FORT Myers, Fla. - The No. 3 nationally ranked Baldwin Wallace University baseball team defeated Franklin & Marshall (Pa.) College in a Gene Cusic Collegiate Classic doubleheader by scores of 6-2 and 5-2 at Terry Park Sports Complex to conclude its annual spring break trip.
BW (9-2) opened the day in an early hole against Franklin & Marshall (1-8), but clawed its way back to tie Game 1 before a four-run fifth sealed the victory for the Brown and Gold. Game 2 was a similar story as the Yellow Jackets relied on a four-run eighth inning to take the lead and earn the 5-2 win.
Game 1 (7 innings)
Scoring Plays
- Bottom 2nd - Sophomore left fielder Trent Bucy (Eastlake/Eastlake North) picked up the first of his three RBI with a single to right
- Bottom 4th - Junior left fielder Joey Marousek (North Royalton) gave BW the lead with a suicide squeeze
- Bottom 5th - Bucy singled up the middle to add two more runs to the Yellow Jackets' lead
- Bottom 5th - Marousek doubled down the leftfield line for two more RBI
At the Plate
- Bucy and Marousek powered the offense as they each went 2-for-3 with three RBI and two steals
- Sophomore second baseman Matt Terzola (Uniontown/Archbishop Hoban) went 1-for-1 with a single and two walks scoring two of BW's six runs
- Senior third baseman Nick Clark (Willowick/Notre Dame Cathedral Latin) and junior shortstop Noah English (Perrysburg) each also added a hit, a run, and a stolen base
On the Mound
- Senior right-hander Garrett Miller (McMurray, Pa.) returned to form by striking out eight and allowing two runs on six hits through four and a third innings pitched in his second win of the 2024 campaign
- Freshman right-hander Jake Heatherington (Bellaire) earned his second save of the trip and the season after throwing a perfect 2.1 innings with two strikeouts
Game 2 (9 innings)
Scoring Plays
- Top 4th - Freshman catcher Mason Fixx (Canonsburg, Pa./Canon-McMillan) started his big day with an RBI single
- Top 8th - English got the comeback started after driving in a run thanks to a Diplomats' error
- Top 8th - Fixx gave the Brown and Gold the lead with another single
- Top 8th - Marousek collected his second two-run double of the day
At the Plate
- Junior second baseman Mally Kilbane (Olmsted Township/Olmsted Falls) had a game-high four hits including two singles and two doubles
- Fixx finished 3-for-4 with two RBI and one run scored
- Junior outfielder Brandon Gelpi (Monroeville, Pa./Central Catholic) and Marousek each added two hits as well
On the Mound
- Senior right-hander Aidan Bennett (Naples, Fla/Barron Collier) got the start allowing only one earned run on seven hits and punching out six in five innings of work
- Senior right-hander Matt Sabin (Mentor) stayed hot with only one hit allowed and four strikeouts in two innings to earn him the win
- Junior right-hander Vince Dolcemaschio (Los Angeles, Calif./Windward School) picked up his second save of the season after throwing two perfect innings with three strikeouts
Up Next
The Yellow Jackets are back in action on Wednesday, March 13 as they host a non-conference game against Grove City (Pa.) College at 4 p.m. at Fisher Field.
