Comet Baseball travels to Valley City for midweek conference doubleheader

Mayville, N.D. – The Mayville State Baseball team travels to Valley City State on Tuesday for a conference doubleheader against the Vikings. The first pitch is scheduled for 2:00 pm and 5:00 pm against the Vikings.

Quick Hits on the Comets:
The Mayville State baseball team enters the game with a 17-8 overall record and 6-2 in conference play, winning their last five games.
Last week, the Comets went down to Presentation College and swept the four-game series against the Saints.
The Comets are averaging a .260 batting average as a team with 202 hits, 47 doubles, four triples, 16 home runs, 126 runs batted in, and a .367 on-base percentage.
Defensively, MSU has a .949 fielding percentage, a 3.45 earned run average, allowing 199 hits, 76 earned runs, 84 walks, and 224 strikeouts.
Marcus Hughes is leading the team with a .346 batting average with 18 hits, one double, one triple, one home run, and 13 runs batted in.
Theo May has a .327 batting average this season with 17 hits, four doubles, and six runs batted in.
Jared McCorrister, who leads the Comets in most offensive categories, has 31 hits, 13 doubles, one triple, four home runs, and 23 runs batted in.
Kenneth Stewart is leading the pitching staff with a 1.19 earned run average, pitching 22.2 innings allowing 10 hits, three earned runs, 11 walks, and 33 strikeouts.
Parker Stohr is second on the team with a 1.88 earned run average, allowing 28 hits, six earned runs, three walks, and 44 strikeouts over 28.2 innings pitched.

Matching up with the Vikings:
The Valley City State Vikings enter the midweek conference game with a 12-7 overall record and 5-3 in conference play.
The Vikings and Comets met up a couple of weeks ago and the Vikings defeated the Comets by a final score of 9-2.
The Vikings are averaging as a team a .280 batting average with 257 hits, 44 doubles, three triples, 41 home runs, and 172 runs batted in.
Defensively, VCSU has a .948 fielding percentage, a 5.59 earned run average, allowing 230 hits, 134 earned runs, 109 walks, and 207 strikeouts.
Jorun Hamre is leading the Comets with a .403 batting average, 25 hits, four doubles, eight home runs, and 22 runs batted in.
Dustin Mertz is second on the team with a .383 batting average with 18 hits, three doubles, five home runs, and 13 runs batted in.
Reed Butz has a team-leading 4.54 earned run average allowing 26 hits, 19 earned runs, 24 walks, and 51 strikeouts over 37.2 innings pitched.
Tyler Klinske is second in ERA with a 4.70 earned run average allowing 17 hits, 12 earned runs, 24 walks, and 51 strikeouts over 23.0 innings pitched.

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Players Mentioned

#3 Marcus Hughes: SS/2B; 5' 10"; Sophomore

#10 Theo May: 1B; 5' 7"; Senior

#19 Jared McCorrister: IF/C; 6' 0"; Junior

#30 Parker Stohr: P; 6' 5"; Senior; R/R

Players Mentioned

#3 Marcus Hughes
: 5' 10"; Sophomore
: SS/2B

#10 Theo May
: 5' 7"; Senior
: 1B

#19 Jared McCorrister
: 6' 0"; Junior
: IF/C

#30 Parker Stohr
: 6' 5"; Senior; R/R
: P