Stats from M/LN baseball

For some reason, I really like quirky, obscure stats. So here's some that stand out from Friday's game between Mooresville and Lake Norman, a contest the Blue Devils won 3-2.

Lake Norman belted eight hits and scored two runs, a 4:1 hit-to-run ration. Mooresville scored three runs on three hits, an almost unheard of 1:1 ratio. Those three hits were: an Aubrey Meadows single, a Johnny McElhany infield single and a Jon Crucitti two-run homer. And of those three hits, only Crucitti scored.

Check out Mooresville pitcher Aubrey Meadows' fourth inning. Garrett Braun smacked a double on the first pitch of the inning. Jordan Farell grounded out on a 1-0 count. Jacob Finkbiner grounded out on the first pitch. Joe Faist hit a single on the first pitch. Ross Whitley hit a single on the second pitch. Faist was picked off at third base by catcher Aaron Meadows after two pitches to Nick Lomascolo.

To recap: one inning, six batters faced, three hits, one run on only NINE pitches.

The Wildcats put a ton of first-pitch balls into play, which turned out to be a good thing. Five of their eight hits came on the first pitch of the at-bat. As a team, Lake Norman was 5-for-7 on the first pitch with four singles and a double.