ERIE, Pa.—The Mercyhurst baseball team won its first home game of the season on Wednesday over Lake Erie College, 17-0.
 
Dom DeRenzo had a huge day for the Lakers with three homeruns on the day going 4 of 5 from the plate.  DeRenzo also recorded team high eight RBI on the day.  Alex O'Donnell was second on the team in hits with three. 
 
Christian Young earned the win for Mercyhurst (7-1) pitching 5.2 innings, with nine strikeouts, only allowing 2 hits and earned the shutout.  
 
Brian D' Andr was the losing pitcher for Lake Erie College (5-5) allowing four, facing nine batters, allowing two runs.
 
DeRenzo opened up the scoring with the Lakers off a two-run homer giving the Lakers a 2-0 lead in the second.  Surowiec would score on a SAC fly from Snyder.  Later in the inning, DeRenzo would single scoring Cecere making the score 4-0 Lakers. Going into the fifth, DeRenzo would hit his second homer of the day but this time it would be a three-run blast. In the sixth, DeRenzo would strike again hitting a two-run blast, extending the score 10-0 MU. In the later innings, Mercyhurst would pour on seven more runs to earn its seventh straight win. 

Next Up: The Lakers will host Saginaw Valley State University for three games this weekend.
 

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— Mercyhurst Lakers (@HurstAthletics) March 14, 2019