The Mercer Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the Slippery Rock Rockets at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mercer will be strutting in after a victory while Slippery Rock will be coming in after a defeat.
Mercer's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Grove City with a sharp 8-0 win. The victory continues a trend for the Mustangs in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now won five in a row.
Angelina Eakman
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Angelina Eakman was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. What's more, she gave up only one walk, the fewest she's had since back in April of 2024. She was also big at the plate, firing off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-4. Those two home runs gave her a new career-high.
Eakman wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Mackenzie Hackett, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Those two hits gave Hackett a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Slippery Rock lost 12-2 to Wilmington on Tuesday.
Slippery Rock's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Mercer, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Mercer couldn't quite finish off Slippery Rock in their previous matchup back in April of 2018 and fell 6-4. Can Mercer avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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