BEL AIR, Md. - Harford ended its first Maryland JUCO Conference doubleheader with a bang, taking down CCBC-Dundalk 15-5 in six innings to earn a sweep on Tueday evening.
Freshman catcher
Tyler Blittersdorf went off in his season debut, finishing 4-for-4 with six RBI. The John Carroll alum tallied two home runs, a double and a single at the dish.
The Fighting Owls came out the gates strong, as a leadoff homer by
Joe Quelch and Blittersdorf's first long ball of the evening put Harford ahead 4-0. Dundalk crept back within one after a long third inning, but Harford answered in the bottom of the frame with two runs of its own. However, an errant throw in the fourth plated Dundalk two more runs to put the game at 6-5. Harford answered again in the bottom of the inning, as Blittersdorf's two-run blast highlighted a five-run fourth.
Dundalk's bats were silenced the rest of the way, while Harford poured on four more runs to see out its second mercy rule victory of the day.
With the victory, Harford stands at 6-1 (2-0 MD JUCO)
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Box Score Highlights
- Haford hit season highs for stolen bases (10) and walks (13)
- Cam Trego led all players with three steals, while Jay Kalieta topped everyone with three walks
- Blake Mayberry ended up with two hits, two runs, an RBI and a stolen base
- Austin Biddle (1-0) earned the win, striking out five over three innings of work
- Ian Schools (3 K's) and Alec Roselli (2 K's) tossed a pair of scoreless innings of relief
Up Next
Harford faces Delaware Tech at home this Thurday, March 3 at 3:30 p.m.
