The Muskingum baseball team celebrated Senior Day against Mount Union on Saturday at Mose Morehead Field. The Muskies won the opener 4-3 and dropped a 13-inning heartbreaker in game two, 9-8.

The Basics

• Records: Muskingum (21-18 Overall, 6-12 OAC), Mount Union (22-15-1 Overall, 10-8 OAC)
• Location: Mose Morehead Field
• Attendance: 150 

Notables

• Prior to the game, Muskingum recognized seniors Jake Hymrod, Dominic Gorence, Clark Jennings, Joey Bystricky, Ethan Guilliams, Allex Santacroce, and Garrett Hardy.

Game 1

• Muskingum scored four runs on six hits.
• The Muskies scored a run in the first, third, fifth, and sixth innings.
• Senior Allex Santacroce delivered the game-winning RBI with a groundout in the sixth inning. 
• Freshman Jake Roshau fired seven strong innings and allowed three runs on six hits with five strikeouts to earn his fourth win of the season,
• Sophomore Brock Pfister registered his first save of the year after tossing the final two innings of no-hit ball with one strikeout.
• Sophomore Tobie Teke led the Muskies at the plate with a pair of hits and a run scored.
• Junior Gavin Hawk notched two RBIs to lead the team.

Game 2

• The 13-inning contest marked Muskingum's longest game since the 2018 campaign when the Muskies battled Baldwin Wallace in a 13-inning game.
• Muskingum scored eight runs on 14 hits.
• Freshman Blake Jodrey started the contest and went five innings, and allowed two unearned runs on five hits.
• Sophomore Nathan Johnson tossed the final three innings and allowed one run on two hits with a pair of strikeouts.
• Sophomore Weston Melick led the Muskies with two RBIs.
• Hawk also went 3-for-5 with one RBI and one run scored.
• Senior Dominic Gorence had one hit and now stands at 98 career hits.

Up Next

• Muskingum concludes its regular season with a game against Penn St.-Behrend on Sunday, May 7. Game time is slated for 1:00 p.m.