(WILMINGTON, Ohio) – The Wilmington College baseball team concluded their home schedule Wednesday afternoon at Tewksbury-Delaney Field against the Mount St. Joseph University Lions. They split the series, losing game one 7-3 before winning on a walk off single in game two, 4-3 in extra innings. The Quakers sit at 11-24 heading into their final games of the season Saturday afternoon on the road.
Game One – Mount St. Joseph defeats Wilmington, 7-3 (7 Innings)
Wilmington worked their way out of a two-out bases loaded jam in the top of the first inning as
JP Donelan forced a line out. The Quakers loaded the bases themselves with two outs in the bottom of the first, but a strikeout ended the frame.
The Quakers worked around a runner on third in the top of the third inning to keep the game tied at 0-0. The Lions scored four runs in the top of the fourth for a 4-0 advantage. A three-run homerun extended their lead to 7-0 in the sixth.
Wilmington made it interesting in the seventh with three runs. A trio of walks loaded the bases with nobody out.
Eli Hollingsworth brought in the first run on a sacrifice fly and a two-out
Kyle Jennings single through the left side of the infield brought in their final runs of the game.
Game One Notables
Game Two – Wilmington defeats Mount St. Joseph, 4-3 (8 Innings)
The Lions picked up a first inning run on an RBI groundout to take a 1-0 lead. They scored another run in the third for a 2-0 advantage.
Wilmington loaded the bases in the bottom of the third with one out.
James Crowe walked to bring in the Quakers first run of the game and make it 2-1.
After
JP Donelan singled to start the inning in the bottom of the fifth, a sacrifice bunt turned into a throwing error for the Lions and allowed Donelan to come all the way around to score and tie the game at 2-2.
A sacrifice fly gave Mount St. Joseph a 3-2 lead in the seventh and forced the Quakers into a must score situation in the bottom of the frame. A pair of hit by pitches along with an out had runners at first and second for Wilmington.
J.C. Calhoun came through with a single through the left side of the infield to tie the game at 3-3. A pair of flyouts sent the game into extra innings.
A scoreless frame for the Lions gave Wilmington a chance to win the game. A
Dominic Depa double started the inning, and he was pinch run for with
Eli Hollingsworth. An intentional walk later in the inning brought up
Braden Chambers, who came through with a hard ground ball through the right side of the infield to bring in the winning run for the Quakers.
Game Two Notables
- Dominic Depa and JP Donelan both had two hits for Wilmington.
- Three Quakers had one RBI in the game, and three Quakers were hit by a pitch.
- Max Gildea pitched seven great innings on the mound for Wilmington, allowing three runs on six hits and giving the Quakers a chance to win. He struck out four Lions.
- Hayden Wibbeler picked up his first win of the season with a scoreless eighth inning, striking out one batter.
What's Up Next
The Quakers travel to Westerville, Ohio Saturday afternoon to end their 2025 season with an Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) doubleheader with the Otterbein University Cardinals beginning at 1:00 P.M.
