Sophomore
Jonathan Toth tied a school record by homering three times in a 19-5 home win for the Muhlenberg baseball team against New Jersey City.
On a day that featured wind, rain, sunshine and even some frozen precipitation, Toth proved to be a man for all seasons, hitting a three-run home in the first, a two-run shot in the second and a solo blast in the fourth. He is the third Mule player to hit three homers in a game.
Toth, who homered in his final at-bat against Eastern on Friday, ended his streak of home runs in four straight at-bats with a mere RBI single in the fifth. He finished 4-for-4 with seven RBI, one short of the school record for a single game. Toth did set a school record with 13 total bases. His seven home runs this season are already tied for fifth-most on the program's all-time list, two short of the school record for a shortstop.
Toth had company in the long ball department as the Mules (11-4) tied a school record with five round-trippers. Senior
Ryan Hebert hit his first career home-run, a three-run blast in the second, and senior
Thomas Rodgers also connected in the second.
The long balls supported the pitching of junior
Quinn Rovner, who struck out a career-high 11 batters in a six-inning stint to win his fifth straight start.
Muhlenberg had a 3-0 lead after three batters, with Toth's first home run following singles by Hebert and freshman
Aidan Legner. After sophomore
Jack Kent singled in a run in the second, the round-trippers by Hebert, Toth and Rodgers gave the Mules an eight-run inning and an 11-0 lead.
Hebert added an RBI double in the fifth and finished 3-for-4 with four RBI out of the leadoff spot. Junior
Jake Swerdloff also went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles, and Legner scored three runs.
Junior
Zach Sager drove in a run with his first career hit, a pinch-hit single, in the seventh.Â
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