true Clarks Summit, Pa. - (3/29/2023) - Gwynedd Mercy University (11-7) already scored nine runs in the fifth inning and led Clarks Summit University (4-12) by a 23-3 margin when senior second baseman
Jake Martell (Levittown, Pa.) recorded his 100th hit on his second at-bat of the frame. After trailing 3-2 at the end of the first inning, the Griffins recovered with four runs in the second inning (6-3), three in the third (9-3), five in the fourth (14-3), and nine in the fifth (23-3). The Defenders trimmed the final to 23-5 with a pair of runs in the bottom of the seventh inning, but the game was called soon after.
Griffin Highlights
- Graduate first baseman Billy Collins (Hatfield, Pa.) was 5-for-6 with three runs and eight runs-batted-in (RBI). He singled in the first inning, tripled two runs home in the second inning, singled a run home with a third-inning bunt, plated three runs with a home run in the fourth inning, and singled another run home in the fifth inning.
- Freshman right fielder Sam Junker (Ambler, Pa.) was 4-for-6 with 4 runs and four RBI. He doubled in his first two at-bats, knocking a run in with the latter. He also singled in a run in the third inning, reached on an error in the fourth, and singled two runs home in hid first at-bat of the fifth inning.
- Martell (3-for-5, 3R, BB) and senior designated hitter Nick Price (Levittown, Pa.) (3-for-4, 4R, BB, 2B, 3RBI) recorded three hits apiece.
- Sophomore left fielder Cooper Root (Runnemede, N.J.) (1-for-3, R, BB, 2B, 2RBI) and graduate shortstop Rob Bailey (Abington, Pa.) (1-for-4, 2R, 2BB, 2B, 3RBI) recorded the other two Griffin extra-base hits.
- Freshman Tommy Angelucci (Mount Laurel, N.J.) earned his first collegiate win (1-1). He allowed three runs on nine hits and three walks while striking out six in the first five frames.
Gwynedd Mercy University competes next on Friday, March 31, when they visit Atlantic East Conference (AEC) rival, Immaculata University for the first game of a three-game series. First pitch is scheduled for 3:00 p.m.
