Posted: Apr 06, 2016
Muskingum senior Christian Leitenberger led the Muskies with four RBIs in an 11-6 loss at Ohio Wesleyan on Wednesday afternoon.
The Basics
- Records: Muskingum (12-9), Ohio Wesleyan (12-5)
- Location: Delaware, Ohio - Littick Field
- Weather: 63 degrees, overcast, rain and windy
- Attendance: 60
- Duration: 2:34
Inside The Numbers
- Leitenberger led Muskingum going 3-for-4 with four RBIs, two doubles and one run scored.
- Sophomore Vayden Wood also added an RBI.
- Junior Joe Shumar went 1-for-3 with a pair of walks and two runs.
- Freshmen Nate Mejia and Michael Pagano each belted a double.
- Muskingum scored six runs on eight hits.
- The Muskies took a 1-0 lead in first on an RBI single by Leitenberger.
- Muskingum extended its lead to 3-0 in the third on an RBI double by Leitenberger and sacrifice fly by Wood.
- The Muskies built their lead to 6-1 in the fifth after scoring three runs on two hits. Muskingum took advantage of three Bishop errors in the frame.
- Ohio Wesleyan answered with a six-run bottom of the fifth to take a 7-6 lead. The Bishops used a pair of home runs to highlight the inning.
- Ohio Wesleyan added another run in the seventh and three in the eighth to complete the scoring. The Bishops ended the game with 11 runs on 12 hits.
- Freshman Kyle Gannon started the game and went 4.1 innings and allowed six runs on six hits. Junior Brandon Bush (2-1) took the loss in relief after tossing 2.1 innings and allowing five runs (three earned) on five hits.
- Brady Roesch (2-0) grabbed the win in relief after allowing one unearned run in two innings of work.
- Devin Van Winkle led Ohio Wesleyan at the plate going 3-for-4 with four RBIs and two runs. He hit a two-run home run in the fifth inning.
- Aaron Strausbaugh and C.J. Tosino also hit home runs for Ohio Wesleyan.
Up Next
- Muskingum next hosts Pitt-Greensburg on Thursday, April 7. Game time is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. and will feature Live Video/Audio and Stats on fightingmuskies.com.