Mustangs Beat Waldorf; Win Streak Reaches Five

FOREST CITY, Iowa - The Mount Mercy baseball team took down Waldorf on Tuesday, winning by a score of 8-4 in Forest City as the win streak reaches five.

The Mustangs (18-17) saw two players with three-hit performances, as Brandon Bickford and Derek Einertson, while Tyler Pecson and Josh Notriano each recorded a pair of RBIs in the win.

The Mustangs got the scoring started first, as Notriano drove in a run on a sacrifice fly in the top of the first inning. Jaden Hackbarth would follow that up with a single to right center, scoring Bickford, as MMU jumped out to a 2-0 lead early. Waldorf answered in the bottom half of the inning as Zach Meyer homered to right center.

In the third, Bickford scored his second run of the game on a double play, while Tyler Pecson recorded a two-RBI double in the fourth as the Mustangs extended their lead to four. Waldorf would trim the lead down to one, following a single to right field and a two-run shot from Rylee Rauch.

From then on, it was all Mount Mercy, as Nick Meyer drove in a run on a sacrifice fly, while Notriano drove in another run on a double, and Cedric Dunnwald drew a bases loaded walk, as the Mustangs win streak reched five following the 8-4 win.

Nathan Pardini earned the win, pitching two innings in relief and not allowing a hit, while striking out three. Titan Klunder was tabbed with the loss for Waldorf, pitching three innings while allowing two earned runs and striking out four.

The Mustangs will return to the Robert W. Plaster Athletic Complex, taking on William Penn for a weekend series starting on Saturday.