Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Adrian). They put the hurt on the Jackson Vikings with a sharp 16-2 win on Monday. With that victory, the Maples brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Abram Marlatt made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Marlatt was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, one run, and one double. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high.
Adam Parker
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In other batting news, Adam Parker and Luke Bruggeman did most of the damage at the plate: Parker scored five runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-5, while Bruggeman scored three runs and stole six bases while going 1-for-1. Those five runs gave Parker a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon DeKeyser, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
The win made it two in a row for Adrian and bumps their season record up to 2-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.5 runs over those games. As for Jackson, they are on a 14-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Adrian will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Vikings: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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