The Grand Valley Mustangs will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the St. John Fighting Herald at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The timing is sure in Grand Valley's favor as the squad sits on four straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while St. John has been banged up by six consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
Grand Valley headed into their last match having not scored more than two runs for three straight, but Lordstown let them put that streak behind them. The Mustangs blew past the Red Devils 25-2 on Monday. With that victory, the Mustangs brought their scoring average up to 7 runs per game.
Ady Kovacic made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Kovacic was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring five runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Those hits marked the first that she got this season.
In other batting news, Grand Valley let Kaityln Baumann and Lydia Prah run wild. Baumann scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances, while Prah scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in five of her six plate appearances. Those runs were Baumann's first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Violet Morse, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4.
Grand Valley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .708. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, St. John came up short against Maplewood on Monday, falling 11-1.
St. John saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maddie Holler, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Grand Valley's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for St. John, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 1-3.
Grand Valley might still be hurting after the 10-3 defeat they got from St. John in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Mustangs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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