by Per Noah Gill
FORT MYERS, Fla. – The No. 3 nationally ranked Baldwin Wallace University baseball team defeated Alvernia (Pa.) University by a score of 4-1 at the Gene Cusic Collegiate Classic at the Terry Park Sports Complex.
BW (5-2) began its 12-hit day with four hits and two runs in the first frame and extended its lead to 3-0 in the fourth. Alvernia (5-4) joined the scoring with a run in the top of the seventh but the Brown and Gold answered back in the bottom of the inning leading to a 4-1 victory.
Scoring Plays
- Bottom 1st – Senior first baseman Max Anastasio (Chesterbrook, Pa./Conestoga) got the scoring started with a two-run double
- Bottom 4th – Senior catcher Mark Mohnickey Jr. (North Ridgeville/St. Edward) drove in his first RBI of the year with a sacrifice fly to right
- Bottom 7th – Senior third baseman Nick Clark (Willowick/Notre Dame Cathedral Latin) singled to extend the BW lead
At the Plate
- Junior second baseman Mally Kilbane (Olmsted Township/Olmsted Falls) led the offense going 3-for-4 with two singles and a double
- Junior outfielder Brandon Gelpi (Monroeville, Pa./Central Catholic) and junior shortstop Noah English (Perrysburg) each recorded two hits
- Anastasio also had two hits, scored one run, and recorded a team-high two RBI
- Clark went 2-for-3 with two hits and one RBI
On the Mound
- Junior right-hander Vince Dolcemaschio (Los Angeles, Calif./Windward School) received his first win as a Yellow Jacket after he pitched seven innings, including six shutout innings, tallying eight strikeouts and allowing only one run on four hits
- Senior right-hander Tyler Walker (Fairlawn/Copley) threw two perfect innings in relief to get the save allowing only one hit and striking out two
Up Next
The Yellow Jackets continue their spring break trip on Friday, March 8 as they travel to Fort Pierce, Fla. to take on Stevens (Mass.) Institute of Technology in a neutral site non-conference game at 2 p.m. at Lawnwood Complex Field #2.
