OBERLIN, Ohio - The No. 3 nationally ranked Baldwin Wallace University baseball team's three-run comeback fell just short as Oberlin College defeated the Yellow Jackets by a score of 5-3 in a non-conference game at Dill Field.
BW (28-5, 13-1 OAC) was forced to play from behind once again after Oberlin (12-17, 1-7 NCAC) scored three of their five runs in the first two innings. The Yellow Jackets would later score two in the fifth to make it a one-run game and another in the seventh to even the score at three apiece but the Yeomen answered right back to take the lead and earn the upset.
Scoring Summary
- Top 5th - Sophomore utility man Nolan Kellicker (Dover) put the Brown and Gold on the board with a pinch-hit sacrifice groundout
- Top 5th - Senior first baseman Max Anastasio (Chesterbrook, Pa./Conestoga) singled through the right side for another run against his former team
- Top 7th - Junior second baseman Mally Kilbane (Olmsted Township/Olmsted Falls) homered in his third straight game to tie the ballgame at three
At the Plate
- Freshman utility man Colin West (Westborough, Mass./Worcester Academy) finished 1-for-3 with a stolen base
- Anastasio and junior center fielder Joey Marousek (North Royalton) each went 1-for-5 with a single
- Sophomore shortstop Matt Terzola (Uniontown/Archbishop Hoban) and freshman third baseman Ryan Gordon (Strongsville) supplied the last two hits for BW with a double and a single, respectively
- Kilbane led the Yellow Jackets with two runs scored
On the Mound
- Freshman right-hander Matt Moscarino (Strongsville/Padua Franciscan) got the start and struck out three in his five inning outing where he gave up two earned runs on two hits and three walks
- Senior All-OAC right-hander Garrett Miller (McMurray, Pa.) relieved Moscarino in the final three innings where he gave up two runs on four hits and struck out two Yeomen
Up Next
The Yellow Jackets are back in action Thursday, April 25 as they host a rescheduled non-conference game against Hiram College at 4 p.m. at Fisher Field.
