ADA, Ohio - The No. 3 nationally ranked Baldwin Wallace University baseball team opened Ohio Athletic Conference play with a doubleheader sweep against Ohio Northern University by scores of 7-5 and 9-2 at Wander Field.
BW (15-3, 2-0 OAC) opened conference play by jumping out to a 4-1 lead in Game 1 and held on to victory despite four more Ohio Northern (6-10, 0-2) runs. The second game of the day did not look good early for the Brown and Gold as the Polar Bears scored two in the first frame and held BW scoreless through the fifth. However, a four-run sixth, a three-run seventh, and a run in each of the last two innings would lead the Yellow Jackets to a series sweep.
Game 1
Scoring Plays
- Top 1st - Senior third baseman Nick Clark (Willowick/Notre Dame Cathedral Latin) recorded the first RBI of the day with a single to right
- Top 2nd - Junior shortstop Noah English (Perrysburg) added to the BW lead with a single up the middle
- Top 3rd - Junior designated hitter Mally Kilbane (Olmsted Township/Olmsted Falls) reached home on a Polar Bear error after senior first baseman Max Anastasio (Chesterbrook, Pa./Conestoga) put the ball in play
- Top 6th - Senior catcher Mark Mohnickey Jr. (North Ridgeville/St. Edward) hit a long-ball over the right field wall to extend BW's lead
- Top 8th - Mohnickey Jr. teed off again for his second multi-homer game of the season
At the Plate
- Mohnickey Jr. led the Yellow Jackets with three RBI after finishing 2-for-4 and scoring two runs
- Kilbane hit his team-leading eighth extra base hit of the year with a double in the second inning
- Clark also had two base hits and a stolen base
- English also went 2-for-3 with two singles
On the Mound
- Junior right-hander Vince Dolcemaschio (Los Angeles, Calif./Windward School) allowed only one earned run in his third win this season after pitching 5.2 innings and striking out three
- Freshman right-hander Jake Heatherington (Bellaire) became the standing saves leader in the OAC after closing the final 3.1 innings in Game 1 where he struck out five and allowed two runs on three hits
Game 2
Scoring Plays
- Top 6 - Freshman utilityman Colin West (Westborough, Mass./Worcester Academy) hit a pinch-hit go-ahead two run single to start a big inning for the Brown and Gold
- Top 6 - Junior left fielder Joey Marousek (North Royalton) added another run with a single to center
- Top 6 - Kilbane added an RBI to his day with a single down the left field line
- Top 7 - An ONU error led to a little league home run for West
- Top 8 - Sophomore center fielder Reid Fleming (Pickerington/North Pickerington) collected the first RBI of his career with a single up the middle
- Top 9 - Marousek stole third and then scored after the Polar Bears' fourth error of the game
At the Plate
- Marousek returned to form going 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run
- Freshman catcher Mason Fixx (Canonsburg, Pa./Canon-McMillan) also finished 2-for-3 with a single and a double
- West tallied a new career-high two RBI and scored two runs in his first collegiate mult-hit game
- All Yellow Jacket leadoff hitters hit a combined .556 for five hits
On the Mound
- Sophomore right-hander Tyler Walker (Fairlawn/Copley) held on for the win making it three straight starts with six strikeouts in his seven inning effort where he allowed two runs on four hits
- Senior All-OAC right-hander Garrett Miller (McMurray, Pa.) closed out the victory in two innings striking out three and allowing only one hit
Up Next
The Yellow Jackets are back in action on Tuesday, March 26 when they travel to Bluffton for a non-conference matchup against Bluffton University at 4:15 at Memorial Field.
