BEREA, Ohio – The No. 4 nationally ranked Baldwin Wallace University baseball team picked up a non-conference victory over Hiram as flakes fell at the Fisher Field by a final score of 8-5.

BW (23-5) was led by junior infielder Nick Clark (Willowick/Notre Dame Cathedral Latin) who went 3-for-4 at the plate with two runs batted in (RBIs). Senior first baseman Alexis Castillo (Sunrise, Fla./The Sagemont School) went 2-for-4 at the plate and hit a home run in the second consecutive game as he drove in two RBIs.

Scoring Plays

• Hiram (12-15) got on the board first with an RBI single from sophomore outfielder Kobe Hunter and an RBI fielder's choice from freshman utility Logan Gallentine.
• The Yellow Jackets responded with four runs in the third with RBI singles from senior All-Ohio Athletic Conference outfielder Vincent Capolupo (Kenmore, N.Y./Saint Joseph's Collegiate) and senior All-American infielder Luke Vonderhaar (New Breman). Sophomore infielder Sean Kolenich (Parma/St. Edward) added an RBI double and Clark knocked in one on a sacrifice fly.
• The Terriers tied things up in the sixth scoring off a wild pitch and a sacrifice fly from Gallentine.
• In the bottom half of the inning, senior catcher DJ Doria (Naples, Fla./Barron Collier) gave BW the lead again with a sacrifice fly.
• The Yellow Jackets extended the lead in the seventh with an RBI single from Clark and a two-run homer from Castillo.
• Hiram got one run back in the eighth after scoring on a wild pitch to make it an 8-5 game.

On the Mound

• Senior right-handed pitcher Clay Anderson (Broadview Heights/Trinity) picked up the start going four innings and allowing two runs on two hits and striking out four.
• Senior right-handed pitcher Aidan Bennett (Naples, Fla./Barron Collier) went one and third innings in relief and allowed two runs and struck out a pair.
• Junior right-handed pitcher Drew Schaly (Ashland) walked the lone batter he faced.
• Junior right-handed pitcher Dan Petrouskie (Seaford, N.Y./IMG Academy) picked up his win at BW after pitching two and two-third innings and allowing a run and striking out four.
• Freshman left-handed pitcher Brit Kostura (Tequesta, Fla./Jupiter Christian School) pitched a perfect ninth to pick up his first career save.

Up Next

The Yellow Jackets return to the diamond on Wednesday, April 19 when they host an OAC doubleheader against Heidelberg University on the Fisher Field at 1:00 p.m.