After four games on the road, Bartlesville is heading back home. They will take on the Muskogee Roughers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Bartlesville is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They walked away with a 12-8 victory over Muskogee on Monday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Bartlesville considering their one-run performance the game before.
Barrett Merciez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and six unearned) runs off four hits. Merciez has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Merciez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Brett Eaves and Masyn Dryden did most of the damage at the plate: Eaves got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and a double, while Dryden scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jaxon Zaun, who scored two runs while going 2-for-6.
Bartlesville's win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-21. As for Muskogee, their loss dropped their record down to 7-24.
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