Keyser, W.Va. Callen Miller hit three home runs and Jaxon Drenner added two more as Potomac State swept a pair of games over Monroe 6-1 and 17-6 on Friday afternoon at Golden Park.
The opener Monroe struck first in the second inning when Juan Garcia, a solo home run that gave the Mustangs a 1–0 edge.
But from there, the afternoon belonged to Brock Whipkey, who settled into a steady rhythm. Whipkey scattered eight hits across seven innings, allowing just that lone run while keeping traffic from turning into damage needing just 68 pitches in the complete game effort.
Potomac State answered in the fourth, John Mallow tripled into the gap with one out , and moments later, Jaxon Drennen lifted a sacrifice fly to right, tying the game at 1–1.
Callen Miller led off the fifth inning with his first home run of the day. It ignited a three-run inning that turned a tight contest into a controlled one. Dylan Rice followed with an RBI double, and Braden Sloan added another run-scoring knock, pushing the lead to 4–1.
In the sixth, Ryan Conrad and Sloan each added RBI singles, stretching the margin to 6–1 and giving Whipkey all the room he needed to close the door.
In the nightcap, Monroe wasted no time, jumping out to a 5–0 lead in the first inning behind a three-run homer from Nair Jamanika and a two-run double from Johadimir Marmolejos.
Potomac State answered immediately. In the bottom of the first, Tate Musko opened the inning with a walk and then Lex Wescott tripled home a run, Jaxon Drennen drove in another with a ground out, and then Callen Miller launched a two-run homer, cutting the deficit to 5–4.
After Monroe added a run in the second, Potomac State erupted again in the third. Miller ripped an RBI double, Ryan Conrad followed with a run-scoring single, and a sacrifice fly from Dylan Rice gave the Catamounts their first lead of the game at 7–6.
In the fourth inning, Jaxon Drennen delivered a two-run home run to extend the lead. Moments later, Callen Miller answered with another two-run shot of his own,his third home run of the day.
In the fifth, Drennen crushed his second home run of the game – a three-run blast that put the game out of reach and punctuated a six-RBI performance.
Potomac State piled on in the sixth with a two-run single from Tate Musko, who came all the way around to score when the ball skipped past the centerfielder. finishing a 17-run outburst fueled by 15 hits and four home runs—two from Miller, two from Drennen.
Evan Jenkins quietly steadied the game on the mound. After the rocky first inning, he regrouped and gave Potomac State five innings, striking out four.
Monroe and Potomac State will finish up their four-game series on Sunday beginning at 1:00 p.m. at Golden Park.