The Misericordia University baseball team defeated King's College, 15-1, Wednesday afternoon at Tambur Field.

The Cougars jumped on the Monarchs early with 11 runs in the first inning. Misericordia sent 16 batters to the plate, tallying eight hits, three walks and a hit batter in the opening frame.

Eight different players drove in runs for the Cougars while nine different runners crossed home plate. Tyler Holzapfel led the offense with two hits and a team-high three RBI while Steve Weisensee, Brady Madden, Billy Kerwien and Sean Boylan each collected two RBI.

Kenny Jarema extended his on-base streak to 21 games, reaching base four times with three walks and a single. The senior infielder scored three runs and tallied one RBI. Sean Lyons and Conor Smith also added to the team's total with one RBI.

Isaac Snyder earned his second win of the season with six shutout innings. The first-year pitcher scattered two hits and struck out one batter. Zach Mason appeared in his second consecutive game, tossing three innings of relief with three strikeouts.

The first six batters reached base for the Cougars, as the team put up four runs before the Monarchs recorded an out.

Jarema opened the inning with a four-pitch walk while Parker Abate followed with another walk. After the duo advanced into scoring position on a double steal, Weisensee brought the first run home with a fielder's choice. The Monarchs then loaded the bases with a four pitch walk to Madden.

Holzapfel broke open the game with a two-run single up the middle, while Kerwien drove home another run with a single to center field, 4-0. After Kerwien advanced to second on a wild pitch, Smith plated Holzapfel with a sacrifice fly to right field. Boylan then doubled down the left field line to take a 6-0 advantage.

Jarema stepped into the box for the second time in the first inning, driving home Boylan with a single to right-center field. Abate reached base on a bunt hit in the following at bat and Weisensee singled to left field to score Jarema, 8-0.

After the third Monarch's pitching change of the inning, Madden cleared the bases with a two-run double to left field. Holzapfel was then hit by a pitch to prolong the inning, while Kerwien drove home the inning's final run with a single to left field, 11-0.

The Cougars' defense helped out Snyder with several key plays. After allowing the first two runners to reach base, Snyder induced a 4-6-3 double play to escape the potential threat. It was the first of three double plays that the Cougars' infield turned on the afternoon.

In the fourth inning, Shane Hughes helped Snyder escape the frame unscathed with a diving catch on a hard-hit line drive to left field. During the bottom half of the inning, Hughes worked a four pitch walk and later scored on a Boylan single to expand the team's lead to 12-0.

The Monarchs plated their lone run in the seventh inning on a Matt Dobeck fielder's choice. However, the Cougars responded in the bottom of the inning with three runs.

Jarema scored the inning's first run on a wild pitch while Holzapfel drove in Weisensee with a single to center field. Lyons wrapped up the scoring with an RBI double that plated Brandon Smith and gave the Cougars a 15-1 lead.

Misericordia improved to 23-9 overall with a 12-4 MAC Freedom mark while the Monarchs fell to 13-15 overall and 9-7 in the conference. The Cougars will wrap up their series with a doubleheader at King's College, tomorrow at 1:00 PM.