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Mt. Pleasant baseball 2-0 to end the week
Panthers down Keokuk and Alburnett to get back to .500 on the season
Mt. Pleasant baseball has been on a bit of a hot streak this past week.
The Panthers capped off the week with a pair of victories 4-1 over Southeast Conference foe Keokuk and Alburnett 6-5.
That gives Mt. Pleasant a 4-1 record through a week they started 3-5.
One big inning made all the difference against the Chiefs on the road.
Neither team scored in the opening inning, but Keokuk opened up the scoring with one run in the bottom of the second frame.
That proved to be the Chiefs sole run of the SEC matchup.
Meanwhile, Mt. Pleasant went scoreless through both the third and fourth innings before scoring what would be the game winning runs in the top of the fifth.
The Panthers brought all four of their runs home in the frame.
Jake Ensminger had a team-high two hits in the game, along with one RBI.
Payton Walker finished with a hit and an RBI as well. J.C. Sitar ended with a hit too.
On the mound, Ben Newton gave up one run (zero earned) on two hits, three walks and seven strikeouts. Payton Hagans closed it out with a strikeout.
Against Alburnett, Mt. Pleasant found itself down once again.
The Pirates held a 3-0 lead heading into the bottom of the fifth inning, but the Panthers weren’t done yet.
Mt. Pleasant went on to score three runs in the bottom frame to tie it at 3-3.
An inning later, the Panthers made it 4-3.
It wasn’t that easy though as Alburnett took the lead once again in the top of the seventh making it a 5-4 ballgame.
With their backs against the wall, Mt. Pleasant delivered with the tying run in the bottom of the inning.
In extras, the Panthers held the Pirates without a run in the top half of the eighth and then a run ended it in the bottom of the frame.
Zerek Venghaus led the Panthers going 4-for-4 with two RBIs in the victory.
J.C. Sitar had one hit and two RBIs.
Jake Ensminger, Garrett Cook and Payson Coleman each had a hit in the game.
Cook along with Ben Newton each had an RBI as well.
Venghaus, Ensminger and Payton Hagans all pitched in the victory.
The trio gave up a combined five runs (three earned) on eight hits, two walks and nine strikeouts.
Mt. Pleasant improves to 6-6 on the season and will take on Burlington Monday on the road.
