The Muskingum baseball team dropped their first game of the season against Grove City by a score of 19-5. Sophomore Benny Hess led the Muskie offense with a home run in the top of the seventh inning. Hess has now hit four home runs on the season and has in back-to-back games.

The Basics

• Records: Muskingum (10-1 overall), Grove City (7-4 overall)
• Location: Jack Behringer Field - Grove City, Pa.
• Attendance: 75

Notables 

• The Muskies have tied the best pace through 11 games in a season with a 10-1 start since the 2007 campaign.
• The Muskies recently received 13 votes in the D3baseball.com/NCBWA Top 25 Poll.
• Hess has a hot bat as he has recorded home runs in back-to-back games.

Inside The Numbers

• The Muskies scored five runs on six hits with one error.
• Muskingum was led by Hess who launched a home run in the top of the seventh inning for the Muskies.
• Senior Gerard Hudson fired off a home run in the top of the ninth inning.
• Junior Sam Palmieri tacked on a double for his lone hit of the contest. Palmieri also added a RBI. 
• Freshman Jasper Owens finished with one hit and one walk.
• Sophomore Aiden Reis added a double and one RBI in the contest.
• Senior Tobie Teke logged a hit.
• Sophomore's Conner Thamann and Grant Mellerson each added a run scored and a walk.
• Senior Weston Melick had a run scored.
• Mellerson, Owens, Palmieri, and Thamann each stole a base in the game.
• Junior Max Vosters got the start for the Muskies on the mound.
• The pitching group of senior Nathan Johnson, junior Lane Goetz, freshman Brandon Barnette, and junior Jackson Duchesne came in for relief the rest of the way to close out the contest.

Up Next

• Muskingum will be back in action on Thursday, March 13 when they host Oberlin at 3:00 p.m.