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Mason Fixx
Photo Courtesy of Erik Drost '11
Mason Fixx
10
Baldwin Wallace BWU 20-8
11
Winner John Carroll JCU 18-7
Baldwin Wallace BWU
20-8
10
Final
11
John Carroll JCU
18-7
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baldwin Wallace BWU 1 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1 10 14 1
John Carroll JCU 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 11 14 1

W: Jake Corll (4-1) L: Lafferty, Evan (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

#13 Baseball Drops Offensively Contested Game Against John Carroll

Written by BW Athletic Communications Student Assistant Evan Lewis '29

UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio – The Baldwin Wallace University baseball team fell to John Carroll University by a final score of 11-10 on Schweickert Field to fall to 20-8 on the season.


Scoring Summary

  • Top 1st – Senior third baseman Sean Kolenich (Parma/St Edward) slid in safely on a wild pitch, giving the Yellow Jackets an early 1–0 lead

  • Top 2nd – Senior shortstop Matt Terzola (Uniontown/Archbishop Hoban) laid down a sacrifice bunt, allowing John Panstares (Westlake/St Ignatius) to score and extend the lead to 2–0

  • Top 3rd - On a full count, Senior All-Ohio Athletic Conference center fielder Dennis Ritlinger-Nirider (Grove City/Grove City) crushed a ball over the right-field fence, making it 3–1 Yellow Jackets

  • Top 4th – On the first pitch of his at-bat, Junior catcher Mason Fixx (Canonsburg, Pa./Canon-McMillan) lifted a ball just over the left-field fence for a two-run home run, cutting the deficit to 6–5

  • Top 4th – Senior center fielder Dennis Ritlinger-Nirider (Grove City/Grove City) delivered an RBI double to right-center field, scoring Terzola and tying the game at six

  • Top 7th – Senior left fielder John Panstares (Westlake/St Ignatius) delivered an RBI double that dropped between John Carroll's second baseman and right fielder, allowing Bellina to score and giving the Yellow Jackets a 7–6 lead

  • Top 7th - Junior catcher Mason Fixx (Canonsburg, Pa./Canon-McMillan) lined a single just over John Carroll's first baseman, driving in Petrecca and Panstares for two RBIs and extending the Yellow Jackets' lead to 9–6

  • Top 9th – Senior shortstop Matt Terzola (Uniontown/Archbishop Hoban) lifted a sacrifice fly to right field, allowing Panstares to tag from third and score, extending BW's lead to 10–6

At the Plate

  • Ritlinger-Nirider went 2-for-4 with a home run and a double, drew one walk, drove in two runs, and scored once

  • Panstares went 4-for-4 with one RBI, drew a walk, stole a base, and scored four runs

  • Fixx went 4-for-5 with a home run, drove in four runs, and scored once

  • Terzola went 1-for-3 with two RBIs, one on a sacrifice fly and one on a bunt, and scored once

  • The Yellow Jacket lineup combined for 10 runs on 14 hits, with four extra-base hits (two doubles and two home runs), and drew five walks

On the Mound

  • Freshman right-hander Joseph Wheeler (Columbus/Bishop Watterson) made his collegiate debut, pitching in six innings, struck out two, and allowed three earned runs

The Yellow Jackets are back in action on Thursday, April 16th, against Washington & Jefferson College (PA) on the turf of Alexandre Stadium, Ross Memorial Park. The first pitch is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Fans can click here to watch the game.

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