5/12/17

Georgetown, DE-

Mercer baseball (43-12) won the Region 19 title and advanced to the Northeast District Championship following a 13-4 win over Lackawanna in the Region 19 Championship at Del Tech Owens.  Sophomore Dan Shane (Perkasie, PA/Pennridge) went 3 for 4 with 2 home runs and 4 RBIs and Region 19 Tournament MVP sophomore Anthony Peroni (Hamilton, NJ/Steinert) went 3 for 4 with a double, home run and 2 RBIs.  Sophomore Nick Dabrio (Jackson, NJ/Jackson Memorial) went 2 for 5 with 2 home runs and 4 RBIs and sophomore Sid Kumar (West Windsor, NJ/West Windsor North) had a home run and 2 RBIs.  Freshman pitcher Nick Snyder (Marlton, NJ/Cherokee) struck out 12 in 5 innings and sophomore reliever Matt Chitwood (Miami, FL/Southwest Sr HS) struck out six in 3 innings in the Championship win.