Baseball completes electric comeback win against North Central

The Muskingum baseball team completed an electric comeback win over North Central that was highlighted by a four-run bottom of the eighth inning where the Muskies took command of the game. The Muskies finished the game with a 11-9 win and improve to 8-0 on the season.

The Basics

• Records: Muskingum (8-0 overall), North Central (1-5 overall)
• Location: Marietta, Ohio - Don & Sue Schaly Field
• Attendance: 101

Notables 

• The Muskies are still off to their best start in program history as they move to 8-0 on the season.
• The Muskies improve on their dominant season where they have recently received votes in the latest D3baseball.com/NCBWA Top 25 Poll.

How It Happened

• The Muskies started the contest slow and fell behind by seven runs through the top of the fourth inning.
• At that moment the Muskies started to mount a comeback effort for the ages. 
• Solid at bats and contribution from all levels of the lineup fueled the Muskies through the next five innings of action where they went on an 11-2 run. 
• With action happening in every inning besides the bottom of the seventh, the Muskies wouldn't be stopped. 
• The onslaught of offense was wrapped up in the bottom of the eighth inning where the Muskies tacked on four runs. 
• At that point the Muskies took a 11-9 lead and wouldn't look back.
• Sophomore Gavin Schultz came in to secure the Muskies victory as he recorded the save and kept the North Central rally at bay in the final inning.

Inside The Numbers

• The Muskies scored 11 runs on 11 hits with zero errors.
• The Muskies were led by sophomore Grant Mellerson who logged two hits, three RBI's, and two runs scored.
• The Muskingum bats were fueled by junior Sam Palmieri and freshman Lex Castaneda who each tallied two hits.
• Palmieri added three runs scored and one RBI. Castaneda added one RBI.
• Senior Weston Melick logged a hit, two RBI's, and one run scored.
• Sophomore Conner Thamann recorded a hit and two runs scored.
• Freshman Jasper Owens tallied a hit and two walks. He also had the lone stolen base for the Muskies.
• Sophomore Benny Hess and sophomore Aiden Reis each tallied one hit, one RBI, and one run scored.
• Getting the start on the mound in today's contest was graduate student Erik Cover who recorded seven strikeouts.
• Sophomore Weston Hartman fired off two innings of action to help the Muskies on the mound.
• Freshman Jake Valentine pitched in the top of the eighth inning and secured the win from today's game.
• Sophomore Gavin Schultz wrapped things up on the mound with action in the top of the ninth inning. Schultz didn't allow a run and earned the save for his effort on the mound.

Up Next

• The Muskies will be back in action at the North Central College Tournament on Saturday, March 8 at 4:15 p.m. when they face Ohio Wesleyan.