MARIETTA, Ohio - The No. 2 nationally ranked Baldwin Wallace University baseball team took on Marietta College in an Ohio Athletic Conference doubleheader where they lost the first game by a score of 18-0 and won the second by a score of 7-4 at Schaly Field in Pioneer Park.
The BW (20-4, 5-1 OAC) bats were held quiet in Game 1 of Sunday's Doubleheader thanks to dominant pitching from Marietta (11-12, 3-3 OAC), but the Yellow Jackets were able to turn around and take the second game for a series split after big performances on both sides of the ball.
Game 1
At the Plate
- Sophomore center fielder Dennis Ritlinger-Nirider (Grove City) went 2-for-3 to lead the Yellow Jackets offensively with two singles
- Junior designated hitter Mally Kilbane (Olmsted Township/Olmsted Falls) had his third straight multi-hit game after going 2-for-4
- Senior third baseman Nick Clark (Willowick/Notre Dame Cathedral Latin) produced the only other hit for the Brown and Gold with a single down the rightfield line
On the Mound
- Junior right-hander Vince Dolcemaschio (Los Angeles, Calif./Windward School) faced 23 batters through 3.1 innings where he allowed nine runs on nine hits and struck out four
- Sophomore left-hander Brit Kostura (Tequesta, Fla./Jupiter Christian School) finished the fourth inning in 10 pitches
- Freshman right-hander Matt Moscarino (Strongsville/Padua Franciscan) tallied a strikeout in his 1.2 innings where he surrendered four runs on one hit
- Senior right-hander Dan Petrouskie (Seaford, N.Y./IMG Academy) maintains his perfect ERA after not giving up an earned run
- Senior right-hander Drew Schaly (Ashland) closed out the final innings allowing two runs on four hits
Game 2
Scoring Plays
- Top 3rd - Kilbane knocked in the first run of the day with a double
- Top 3rd - Clark got his first RBI of the day to make it a one run game
- Top 4th - Kilbane hit a two-out two-run single to give BW the lead
- Top 5th - Ritlinger-Nirider stayed hot with an RBI double to left center
- Top 5th - Sophomore shortstop Matt Terzola (Uniontown/Archbishop Hoban) hit a sacrifice fly to center
- Top 8th - Freshman catcher Mason Fixx (Canonsburg, Pa/Canon-McMillan) laid down a suicide squeeze to extend the lead
At the Plate
- Kilbane was the game-leader in RBI with three and added two hits
- Senior first baseman Max Anastasio (Chesterbrook, Pa./Conestoga) went a team-best 2-for-4 with two singles
- Ritlinger-Nirider recorded his second multi-hit game of the day and contributed an RBI
- Junior second baseman Noah English (Perrysburg) also had two singles finishing 2-for-5
On the Mound
- Sophomore right-hander Tyler Walker (Fairlawn/Copley) gave up three runs in the first two innings but still picked up the win after striking out five in his five innings of work
- Freshman right-hander Jake Heatherington (Bellaire) earned his OAC-leading fifth save after striking out five in the final four innings and allowing only one run on five hits
Up Next
The Yellow Jackets are back in action on Wednesday, April 10 when they host an Ohio Athletic Conference doubleheader against the University of Mount Union beginning at 1 p.m. at Fisher Field.
