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Clarion CLAR-B 7-26
9
Winner Mercyhurst MER-B 24-7
Clarion CLAR-B
7-26
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Final
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Mercyhurst MER-B
24-7
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Clarion CLAR-B 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 2
Mercyhurst MER-B 3 0 0 0 5 1 X 9 7 2

W: Chris Vallimont (6-2) L: Miranda, Chance (0-5)

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Clarion CLAR-B 7-27
6
Winner Mercyhurst MER-B 25-7
Clarion CLAR-B
7-27
0
Final
6
Mercyhurst MER-B
25-7
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Clarion CLAR-B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Mercyhurst MER-B 0 0 0 0 2 4 X 6 7 1

W: Russell Lamovec (4-2) L: Schlick, Branden (1-3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

#9 Mercyhurst Takes Two from Baseball

ERIE, Pa. – The Clarion baseball team opened a four-game set with ninth-ranked Mercyhurst with a doubleheader on Friday, falling by scores of 9-3 and 6-0 to the Lakers at the MU Baseball Field.  The Golden Eagles will look for revenge on Saturday when they host Mercyhurst for a twinbill at Kelly Automotive Park in Butler.
 
Game 1
The Golden Eagles fell behind early in Game 1 and tried to rally their way back, scoring three runs in the top of the seventh inning before falling 9-3 to the Lakers.  Mercyhurst tacked on three runs in the bottom of the first inning and five in the fifth to lock up the win over Clarion.
 
Chance Miranda (0-5) took the bump to start and had an effective outing, throwing four innings and allowing just three runs – two earned – in keeping the Lakers off balance.  The lefty struck out six and walked three, limiting the damage against him to just the first inning.
 
Clarion was held to just three hits, all three of which came in the top of the seventh inning.  Garett Goslaw led off the inning with a walk and advanced to second when Mike Connell did the same.  Cole Shaffer followed with a single to load the bases, and Goslaw eventually came across to score on a wild pitch.  Dillon Wolbert followed that up by driving in a pair with a two-out single to center field, scoring Shaffer and Connell to cut it to 9-3.  Ryan Smerkar quashed the rest of the rally, though, striking out Chandler Palyas for the final out.
 
Game 2
The second game of the day started as a pitchers' duel, with Branden Schlick and Russell Lamovec trading zeroes through the first four innings.  Schlick (1-3) fanned seven and walked none in five innings of action and didn't allow a hit until the top of the fifth inning, when the Lakers led off with two straight base knocks.  Mercyhurst took a 2-0 lead in the home half of the inning, the only runs they would need in a 6-0 win.
 
The best scoring opportunity for Clarion came in the top of the seventh inning, when Bryce Jackson reached on a one-out single to center field.  Pinch runner Matt Privette promptly stole second base, but subsequent strikeouts by Max Mari and Shaffer ended the game.
 
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