The Muskingum baseball team mustered an Ohio Athletic Conference twinbill split at Heidelberg on Tuesday afternoon. The Student Princes won the opener 6-3 and the Muskies took the nightcap, 8-2.

The Basics

• Location: Tiffin, Ohio - Peaceful Valley
• Records: Muskingum (13-10, 3-3 OAC), Heidelberg (12-12, 4-2 OAC)
• Attendance: 211
• Weather: Mid 40s and clear

Game 1

• Senior Christian Leitenberger led the Muskies going 2-for-4 with an RBI triple and a run scored.
• Sophomore Eddie Harper added an RBI double.
• Junior Joe Shumar had a pair of hits, including a double.
• Freshman Marc Ibarra and junior Matt Lynn each scored a run.
• The Muskies scored three runs on eight hits and stranded nine runners.
• Freshman Darien Smith (0-1) took the loss after going four innings and allowing five runs (four earned) on seven hits, with four strikeouts.
• Derek Hug led Heidelberg going 3-for-4 with a two-run home run.
• Joe Walton added three RBIs on a two-run single and a ground out.
• Heidelberg scored six runs on 11 hits and left 10 runners on base.
• Adam Manner (3-2) earned the win after tossing seven innings and allowing three runs on eight hits.
• Cory Jacobs notched the save (4) with a no-hit ninth inning.
• Muskingum took the lead with two runs on two hits in the third inning.
• Heidelberg responded with one run in the bottom of the third, four in the fourth and one in the fifth to take a 6-2 lead.
• The Muskies added their final tally in the seventh.

Game 2

• Muskingum scored eight runs on 12 hits.
• Leitenberger led the charge going 3-for-5 with three RBIs and a double.
• Ibarra had a two-run double and scored a pair of runs.
• Lynn scored three runs and Shumar went 2-for-4 with one RBI.
• Freshman Evan Hinds (5-1) fired 8.2 strong innings and allowed two runs on nine hits, with two strikeouts.
• Adam Hershberger led Heidelberg going 3-for-4.
• Kyle Fluharty (3-4) took the loss after allowing seven runs (four earned) on 10 hits in 8.2 innings. He also registered six strikeouts.
  
• Heidelberg led 2-0 after two innings.
• The Muskies scored one in the fourth and three in the fifth to take the lead.
• Muskingum used a four-run ninth to seal the game.

Up Next

• Muskingum hosts OAC foe Capital on Wednesday, April 13. The doubleheader is slated for 1:00 p.m. at Mose Morehead Field.