Baseball Recap: Marsing Wins Going Away Against Melba

Huskies

Margin (Wins)

03/18/25 @ Nyssa	14
03/15/25 vs McCall-Donnelly	13
04/01/25 @ Parma	12
04/02/25 vs Vision	10
04/11/25 @ Melba	8

Marsing got themselves on the board against Melba on Friday, but Melba never followed suit. They were the clear victors by an 8-0 margin over the Mustangs. The result was nothing new for the Huskies, who have now won seven matchups by six runs or more so far this season.

Levi Puga made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-5. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last five games he's played.

In other batting news, Marsing let Luke Steinmeyer and Teagan Kinney run wild. Steinmeyer scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Kinney went 1-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Steinmeyer also brought in three RBI, which is notable because Marsing is undefeated when he posts at least three RBI, but 3-4 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Dresden Wood, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and one RBI.

Marsing is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. As for Melba, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-7.

Coming up, Marsing will welcome Parma at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Melba, they are taking a road trip to challenge Payette at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Mustangs' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Pirates have averaged an impressive 6.5 runs per game this season.