GROVE CITY, Pa. – The No. 5 nationally-ranked Baldwin Wallace University baseball team cruised to victory over Grove City (Pa.) College in non-conference action by a final score of 13-1 (7 innings) on the R. Jack Behringer Field.

BW (15-4) was led by senior catcher Mark Mohnickey Jr. (North Ridgeville/St. Edward) who went 3-for-3 at the plate and belted two solo home runs. Senior All-Ohio Athletic Conference first baseman Alexis Castillo (Sunrise, Fla./The Sagemont School) went 3-for-4 with two doubles and six runs batted in. The Yellow Jackets offense combined for 13 runs on 18 hits.

Scoring Plays

• BW got the offense going earlier in the first with a two-run double from Castillo to take a 2-0 lead.
• The Yellow Jackets continued to attack at the plate in the second inning with Mohnickey hitting his first home run of the day to centerfield.
• In the third inning, senior All-American infielder Luke Vonderhaar (New Breman) got the offense started RBI single.
• Castillo followed that up with his second two-run double of the afternoon.
• To close off the four run third inning, sophomore utility Joey Marousek (North Royalton) knocked in Castillo with a sacrifice fly.
• Castillo came through again in the fourth inning with an RBI single.
• Grove City (14-5) got on the board with an RBI single from Josh Minnich.
• Mohnickey picked up his second home run of the game in the fifth to give BW a 9-1 lead.
• Vonderhaar picked up another RBI in the sixth with a sacrifice fly.
• Castillo knocked in his sixth and final RBI with a groundout to short.
• The Yellow Jackets scored every inning as they picked up RBI singles from senior All-OAC outfielder Vincent Capolupo (Kenmore, N.Y./Saint Joseph's Collegiate) and junior infielder Nick Clark (Willowick/Notre Dame Cathedral Latin) in the seventh.

On the Mound

• Senior left-handed pitcher Nik Baldis (Wexford, Pa./North Allegheny) got the start going five innings allowing one run on six hits and striking out six.
• Senior right-handed pitcher Aidan Bennett (Naples, Fla./Barron Collier) pitched an inning in relief allowing one hit and striking out a pair.
• Sophomore right-handed pitcher Seve Cantini (Roaming Shores/Jefferson Area) faced one batter and picked up a strikeout.
• Junior right-handed pitcher Gordon Seger (Rome/Grand Valley) went a third on inning allowing one hit and picking up a strikeout.
• Senior right-handed pitcher Clay Anderson (Broadview Heights/ Trinity) got the final out of the game with a flyout.

Beyond the Box Score

• With a single in the first, sophomore infielder Sean Kolenich (Parma/St. Edward) extended his hitting streak to 13 games. He only has one game this season without a hit.
• Castillo extended his hitting streak to seven games with his double in the first.
• After being hit by a pitch in the sixth inning, Clark now holds the NCAA Division III lead for being hit by a pitch with 15.
• With the win today, Baldis now is tied for the team lead with three wins on the season.

Up Next

BW returns to action on Saturday, April 1st when it travels to Wilmington for an OAC doubleheader against Wilmington College on the Tewsbury-Delaney Field with first pitch slated for 1:00 p.m.