Written by BW Athletic Communications Student Assistant Cody Duckworth '27
LEXINGTON, Ky. - The 29th-ranked Baldwin Wallace University baseball team finished off the weekend with a win against Webster University (Mo.) in Legends Stadium. The game was tightly contested and very defensive, but BW's defense held out, and the Yellow Jackets took the game by a score of 2-0.
Scoring Summary
Bottom 1st – Senior outfielder Dennis Ritlinger-Nirider (Grove City) got an RBI double for the first run of the game, and BW took a 1-0 lead
Bottom 3rd – Senior third baseman Sean Kolenich (Parma/St Edward) hit a solo home run to extend the Yellow Jackets' lead to two
At the Plate
- Kolenich went 1-for-3 at the plate with a home run and added a walk and a stolen base
- Ritlinger-Nirider's only at-bat of the game was to hit the RBI double in the first. He finished 1-for-1 with an RBI
- Junior designated hitter Colin West (Westborough, Mass./Worcester Academy) went 1-for-4 with a double
On the Mound
- Junior right-hander Matt Moscarino (Strongsville/Padua Franciscan) pitched eight scoreless innings with seven strikeouts, while only allowing seven runners to reach base
- Sophomore right-hander Sam Hoffman (Mentor/Notre Dame Cathedral Latin) pitched one inning in relief with no runs allowed, two strikeouts, and only one Gorlok reached base
Up Next
The Yellow Jackets travel to Fort Myers, Florida, to take on Haverford College in the Gene Cusic Collegiate Classic at the Terry Park Sports Complex with first pitch set for 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 8.
