Luke Merkel named SCC Baseball Player of the Week

Luke Merkel had four stolen bases last week for SCC Baseball.
Photo by Wilson Tsoi

Shoreline Community College on Tuesday named Luke Merkel as the SCC Baseball Player of the Week for April 1-7.

Merkel, a freshman outfielder from Southridge High School in Beaverton, OR, was 9 for 23 in six games for the Dolphins with 5 runs scored and 4 RBIs. He had 1 double and 4 stolen bases in the six games and was hit by one pitch.

SCC went 2-4 on the week, sweeping the Western Washington University Club Team but then being swept themselves in a four game set to open NWAACC Northern Region play by Everett Community College, the #2 ranked school in the NWAACC.

SCC is now 12-9-1 on the year and 0-4 in the region. SCC returns to action this weekend with a four game series with Bellevue College, playing at Bellevue on Saturday and returning home to Meridian Park at 3:00pm on Sunday.