Mentor took care of business in their home opener (and then some) on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Euclid Panthers a 27-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for the Cardinals, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Pat Collins made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Collins was also big at the plate, scoring four runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Brayden Bortnick
| 04/01/25 vs Euclid | 3 |
| 04/22/24 vs North | 2 |
| 05/21/24 vs Dover | 1 |
| 05/13/24 @ Westlake | 1 |
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In other batting news, Brayden Bortnick was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (three). Josh Wieland was another key player, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Euclid dropped their record down to 0-2 with the loss, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Mentor will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Panthers: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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