BW No. 3 Baseball Overpowers No. 1 Johns Hopkins, Splits in Day One of Baltimore Invitational

Per BW Media Communcations team

BALTIMORE, Md. – The No. 3 nationally ranked Baldwin Wallace University baseball team competed in day one of the Baltimore Invitational hosted by Johns Hopkins (Md.) University where it fell to Arcadia (Pa.) University in extra innings by a score of 5-4 and upset No. 1 nationally ranked Johns Hopkins by a score of 5-1 on Babb Field inside Stromberg Stadium.

BW (2-1) jumped out to an early lead over Arcadia (2-0) but the Knights would battle back to take a 4-2 advantage in the bottom of the seventh inning. A Yellow Jackets’ two-run eighth tied things up to force extra innings where a BW wild pitch would seal the victory for Arcadia in the bottom of the tenth. The Jackets bounced back with a big victory over Johns Hopkins (1-1) in a rematch of the 2023 Division III World Series Semifinals thanks to some big bats and dominant pitching.

vs. Arcadia

At the Plate

Junior outfielder Joey Marousek (North Royalton) led the Yellow Jackets going a game-best 3-for-5 in the leadoff spot
Senior first basemen Max Anastasio (Chesterbrook, Pa./Conestoga), junior first basemen Nathan Zinn (Columbus/Worthington Kilbourne), and sophomore second basemen Jace Druschel (Tampa, Fla./George Steinbrenner) each recorded their first hit and RBI in the Brown and Gold
Sophomore shortstop Matt Terzola (Uniontown/Archbishop Hoban) drove in the last run for BW with a sacrifice fly
Junior designated hitter Mally Kilbane (Olmsted Township/Olmsted Falls) went 2-for-4 scoring two runs

On the Mound

Sophomore right-hander Tyler Walker (Fairlawn/Copley) got the start for BW going five innings and allowing two runs on four hits with two strikeouts
Senior All-Ohio Athletic Conference right-hander Garrett Miller (McMurray, Pa.) also punched out two batters and surrendered two runs on four hits through three innings in relief
Senior Academic All-OAC right-hander Matt Sabin (Mentor) was credited with the loss after giving up one run in 1.1 innings

at No.1 Johns Hopkins

At the Plate

Zinn was the hero of Game 2 with a go-ahead three-run homer in the top of the sixth
Druschel went 2-for-4 scoring one run
Terzola tied the game in the fifth inning with his second RBI of the day
Freshman catcher Mason Fixx (Canonsburg, Pa./Canon-McMillan) picked up his first hit and RBI in his collegiate debut

On the Mound

Junior All-OAC right-hander Dylan Snyder (Stow/Archbishop Hoban) was dominant in his first win of 2024 giving up eight hits and only one run through six innings pitched
Junior righty Vince Dolcemaschio (Los Angeles, Calif./Windward School) pitched three perfect innings of relief by striking out two and holding the Blue Jays hitless

BW is back in action tomorrow Sunday, February 25 in the final day of the Baltimore Invitational as they take on Arcadia in a rematch at 11 a.m. on Babb Field inside Stromberg Stadium.