MEADVILLE, Pa. - The Baldwin Wallace University baseball team defeated Allegheny (Pa.) College by a final score of 10-7 in a non-conference game at Robert M. Garbark Field.
BW (18-11) headed east to Meadville after scheduling a game with Allegheny (17-11) just a few hours before gametime, but the quick turnaround did not slow the Jackets. The Brown and Gold went on to score 10 runs on 10 hits including a seven-run fourth to take down the Gators.
Scoring Plays
- Top 3rd - Sophomore designated hitter Colin West (Westborough, Mass./Worcester Academy) came up with the bases loaded and no outs to deliver a sac fly and to get the Jackets on the board
- Top 3rd - Senior second baseman Grant Mitchell (Avon) hit an RBI-single to tie things up at two apiece
- Top 4th- Senior All-OAC first baseman Mally Kilbane (Olmsted Township/Olmsted Falls) drew the bases-loaded walk to give BW the lead
- Top 4th - West picked up his second RBI of the day with a single to right
- Top 4th - Mitchell took a heater to the back of the leg with the bases loaded to bring in another run
- Top 4th - Junior All-OAC shortstop Sean Kolenich (Parma/St. Edward) broke it open with a bases-loaded double to bring in two runs
- Top 4th - Senior Academic All-OAC third baseman Noah English (Perrysburg) got in on the action with a two-run single
- Top 8th - Kolenich smacked his first homer of the year with a solo shot
At the Plate
- Kolenich led the Brown and Gold going 3-for-5 with three RBI, two runs scored, and a stolen base
- West, Mitchell, and English each recorded two RBI
- Senior right fielder Justin Carinci (Ajax, Ontario/Pickering) extends his hit streak to five games and has had a multi-hit game in four of his last five
On the Mound
- Senior right-hander Patrick Straub (Naperville, Ill./Metea Valley) went four innings and allowed two runs on four hits with two strikeouts
- Junior All-OAC right-hander Tyler Walker (Fairlawn/Copley) pitched 1.2 innings allowing three earned runs on five hits
- Sophomore right-hander Will Henderlich (Madison) picked up his first career win after throwing 1.2 innings in relief where he tallied a strikeout and allowed one run on three walks
- Senior Academic All-OAC right-hander Kade Swisher (Berea/Berea-Midpark) earns BW's second save of the season after retiring all four batters in 1.2 innings
Up Next
The Yellow Jackets are back in action on Friday, April 18 when they travel to Westerville for an Ohio Athletic Conference doubleheader against Otterbein University beginning at 1 p.m. at Fishbaugh Field.
