Meridians Baseball

Guest Manager Jason Ehrhardt steps in for our return to Ludlow:  After spotting the young (and somewhat mouthy) Trojans an 0-1 lead in the 1st, the Meridians take control of the game in the 3rd inning by plating 4 runs.   3 more score in the 4th and 2 more in the 5th inning to get to a comfortable 9-1 lead.   The Trojans get the last handful of runs to make the score look a bit closer than it was, but the outcome was never in doubt.   Final: 10-7

Tyler gutted out 5 and 2/3 throwing to a strike zone that resembled the diameter of a Dixie cup!   Gater still collects 8 K's on the night though.   Reese came in to retire the final 4 outs (2 K's) and pick up the Save.

Lahmers and Lee both went deep, but the hardest hit ball all night belonged to Parkhurst who hit a laser off of the top of the left-center field fence!  Jack, getting a rare opportunity to swing from his natural right side, emits conjecture from the opposing 3rd baseman, "Can he really hit righthanded?"  Jack answers on the next pitch with his shot to one of the deepest parts of the field.

Tanner tricks their 1st baseman with the classic, "I'm going to hit a pop-up in fair play, you're going to let it drop & spin foul and then I'm going yard on the next pitch" play.

All 10 Meridians grab a base knock with multi-hit nights from Ehrhardt (3 runs), Lahmers (2 RBI), Parkhurst (2 RBI), Gater and Drake.