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MCC baseball improves to
13-4
Ashley Mendivil
Mesa Legend
With their season more than one third
complete, the MCC baseball team has shown their ability on the field,
posting a 5-2 record within the Arizona Community College Athletic
Conference, and a 13-4 overall record as of Feb. 27.
The Thunderbird’s pitching staff is lead by sophomore pitchers
Kyler Newby, Tom Johnson and Paul Schmidt. Together they have an
earned run average of .78. Newby, with a .69 ERA, has struck out
25 batters in 23 innings pitched, and has yet to give up an earned
run. Johnson, who has a 1.08 ERA, and eight strike outs in 16 2/3
innings pitched. Left-handed pitcher Schmidt, who maintains a 1.25
ERA, leads the team with 33 strike outs in 28 2/3 innings pitched.
Combined, these pitchers have given up only one loss.
Offensively, freshmen infielder Steve Mays, and sophomore catcher
Doug Low lead MCC. With Mays’ .415 batting average, 22 hits
and 16 runs and Low’s .396 batting average, 17 runs batted
in and 19 hits, the team holds a .322 team batting average, along
with 180 hits thus far this season.
“Our position players have been getting some big hits for
us,” Head Coach Tony Cirelli said. “We have a chance
to win when our three starting pitchers (Newby, Schmitt and Johnson)
play.”
In the infield, freshman outfielder Nate Burnham, has a team high
seven stolen bases, and freshman first baseman, Michael Levi, has
20 hits, two triples and 14 RBI’s. Sophomore infielder Edgar
Ramirez has also shined, having 19 hits, four doubles, and 9 RBI’s.
Ramirez has also contributed three stolen bases.
“We have a real young team,” said Coach Cirelli. “We
only have two position players that are sophomores.”
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