WESTERVILLE, Ohio – The No. 5 nationally ranked Baldwin Wallace University baseball team pulled off another Ohio Athletic Conference doubleheader sweep taking down Otterbein University on the Fishbaugh Field. The Yellow Jackets picked up a 17-9 victory in game 1 and a 3-0 shutout victory in game 2.

Game 1

BW (26-5, 11-2 OAC) was led by senior catcher JT Mazula (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Hills) who went 2-for-4 at the dish with two runs scored and a team leading three runs batted in (RBIs). Six Yellow Jackets finished the game with two RBIs a piece. Senior All-American infielder Luke Vonderhaar (New Breman) led the way with four runs scored. Senior Academic All-OAC utility Ryan Guggenheim (Solon) and senior infielder Sean Kolenich (Parma/St. Edward) each led the team with three hits.

Scoring Plays

• Vonderhaar got the action started with an RBI walk.
• Senior All-OAC first basemen Alexis Castillo (Sunrise, Fla./The Sagemont School) knocked in a run on the next at bat with a sacrifice fly to center.
• Mazula made it a 4-0 game with a two-run single up the middle.
• Freshman infielder Matt Terzola (Uniontown/Archbishop Hoban) knocked in another run with an RBI single of his own.
• Senior All-OAC outfielder Vincent Capolupo (Kenmore, N.Y./Saint Joseph's Collegiate) made it a 7-0 game with a two-run triple to deep center field.
• BW extended the lead in the third with an RBI single from Kolenich.
• Otterbein (22-10, 7-6 OAC) got on the board in the third with a three-run homer to left off the bat of junior All-OAC infielder Brayden Quincel.
• Mazula picked up his third RBI of the game with a sacrifice fly to left in the fourth.
• The Cardinals responded in the bottom half of the inning with senior All-OAC infielder Noah Sprowls scoring on a wild pitch and junior outfielder Gavin Wolf hitting a two-run home run to left.
• The Yellow Jackets got a response in the fifth with an RBI double to center from Vonderhaar.
• Castillo followed that up with an RBI single up the middle.
• Senior outfielder Andrew Parker (Toledo/Toledo Central Catholic) knocked in two with an RBI double center to make it a 13-6 game.
• Junior infielder Nick Clark (Willowick/Notre Dame Cathedral Latin) got BW on the board in the sixth with a sacrifice fly of his own.
• Junior All-OAC and Academic All-OAC first baseman Jamie Perebzak got Otterbein back in the scoring column with an RBI fielder's choice.
• Guggenheim got the Yellow Jackets to responded in the eight with a two-run single up the middle to make it a 16-7 game.
• Clark picked up another RBI with a single that scored Terzola.
• The last runs of the game came off a two-run homer from Sprowls to close the game at 17-9.

On the Mound

• Sophomore right-handed pitcher Dylan Snyder (Stow/Archbishop Hoban) got the start and went two and third innings allowing three runs on three hits while walking two and striking out a pair.
• Senior right-handed pitcher Garrett Miller (McMurray, Pa.) pitched the rest of the way going six and two-third innings allowing six runs on nine hits and striking out three with three walks.

Game 2

BW (28-5, 12-2 OAC) was led behind the arm of sophomore right-handed pitcher Kade Swisher (Berea/Berea-Midpark) who threw a complete game shutout allowing six hits, two walks while striking out seven. At the plate Mazula led the way picking up two more RBIs. 

Scoring Plays

• The Yellow Jackets took the lead in the fourth inning behing Mazula's two-run single into left.
• BW tacked on one more behind an RBI double to right center off the bat of Clark.

On the Mound

• Swisher was the only one needed in game 2 as he went nine scoreless innings allowing just six hits and two walks while striking out seven.

Beyond the Box Score

• The Yellow Jackets picked up their third shutout of the season which is the most since the 2018 season.
• Swisher is just the second BW pitcher to throw a complete game this season and it was the first complete game of his career..
• All nine starters got a hit in game 1, marking just the second time this season the Yellow Jacket offense has had all nine starters register a hit.
• The 17 runs scored in game 1 mark a season high in runs scored.
• The seven runs scored in the first inning is tied for the most runs scored in an inning this season.

Up Next

BW returns to the diamond on Wednesday, April 26th in Springfield for a road non-conference game against Wittenberg University at the Carleton Davidson Stadium with first pitch at 6:00 p.m.