BEREA, OHIO -- The Baldwin-Wallace College football team lost at Ohio Athletic Conference rival Capital University, 34-0, today (October 22) at Bernlohr Stadium in Bexley, Ohio.
With their loss, the Yellow Jackets are now 3-4 overall and 2-4 in the OAC. With their win, the Crusaders improve to 5-2 overall and 4-2 in the OAC.
After a scoreless first quarter, Capital led 17-0 at halftime and 31-0 at the end of three stanzas.
The Crusaders opened the scoring at the 14:11 mark of the second quarter when junior quarterback Rocky Pentello threw a 19-yard scoring strike to senior wide receiver Kive Kraft. Sophomore kicker Matt Spitz made the PAT kick and Capital led 7-0. The Crusaders extended their lead to 10-0 at the 7:09 mark of the second stanza when Spitz connected on a 37-yard field goal. Then five seconds prior to halftime, Capital made it 17-0 when Pentello threw a 22-yard alley-opp pass to 6'6" senior wideout Lewis Howes in the left corner of the endzone and Spitz tacked on the PAT.
In the second half, Capital increased its lead to 24-0 at the 10:06 mark of the third quarter when Pentello tossed his second alley-oop TD pass to Howes in the left corner of the endzone and Spitz nailed the PAT. The Crusader moved to 31-0 when senior defensive back Tony Miller picked off a pass by B-W sophomore QB Mickey Mental and returned the ball 35 yards to paydirt and Spitz made the PAT. Capital's lead grew to 34-0 at the 11:15 mark of the fourth stanza when Spitz connected on a 25-yard field goal.
B-W next plays on Saturday, October 29 when it travels to Alliance, Ohio to play second-ranked Mount Union College at Mount Union Stadium at 1:30 p.m. Fans can listen to that game live on both campus radio station WBWC, 88.3 FM, or via Salem Communication station WHK, 1420 AM. The game also will be broadcast live on the College Internet Web site at www.bw.edu/athletics or at www.wbwc.com.
FOR MORE B-W SPORTS INFORMATION, please call Sports Information Director Kevin Ruple at 440-826-2327, FAX him at 440-826-2329 or e-mail him at kruple@bw.edu. You can contact Head Coach John Snell by telephone at 440-826-2069, FAX him at 440-826-2192 or e-mail him at jsnell@bw.edu. We also invite you to visit our athletics web site at www.bw.edu/athletics.
