NAPPANEE, Ind. - The No. 3 nationally ranked Baldwin Wallace University defeated No. 17 nationally ranked Benedictine (Ill.) University in walk-off fashion by a score of 10-9 in a non-conference neutral site game at the Field of Dreams Complex hosted by NorthWood High School.

In a game scheduled only a day ago, BW (30-6) fell early to Benedictine (25-9) as the Eagles piled on five runs in the first three innings. The Brown and Gold came back to take an 8-5 lead in the fourth and added an insurance run in the seventh but that did not stop Benedictine from tying things up in the final frame. The Yellow Jackets quickly loaded the bases in the bottom of the ninth and only needed a base knock to earn their first walk-off win of the season.

Scoring Summary

• Bottom 3rd - Sophomore left fielder Trent Bucy (Eastlake/Eastlake North) doubled to right to drive in the Yellow Jackets' first two runs
• Bottom 3rd - Senior first baseman Max Anastasio (Chesterbrook, Pa./Conestoga) hit an RBI single through the left side in the next at-bat
• Bottom 4th - Junior second baseman Mally Kilbane (Olmsted Township/Olmsted Falls) doubled to make it a one-run game
• Bottom 4th - Sophomore shortstop Matt Terzola (Uniontown/Archbishop Hoban) cleared the bases on a go-ahead double
• Bottom 4th - Bucy collected another RBI after a sacrifice groundout
• Bottom 7th - Sophomore center fielder Dennis Ritlinger-Nirider (Grove City) grounded into a double play but brought in another BW run
• Bottom 9th - Sophomore infielder Jace Druschel (Tampa, Fla./George Steinbrenner) walked it off with a pinch-hit single

At the Plate

• Senior third baseman Nick Clark (Willowick/Notre Dame Cathedral Latin) led the Brown and Gold as he went 2-for-3 with two runs scored
• Terzola also tallied two hits along with his three RBI and two runs scored
• Bucy also tied a game-high with three RBI
• Kilbane and Anastasio each recorded a hit and an RBI

On the Mound

• Freshman right-hander Jake Heatherington (Bellaire) got his first start of the year where he allowed four earned runs on six hits and struck out three in his three innings of work
• Freshman right-hander Matt Moscarino (Strongsville/Padua Franciscan) threw two innings of relief where he had two strikeouts and gave up one run on two hits and a walk 
• Senior All-OAC right-hander Garrett Miller (McMurray, Pa.) fanned three in the next three innings and allowed three runs on five hits
• Sophomore left-hander Carson Collins (South Bend, Ind./St. Joseph's) pitched the ninth and picked up the win as he only allowed two hits

Up Next

The Yellow Jackets are back in action Friday, May 3 when they travel to University Heights to face off against crosstown rival John Carroll University in the final Ohio Athletic Conference doubleheader of the season at Schweickert Field at 1 p.m.