Jake Faur was the winning pitcher and belted a home run Wednesday to  help Mount Mercy top William Penn, 11-2, in the first game of a Heart  of America Conference doubleheader at the Plaster Athletic Complex.

William Penn took the nightcap, 2-1.

The split left Mount Mercy at 9-12 overall and 6-7 in the conference.  William Penn is 17-4 overall and 3-1 in the league.

Faur allowed only one earned run in five innings in the 11-2 victory  in the first game. He struck out six batters.

Tito Berdecia went 2-for-4 with a double, home run, two runs and four  RBIs in the first game. Faur was 2-for-3 with his homer and two RBIs.  Owen Oreskovich was 3-for-4 with two RBIs. Manny Olutunde had two hits.

Oreskovich had two more hits in the 2-1 loss in the nightcap.

GAME 1

William Penn     001 010 0 - 2 9 2
Mount Mercy      341 201 x - 11 11 1

Faur, Richards (6) and Day. Stratton, Bruns (3), Edgar (5) and Ball. W  - Faur (2-1). L - Stratton (4-1). 2B - Berdecia, Oreskovich. HR -  Berdecia, Faur. SB - Olutunde, Hilpipre. SF - Candaroma.

GAME 2

William Penn     100 010 000 - 2 9 0
Mount Mercy      010 000 000 - 1 7 2

Rippel, Barnes (2), Donohue (6), Campbell (6), Trouten (8) and Day.  Colon, Voight (6), Barnett (9) and Ball. W - Colon (4-0). L - Barnes  (0-2). 2B - Oreskovich, Day. SB - Beredecia, Candaroma, Jackson. SH -  Johnson, Hilpipre. SF - Speas.