The Muskingum baseball team swept Wilmington to open Ohio Athletic Conference play on Saturday. The Muskies won the opener 6-5 in 10 innings and took the nightcap, 16-4.

The Basics

• Records: Muskingum (11-5 overall, 2-0 OAC), Wilmington (3-16 overall, 0-2 OAC)
• Location: New Concord, Ohio - Mose Morehead Field
• Weather: 60 degrees and sunny

Game One

• Junior Dallas Allen delivered a bases loaded game-winning RBI single with no outs in the bottom of the 10th to score senior Christian Leitenberger from third to lift Muskingum to the 6-5 extra-inning win.
• The Muskies scored six runs on 11 hits.
• Wilmington scored four runs in the top of the first to grab the early lead.
• Muskingum tallied one in the bottom of the first and second and added three runs in the third to take a 5-4 lead.
• Wilmington tied the game with a run n the sixth.
• Sophomore Eddie Harper led the team with a three-run triple.
• Leitenberger went 4-for-5 with a triple, RBI and run scored.
• Junior Matt Lynn had an RBI single.
• Freshman Darien Smith started the game and went eight innings and allowed five runs on five hits. He notched seven strikeouts.
• Junior Brandon Bush (2-0) earned the win in relief after tossing two innings and allowing three hits.
• The Quakers scored five runs on eight hits.
• Wilmington was paced by Gage Bley who had two RBIs.
• Antonio Miller also added a pair of hits with an RBI and run scored.
• Billy Foster (0-2) suffered the loss in relief after allowing one run on one hit in two innings of work.
• Corey Walker started the game and went seven innings and allowed five unearned runs on eight hits.

Game Two

• Muskingum erupted for 16 runs on 17 hits to complete the league-opening sweep.
• Sophomore Vayden Wood went 3-for-6 with four RBIs and a double.
• Junior Joe Shumar went 3-for-6 with three RBIs and two runs scored.
• Allen went 3-for-5 with two RBIs and two runs.
• Sophomore Seth Casto went 3-for-4 with a triple, RBI and two runs.
• Freshman Marc Ibarra logged a pair of RBIs.
• Freshman Evan Hinds (4-0) pitched eight innings and allowed four runs (three earned) on 10 hits to garner the win.
• Wilmington scored four runs on 12 hits.
• Jarrett Trautman (1-3) was handed the loss after lasting 1.2 innings and allowing six runs on four hits.
• Daniel Hayes led the Quakers at the plate going 3-for-4 with one RBI.

Up Next

• Muskingum next travels to Bethany for a nine-inning game on Tuesday, March 29. Game time is slated for 2:00 p.m.