Mercer lost against Wilmington last Saturday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Mercer Mustangs fell just short of the Wilmington Greyhounds by a score of 9-8. Mercer has not had much luck with Wilmington recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Jayden Amos was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Amos has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Amos was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
Amos wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Christie, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Like Mercer, Wilmington also got a great game from a two-way player: Tyler Mikulin. He struck out six batters over 5.2 innings while giving up three earned (and five unearned) runs off seven hits. Mikulin was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Chase Mitcheltree, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Mercer's defeat dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Wilmington, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 10-4.
Mercer will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Greenville at 4:15 p.m. Greenville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.1 runs per game this season. As for Wilmington, they are on the road again on Wednesday to play West Middlesex at 4:00 p.m. Wilmington is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.5 runs per game this season.
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