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Sean Kolenich Feb. 28 Recap
Sean Kolenich
9
Winner Baldwin Wallace BALDWIN 3-2
3
Transylvania TRANSYLV 4-1
Winner
Baldwin Wallace BALDWIN
3-2
9
Final
3
Transylvania TRANSYLV
4-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baldwin Wallace BALDWIN 0 3 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 9 8 0
Transylvania TRANSYLV 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 6 2

W: Kostura, Brit () L: G. Gonzalez ()

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Tops Transylvania (Ky.) in Second Game of Weekend Trip

Written by BW Athletic Communications Student Assistant Cody Duckworth '27

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The No. 29 nationally-ranked Baldwin Wallace University baseball team beat the Transylvania (Ky.) University Pioneers by a score of 9-3 at Legends Stadium. 

The Yellow Jackets put together solid performances on both defense and offense to lead them to victory, including eight hits.

Scoring Summary

Top 2nd – Junior second baseman Carson Petrecca (Willowick/Eastlake North) scored on an error by the pitcher to give the opening run to BW

Top 2nd – Senior All-Ohio Athletic Conference third baseman Sean Kolenich (Parma/St. Edward) tripled home BW's second run to take a 2-0 lead

Top 2nd – Junior designated hitter Colin West (Westborough, Mass./Worcester Academy) doubled home Kolenich, and BW ended the inning up 3-0

Top 3rd – The Yellow Jackets' lead increased to 4-0 because of an RBI single by senior shortstop Matt Terzola (Uniontown/Archbishop Hoban)

Top 5th – A two-run single by senior center fielder John Panstares (Westlake/St. Ignatius) bumped BW's lead to six

Top 5th – Kolenich added another RBI with a single to bring Panstares home and give the Yellow Jackets a 7-0 lead

Top 8th – West opened his home run account for the year with a two-run shot to increase BW's lead to 9-1

At the Plate

  • West went 2-for-5 with a double and a home run and had a team-leading three RBI

  • Kolenich went 2-for-3 with a triple, added a walk, and had two RBI

  • Panstares also added two RBI with one hit and two stolen bases

On the Mound

  • Senior left-hander Brit Kostura (Tequesta, Fla./Jupiter Christian School) pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing only one run and six runners to reach base. He added six strikeouts and was credited with a win

  • Freshmen right-hander Jared Thacker (Powell/Olentangy Liberty) pitched two innings of relief, giving up two runs and throwing 31 pitches

Up Next

The Yellow Jackets return to action on Sunday, March 1st, when they take on Webster University (Mo.) in Lexington, Ky., with the first pitch set for 12 PM. Fans can click here to watch the game.
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