BALTIMORE, Md. - The No. 3 nationally ranked Baldwin Wallace University baseball team competed in the first day of the Baltimore Invitational hosted by Johns Hopkins (Md.) University where it fell to Arcadia (Pa.) University in extra innings by a score of 5-4 and upset No. 1 nationally ranked Johns Hopkins by a score of 5-1 on Babb Field inside Stromberg Stadium.
BW (2-1) jumped out to an early lead over Arcadia (2-0) but the Knights would battle back to take a 4-2 advantage in the bottom of the seventh inning. A Yellow Jackets' two-run eighth tied things up to force extra innings where a BW wild pitch would seal the victory for Arcadia in the bottom of the tenth. The Jackets bounced back with a big victory over Johns Hopkins (1-1) in a rematch of the 2023 Division III World Series Semifinals thanks to some big bats and dominant pitching.
vs. Arcadia
At the Plate
- Junior outfielder Joey Marousek (North Royalton) led the Yellow Jackets going a game-best 3-for-5 in the leadoff spot
- Senior first baseman Max Anastasio (Chesterbrook, Pa./Conestoga), junior first baseman Nathan Zinn (Columbus/Worthington Kilbourne), and sophomore second baseman Jace Druschel (Tampa, Fla./George Steinbrenner) each recorded their first hit and RBI in the Brown and Gold
- Sophomore shortstop Matt Terzola (Uniontown/Archbishop Hoban) drove in the last run for BW with a sacrifice fly
- Junior designated hitter Mally Kilbane (Olmsted Township/Olmsted Falls) went 2-for-4 scoring two runs
On the Mound
- Sophomore right-hander Tyler Walker (Fairlawn/Copley) got the start for BW going five innings and allowing two runs on four hits with two strikeouts
- Senior All-Ohio Athletic Conference right-hander Garrett Miller (McMurray, Pa.) also punched out two batters and surrendered two runs on four hits through three innings in relief
- Senior Academic All-OAC right-hander Matt Sabin (Mentor) was credited with the loss after giving up one run in 1.1 innings
at No.1 Johns Hopkins
At the Plate
- Zinn was the hero of Game 2 with a go-ahead three-run homer in the top of the sixth
- Druschel went 2-for-4 scoring one run
- Terzola tied the game in the fifth inning with his second RBI of the day
- Freshman catcher Mason Fixx (Canonsburg, Pa./Canon-McMillan) picked up his first hit and RBI in his collegiate debut
On the Mound
- Junior All-OAC right-hander Dylan Snyder (Stow/Archbishop Hoban) was dominant in his first win of 2024 giving up eight hits and only one run through six innings pitched
- Junior right-hander Vince Dolcemaschio (Los Angeles, Calif./Windward School) pitched three perfect innings of relief by striking out two and holding the Blue Jays hitless to earn the save
BW is back in action tomorrow Sunday, February 25 in the final day of the Baltimore Invitational as they take on Arcadia in a rematch at 11 a.m. on Babb Field inside Stromberg Stadium.
