The Muskingum baseball team fell in both games on opening day against Mount Union on Saturday afternoon. The Muskies fell in Game 1, 10-0 in seven innings, and slipped in Game 2, 8-0.

The Basics

• Records: Muskingum (0-2 overall), Mount Union (2-0 overall)
• Location: New Concord, Ohio - Mose Morehead Field
• Attendance: 85

Game 1

Inside The Numbers

• Senior Holden Martin started on the mound for Muskingum and pitched three innings allowing six runs. He also earned six strikeouts.
• Junior Parker Brown pitched three innings and allowed one run.
• Junior Brett Carson and Senior Matt Stewart each earned one hit during the contest.
• Muskingum ended the game with two hits and committed four errors.
• Eric Schilling led Mount Union with five RBIs off two hits which included a three-run home run.
• Zach Mazza also added two hits with one RBI for the Purple Raiders.
• Thomas Gallant pitched a complete game for Mount Union and struckout 11 batters, only allowing two hits.
• The Purple Raiders ended the outing with ten runs on ten hits and two errors.

The Difference

• Mount Union started the scoring in the first inning, with Schilling scoring on an error.
• Schilling blasted a three-run home run to give Mount Union a 5-0 lead in the second inning.
• The Purple Raiders got a two-RBI single from Schilling in the third inning to make it 7-0.
• Mazza finished the scoring by hitting a solo home run to make it 10-0.

Game 2

Inside The Numbers

• Junior Jake Norris earned the start in Game 2, pitching four innings, allowing three runs off four hits, and notched nine strikeouts.
• Freshman Jaxon Rinkes pitched three innings, allowing five runs off four hits.
• Stewart, sophomore Drew Dittoe, freshman Nick Congrove, and sophomore Dominic Gorrence all notched one hit for the Muskies.
• Muskingum ended the contest with four hits and two errors.
• Mazza and Walker Marlowe each earned three RBIs to lead Mount Union.
• Carson Davis started on the mound for Purple Raiders and pitched a complete game allowing four hits and struckout 11 batters.
• Mount Union ended the outing with eight runs off eight hits and no errors.

The Difference

• Mazza scored a wild pitch to get the scoring started in the first inning.
• Mazza made the score 3-0 with a two-RBI single in the fifth inning.
• Mount Union would later rally off four more runs later in the game to make it 8-0.

Up Next

• The Muskies next play a home/home series against Otterbein, with the Cardinals hosting Muskingum on Saturday, March 20. Game 1 is set for 1:00 p.m., and Game 2 is slated at 4:00 p.m. at Fishbaugh Field.