TIFFIN, Ohio - The No. 3 nationally ranked Baldwin Wallace University baseball team earned its third straight Ohio Athletic Conference sweep in today's doubleheader against Heidelberg University by scores of 13-1 and 4-3 at Pleasant Valley.

BW (26-4, 11-1 OAC) knew it had to get the bats going early in today's matchup between two of the top teams in the OAC and that is exactly what the Yellow Jackets did in Game 1 as they exploded for 13 runs including eight in the first two innings. Game 2 was a different story as Heidelberg (18-11, 6-6) held the Brown and Gold to five hits and forced BW to hold on to a one-run lead through the final innings.

Game 1

Scoring Plays

• Top 1st - Junior right fielder Brandon Gelpi (Monroeville, Pa./Central Catholic) was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded for the first run of the day 
• Top 1st - Senior first baseman Max Anastasio (Chesterbrook, Pa./Conestoga) hit a single to give the Yellow Jackets a 2-0 lead 
• Top 1st - Sophomore shortstop Matt Terzola (Uniontown/Archbishop Hoban) grounded into a double play but brought in another run
• Top 1st - Sophomore second baseman Jace Druschel (Tampa, Fla/George Steinbrenner) hit an RBI double to close the scoring in the first
• Top 2nd - Gelpi singled to left to extend the lead reached on a fielder's choice to extend the Brown and Gold lead
• Top 2nd - Anastasio drilled a three-run shot to left in his second straight game
• Top 3rd - Senior center fielder Joey Marousek (North Royalton) kept the scoring going with an RBI single to the shortstop
• Top 4th - Anastasio grounded out but drove in his fifth RBI of the game: a new personal best for him in a BW uniform
• Top 6th - Terzola laid down a sacrifice bunt to put the Yellow Jackets up by 10
• Top 8th - Junior first baseman Nathan Zinn (Columbus/Worthington Kilbourne) made it two straight games with a pinch-hit RBI
• Top 9th - Freshman utility man Colin West (Westborough, Mass./Worcester Academy) hit a pinch-hit single for the Yellow Jackets' 13th run

At the Plate

• Anastasio recorded five RBI in five at-bats with two hits and a run scored
• Marousek added to his team-lead in hits as he went a game-best 3-for-6 with an RBI
• Senior third baseman Nick Clark (Willowick/Notre Dame Cathedral Latin) finished with multiple hits for his fourth game out of the last five
• Gelpi finished a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI
• Druschel also tallied two hits and an RBI

On the Mound

• Senior right-hander Aidan Bennett (Naples, Fla./Barron Collier) was nearly unstoppable as he struck out six batters through six innings and allowed only one run on two hits and three walks to earn his third win of the season
• Senior right-hander Matt Sabin (Mentor) threw three scoreless innings of relief to close the game where he allowed only three hits and one walk

Game 2

Scoring Plays

• Top 1st - Freshman catcher Mason Fixx (Canonsburg, Pa./Canon-McMillan) stayed hot with an RBI single to left 
• Top 2nd - Marousek singled up the middle to put the Brown and Gold up by two
• Top 2nd - Junior designated hitter Mally Kilbane (Olmsted Township/Olmsted Falls) added another extra base hit on the year with an RBI triple
• Top 3rd - Sophomore left fielder Trent Bucy (Eastlake/Eastlake North) answered the Student Prince's two-run second with a sacrifice groundout

At the Plate

• Marousek was the offensive leader as he tallied two hits, two runs scored, an RBI, the team's only stolen base
• Kilbane and Fixx each finished 1-for-4 with an RBI
• Anastasio was the last Yellow Jacket to record a hit
• Bucy drove in the last insurance run for the Brown and Gold

On the Mound

• Sophomore left-hander Carson Collins (South Bend, Ind./Saint Joseph's) got the starting nod and the win as he went 5.1 innings allowing two runs on four hits
• Freshman right-hander Jake Heatherington (Bellaire) picked up another save after pitching the last 3.2 innings and allowing only one run on two hits with two strikeouts

Up Next

The Yellow Jackets are back in action on Saturday, April 20 when they host an Ohio Athletic Conference doubleheader against Otterbein University beginning at 1 p.m. at Fisher Field.