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Mustang baseball gets first win

Mon - 24 Feb Written by Metro Sports Report

TEMPE, Ariz. - The Mount Mercy baseball team broke into the victory column Sunday with a 2-1 victory over Park University in Arizona.

Lyle Fini collected a two-run double in the fifth inning to give the Mustangs a 2-0 lead and the Mount Mercy pitchers made it hold up.

Tanner Lohaus pitched the first five innings, allowing one run on three hits. Blake Willenborg tossed three scoreless innings in relief and Skylar Freese notched two strikeouts in the ninth inning for the save as the Mustangs raised their record to 1-6. The three pitchers allowed only five hits.

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Mount Mercy baseball drops to 0-5

Thu - 20 Feb Written by Metro Sports Report

MESA, Ariz. - The Mount Mercy baseball team has begun the 2020 campaign with five straight losses after falling to Benedictine of Arizona, 8-4, Wednesday in Arizona.

Cael Lambe went 3-for-5 for the Mustangs.

Collin Shrader, Austin Hilpipre and Trey Roberson had two hits for Mount Mercy.

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Mount Mercy baseball swept again

Sun - 16 Feb Written by Metro Sports Report

POINT LOOKOUT, Mo. - The Mount Mercy baseball team has gotten off to a slow with the bats this season.

The Mustangs lost to Texas A&M-Texarkana, 8-0, and were trimmed by the College of the Ozarks, 4-3, Saturday on their swing through Missouri.

Mount Mercy fell to 0-4 for the young campaign, with three of the losses by shutout. The Mustangs have scored three runs in four games.

Mount Mercy owned a 3-1 lead heading into the bottom of the seventh inning against the College of the Ozarks, but Ozarks rallied for three runs for the victory.

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Mount Mercy baseball drops pair

Sat - 15 Feb Written by Metro Sports Report

The Mount Mercy baseball collected only three hits in a pair of ballgames Friday and was blanked both times on its trip to Missouri.

The Mustangs lost to the College of the Ozarks, 6-0, and fell to Texas A&M-Texarkana, 11-0, failing to score in either game.

Mount Mercy hitters went 3-for-42 in the two games.

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Mustangs denied trip to nationals

Tue - 07 May Written by Metro Sports Report

OZARK, Mo. - The Mount Mercy baseball team came within two outs of earning a trip to the NAIA national tournament Monday.

The Mustangs held a 3-1 lead over Clarke University with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, needing a victory in the losers bracket final of the Heart of America Conference tournament to automatically qualify for nationals.

Unfortunately for Mount Mercy, the Pride rallied for two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to tie the game 3-3 and force extra innings. Clarke broke the deadlock by scoring in the bottom of the 12th for a 4-3 verdict.

Baker blasted Clarke, 16-3, in the first championship game to win the conference tournament. Baker and Clarke now advance to the NAIA tournament as the conference tournament champion and runnerup, while Mount Mercy finishes one win short at 29-23.

Mount Mercy compiled a 4-2 record in the tournament and staved off three straight elimination games.

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