Northwestern is 0-10 against Mercyhurst Prep since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Northwestern Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Mercyhurst Prep Lakers at 4:00 p.m. Mercyhurst Prep took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Northwestern, who comes in off a win.
Northwestern will bounce into Monday's match after beating North East, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Northwestern came out on top in a nail-biter against North East on Wednesday and snuck past 2-1.
Nick Timm was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Timm was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, a double, and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Gabe Hutchison, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Mercyhurst Prep had to settle for a 5-4 loss against Grove City on Saturday.
Hunter Krahe was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over 5.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Mercyhurst Prep saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brady Coleman, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Northwestern's victory bumped their record up to 6-10. As for Mercyhurst Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-4.
Northwestern might still be hurting after the 9-1 loss they got from Mercyhurst Prep in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mercyhurst Prep's Brady Rice, who struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Now that Northwestern knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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