EMMITSBURG, Md. (April 30, 2026) – Mount St. Mary's baseball ends their 2026 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference home campaign against Merrimack this weekend, with game one's first pitch on Friday scheduled for 1:00 p.m. With their 6-2 win over Coppin State last Tuesday, the Mountaineers moved to an overall record of 19-22 with a MAAC record of 11-13.
 
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Coppin State took a 2-0 lead through the first three innings of the game on Tuesday before Alex Mendes got the Mount in the bottom half of the third inning, sending a towering solo home run to left field to halve the Eagles lead. Later in the third inning, Cameron Biller grounded out to third base, scoring Ty Fredo to tie the game.
 
Later in the bottom of the fifth inning, Carson Clark tripled to the alley in right center, scoring Fredo one again to take a 3-2 lead. Soon after Clark's triple, with the bases loaded, Evan Meier worked a 3-2 count for a walk to drive in Clark to take a two-run lead.
 
Improving upon their lead, the Mountaineers took a three run, 5-2 lead in the bottom half of the sixth inning as David Stokely reached base on an error by the catcher, scoring Alex Mendes from third base. Stokely later flew out to centerfield in the bottom half of the eighth, scoring Mendes once again on a sacrifice fly to round out the win against the Eagles.
 
Mendes led the way at the plate for the Mount once again, going 2-3 with two walks, three runs scored, and one RBI. Fredo also recorded a two-hit day, scoring two runs of his own while working a walk. Biller, Stokely, Clark, and Evan Meier all recorded solo hit days against Coppin State on Tuesday as well.
 
Starting on the Mound for the Mountaineers today, Riley Williams fanned three batters while giving up a single run in two innings on the mound. Mike Arndt was the first arm out of the bullpen on Tuesday, pitching an inning on the mound while giving up a single run in his own three-strikeout day. After the third inning, Kaden Kimble came in for his weekday relief appearance, striking out nine batters in his four innings of work while remaining hitless, earning his first win of the year in the process.  Both Maximus McCrary and JB Manarchuck came into the game for the final two innings while also going hitless, with Manarchuck earning his seventh save of the year.
 
SCOUTING THE WARRIORS
Merrimack holds the seventh-place spot in the MAAC standings this year with an 11-10 record in conference while playing sixth place Quinnipiac for their final conference series of the year. The Warriors have recorded notable wins against Ball State, Bucknell, Army, Rhode Island, and UMass Lowell in 2026.
 
ALL-TIME RECORD
 
Dating to 2022, the Mountaineers have compiled a 4-2 record against Merrimack, with all six games in the match up history being played in North Andover. Last time out on March 30, 2025, the Mountaineers walked away with a 9-6 victory in Massachusetts.