KEYSER, WV. – The Monroe University baseball team (18-22 overall) dropped their opening series games to WVU Potomac State (29-12 overall) by scores of 6-1 and 16-6 on Friday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED (Game 1)

·      The Mustangs opened game one with a home run by Juan Garcia to put the Mustangs ahead 1-0 in the top of the second inning.

·      The Catamounts countered in the bottom of the fourth inning when they scored a run on a sacrifice fly to tie the game at 1-1.

·      Then in the bottom of the fifth inning, the Catamounts added three more runs on a solo home run, RBI double and RBI single to put them ahead 4-1.

·      Potomac State sealed the victory in the top of the sixth inning, scoring two more runs off a pair of RBI singles to give them the 6-1 victory.

Game 2

·      The Mustangs jumped out to an early lead in the top of the first inning, beginning with a three-run home run by Nair Jamanika to give the Mustangs a 3-0 lead.

·      In the same inning, Johadimir Marmolejos- Cruz ripped a two-run double to put the Mustangs ahead 5-0.

·      The Catamounts answered in the bottom half of the first inning, scoring four runs on an RBI triple, RBI ground out, and a two-run home run to cut the Mustangs' lead to 5-4.

·      In the top of the second inning, Garcia knocked in a run on an RBI single to increase the Mustangs' lead to 6-4.

·      Then in the bottom of the third inning, the Catamounts tallied three runs on an RBI double, single, and sacrifice fly to take a 7-6 lead.

·      In the bottom of the fourth inning, the Catamounts extended their lead as they launched two two-run home runs to give themselves an 11-6 lead.

·      In the bottom of the fifth inning, they added to their lead on a three-run home run to give the Catamounts a 14-6 lead.

·      A two-RBI single in the bottom of the sixth inning sealed the 16-6 victory for the Catamounts.

STATS AND NOTES

·      The Catamounts lead the all-time series 19-17.

·      Jamanika tallied his third home run of the year, while Garcia tallied his fourth of the year.

·      Marmolejos tallied his 10th RBI of the year.

·      16 runs is tied for the second highest number of runs given up by the Mustangs against the Catamounts in their series history.

UP NEXT

·      Because of inclement weather, the series finale between the Catamounts and Mustangs is moved to Sunday, April 26, starting at 1:00 p.m.