(SPRINGFIELD, Ohio) – The Wilmington College baseball team lost to the Wittenberg University Tigers Tuesday night on the road, 10-2. Wittenberg took a 3-0 lead after the first inning and never looked back in their victory.

The Quakers scored a pair of runs in the top of the second. The first two batters reached via a walk and error to put runners on the corners with nobody out. The first run came in on a wild pitch before Hayden Koonce brought in their second run on an RBI groundout.

Wilmington had runners in scoring position in the final four innings, including runners at third in the seventh and ninth frames, but couldn't scratch across any more runs.

Notables

• J.C. Calhoun, Avery Battle, Max Gildea, and JP Donelan all had a hit for Wilmington.
• The Quakers drew six walks in the contest.
• Riley Sims was hit by a pitch.
• Quakers pitching had eight strikeouts as Gildea and Brent Case both led the way with three strikeouts a piece.
• Josh Harbaum and Case both had scoreless outings for Wilmington on the mound.

What's Up Next
Wilmington hosts their first Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) doubleheader on Saturday afternoon against the Baldwin Wallace University Yellow Jackets, beginning at 1:00 P.M on Tewksbury-Delaney Field.