Posted: Mar 20, 2019
The Muskingum baseball team stumbled against Washington & Jefferson on Wednesday evening, 15-5.
- Records: Muskingum (4-10 overall), Washington & Jefferson (5-7 overall)
- Location: Washington, Pennsylvania
- Muskingum scored five runs on five hits
- Senior Ben Van Wey led the squad by going 1-for-2 at the plate with a double.
- Freshman Chayce Lundell registered two RBIs.
- Sophomore Zach Ullom went 1-for-1 at the dish with one RBI.
- Senior pitcher Kyle Gannon took the loss after allowing seven runs on seven hits. Gannon tallied one strikeout in the game.
- Michael Zito guided the Presidents at the plate by going 2-for-2 with four RBIs.
- Tanner Gaerke secured the win on the mound for Washington & Jefferson. Gaerke allowed one run on three hits and notched three strikeouts.
- Washington & Jefferson took an early lead in the bottom of the first inning, scoring two runs on three hits.
- In their next at-bat, the Presidents tallied eight runs on five hits to gain a commanding 10-0 advantage.
- In the top of the fourth, Lundell put Muskingum on board with a fielder's choice RBI.
- Over the next four innings, Washington & Jefferson increased its lead to 15-1.
- In the top of the eighth, sophomore Nick Bilyeu advanced home on a wild pitch.
- The Muskies rallied in the top of the ninth inning. Junior Ashton Budzinski ignited the scoring when he crossed the plate after sophomore Cole Rostash was hit by a pitch.
- Then, Ullom smashed an RBI-single to left field to make it 15-4.
- Bileyu slid into home when Lundell reached first base on a fielder's choice.
- Despite the Muskies' momentum, Washington & Jefferson was able to escape the inning, allowing three runs on two hits with two runners left on base.
- The Muskies next open OAC play with a doubleheader at Wilmington on Saturday, March 23. Game times are slated for 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.