Posted: Apr 13, 2015
Liz Mertel hit her first career homerun for CLU and led the Regals with a .364 batting average (4-for-11), five RBIs and four runs in three games last week. The Newbury Park, Calif. native hit a game-tying solo blast over the left field wall in the sixth inning against Occidental, before the Tigers edged past CLU in the tenth inning. In the second game against Oxy on Saturday, Mertel batted 2-for-4 with two RBIs and scored a run to lead the Regals to a 7-4 victory. The senior third basemen also had a two-RBI single in a matchup against Chapman on Wednesday.