BEREA, Ohio - The No. 3 nationally ranked Baldwin Wallace University baseball defeated Hiram College in a rescheduled non-conference game by a score of 4-0 at Fisher Field.

After being originally scheduled to play early in the season, BW (29-5, 13-1 OAC) jumped on Hiram (13-19, 2-8 NCAC) early with a run in the bottom of the first. The Terriers had a few opportunities to tie the ballgame but the Brown and Gold was able to put the game away with a three-run seventh

Scoring Summary

• Bottom 1st - Senior third baseman Nick Clark (Willowick/Notre Dame Cathedral Latin) doubled to left to give the Yellow Jackets the early lead
• Bottom 7th - Junior designated hitter Mally Kilbane (Olmsted Township/Olmsted Falls) broke the six-inning scoreless run with a single to center
• Bottom 7th - Junior designated hitter Nathan Zinn (Columbus/Worthington Kilbourne) hit a pinch-hit RBI single up the middle
• Bottom 7th - Clark scored on a passed ball for another insurance run

At the Plate

• Clark led the way going 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored
• Senior catcher Mark Mohnickey Jr. (North Ridgeville/St. Edward) also had a multi-hit game as he finished 2-for-4
• Sophomore left fielder Trent Bucy (Eastlake/Eastlake North) went 2-for-3 with two singles

On the Mound

• Senior right-hander Aidan Bennett (Naples, Fla./Baron Collier) closed the book with 6.2 innings pitched, including four no-hit innings, where he tied a career-high eight strikeouts and allowed only two hits and three walks. He lowered his earned run average to just 2.08: the fourth best in the OAC
• Freshman right-hander Jake Heatherington (Bellaire) is now one save shy of tying the program record for most saves in a season as he threw 2.1 innings, struck out four, and allowed two hits

Up Next

The Yellow Jackets are back in action tomorrow Friday, April 26 as they host the final home Ohio Athletic Conference doubleheader of the season against Capital University beginning at 1 p.m. at Fisher Field.