3/20/26
Newton, NJ-Mercer baseball opened Region play with a 16-6 win at Sussex. Sophomore Shaniel Maldonado (Trenton, NJ/St. Benedict’s) went 3 for 3 with a double, home run and 5 RBIs. Sophomore Anthony Crudo (Point Pleasant Boro, NJ/St. Rose) was 3 for 4 with a home run and 4 RBIs.
Sophomore Geno Bianco (North Wales, PA/Lansdale Catholic) went 2 for 4 with a home run and 3 RBIs and sophomore Jordan Raba (Hamilton, NJ/Nottingham) had a triple, RBI and scored three runs in the win.
Freshman John Koch (Monmouth Junction, NJ/South Brunswick) struck out ten and allowed no runs in six innings in his first collegiate win.
Mercer hosts Sussex in a 12:00 PM doubleheader on Saturday, March 21st.