DETROIT – Macomb Baseball bounced back from a tough 8-1 loss in Saturday's (April 18) opener at Schoolcraft with an 8-0 game two victory to secure a road split and move to 10-5 in the MCCAA East (22-15 overall).
Due to the heavy rain received recently, the same two teams will meet in the same spot on Sunday as the Monarchs and Ocelots agreed to move the final doubleheader of the series to Detroit's Corner Ballpark.
GAME ONE: Schoolcraft 8, Macomb 1
Evan Morrison doubled twice while
Aidan Miller drove in the Monarchs' lone run of the contest in a game one setback.
GAME TWO: Macomb 8, Schoolcraft 0
The bats came alive in game two as
Zackary Grinde put the exclamation mark on an 8-0 win with a two-run moonshot to right field that landed on top of a condo. The home run was Grinde's fifth as a Monarch.
Before Grinde helped put the finishing touches on the win, the Monarchs went ahead 2-0 in the third and later plated three runs each in the fifth and sixth innings.
Johnathan Meyette pitched a gem in game two as the sophomore struck out six while scattering three hits in six shutout innings. The effort lifted Meyette to his fourth win of the campaign.
Marwynn Matthews Jr went 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles, a sacrifice fly, two runs scored and a walk, while
Lochlan Stoudt went 2-for-4 with a triple and two RBIs.
Buster Debol doubled and drove in a run and
Peyton Rich had a clutch, pinch hit RBI single in the win.