaac Poe was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three). He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. He has become a key player for Merino: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 3-4 otherwise.

Coen Schmidt

Stolen Base (Career)

04/08/25 @ Holyoke	4
04/11/24 @ Peetz	3
04/05/24 @ Caliche	3
03/22/24 vs Sedgwick County	3
04/08/25 @ Holyoke	2

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Coen Schmidt, who scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Those four stolen bases gave him a new career-high.

Merino always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .759. They are a perfect 6-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

Merino's win bumped their record up to 8-4. As for Holyoke, they are on an 11-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-10.

Coming up, Merino will challenge Otis at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Rams' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Bulldogs have averaged an impressive 12.5 runs per game this season. As for Holyoke, they will face off against Highland at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.