Baseball Recap: Mendon Wins Going Away Against Eau Claire

Hornets

Margin (Wins)

05/01/25 @ Athens	16
05/09/25 vs Tekonsha	15
05/09/25 vs Tekonsha	15
05/06/25 @ Burr Oak	14
05/16/25 @ Eau Claire	11

Mendon was not the first on the board on Friday, but they got there more often. Everything went their way against the Eau Claire Beavers as they made off with a 12-1 victory. Considering the Hornets have won nine games by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Mike Curiel made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high.

In other pitching news, Cam Bingaman looked comfortable as he got on base in two of his four plate appearances with five stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Those five stolen bases gave him a new career-high.

Back at the plate, Mendon let Phoenix Dunson and Jerry Batten run wild. Dunson got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI, while Batten went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Those two hits gave Batten a new career-high.

Mendon is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs over those games. As for Eau Claire, they are on a 27-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-20.

Coming up, Mendon will be playing in front of their home fans against Bangor at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Eau Claire, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Bloomingdale at 4:30 p.m. on the 27th.