BALTIMORE, Md. - The No. 3 nationally ranked Baldwin Wallace University baseball team took down Arcadia (Pa.) University by a score of 10-6 in the final day of the Baltimore Invitational hosted by Johns Hopkins (Md.) University on Babb Field inside Stromberg Stadium.
BW (3-1) looked to get even with Arcadia (2-1) after a 10-inning thriller yesterday, and did so by taking a 5-2 lead after three innings to answer an early Knights homer. Arcadia stormed back to tie the ballgame in the fifth but the Yellow Jacket offense would go on to outscore the opposition 5-1 in the final four innings to hand the Knights their first loss of the season.
At the Plate
- Sophomore second baseman Jace Druschel (Tampa, Fla./George Steinbrenner) stayed hot crushing a third-inning homer and going 2-for-5 with a game-high three RBI
- Senior third baseman Nick Clark (Willowick/Notre Dame Cathedral Latin) added two RBI for the Brown and Gold offense off a ground-rule double
- Sophomore leftfielder Trent Bucy (Eastlake/Eastlake North) went 2-for-3 with two singles and one RBI
- Junior outfielders Brandon Gelpi (Monroeville, Pa./Central Catholic) and Joey Marousek (North Royalton) each recorded two hits and one stolen base
On the Mound
- Freshman right-hander Matt Moscarino (Strongsville/Padua Franciscan) got his first collegiate start going four and one third innings allowing four runs on three hits and striking out five
- Sophomore left-hander Carson Collins (South Bend, Ind./Saint Joseph's) came in to finish the fifth where he struck out one and allowed one run on one hit
- Freshman right-hander Jake Heatherington (Bellaire) earned his first collegiate win after throwing four innings and allowing only one run on three hits
The Yellow Jackets are back in action on Saturday, March 2 as they travel to Punta Gorda, Fla. to compete in the Snowbird Classic for their annual spring break trip. BW takes on No. 11 nationally ranked Misericordia (Pa.) University at 3 p.m. at Centenniel Park #10.
