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SCC Names Henry McAree and Luke Merkel As Co-Baseball Players of the Week
SCC Names Henry McAree and Luke Merkel As Co-Baseball Players of the Week
SCC Names Henry McAree and Luke Merkel As Co-Baseball Players of the Week:
Shoreline Community College announced on Tuesday that freshman pitcher Henry McAree and freshman outfielder Luke Merkel have been named "Co-Baseball Players of the Week" for the final week of the baseball season in 2013.
McAree fired a no-hitter on Friday night against Olympic College, allowing 2 walks with 8 strikeouts in the 7 inning game. Henry also threw 11 innings of shutout pitching the week before against Skagit Valley College, just allowing 3 hits, in a 14 inning 1-0 loss for SCC to the Cardinals.
Merkel went 3 for 7 (.429) in the doubleheader against Olympic College, scoring 2 runs with 3 RBIs plus had a stolen base and a sacrifice
The SCC team split a doubleheader with Olympic on Friday night, winning the no-hitter, 4-0 but then dropping a 5-4 game to the Rangers in the nightcap. OC forfeited to SCC on Sunday in the final games of the season.
Shoreline ended the season 21-21-1, the first .500 or better record in 23 years for the Dolphins.