Baseball Game Preview: STEAM Academy at McCluer South Berkeley Bulldogs vs. McCluer North Stars

Bulldogs

Runs

04/08/25 vs Hazelwood Central	14
04/01/25 @ Normandy	11
03/31/25 @ Metro	1
03/26/25 vs Maplewood-Richmond Heights	9

The STEAM Academy at McCluer South Berkeley Bulldogs will venture away from home to take on the McCluer North Stars at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. STEAM Academy at McCluer South Berkeley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.

STEAM Academy at McCluer South Berkeley is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Hazelwood Central on Tuesday as they made off with a 14-4 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulldogs.

Dylan Merkle made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Merkle was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in doubles (two).

In other batting news, Nicolis Phillips was a standout: he scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-2. That hit marked the first that he got this season. Duecy Mason was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.

STEAM Academy at McCluer South Berkeley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .581. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hazelwood Central only posted an OBP of .320.

Meanwhile, McCluer North lost 19-2 to Brentwood last Monday. The Stars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

McCluer North saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Telly Cornell, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Another was Joseph Kane, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.

STEAM Academy at McCluer South Berkeley's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.1 runs on average over those games. As for McCluer North, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.