(JOHNSTOWN, Pa.) – The Wilmington College baseball team lost a doubleheader Saturday at Mount Aloysius College, losing game one 3-2 and game two, 6-4. Due to weather, the games were played at a neutral site stadium and not on the Mounties campus.
Game 1 – Mount Aloysius Defeats Wilmington, 3-2 (7 Innings)
The Quakers struck early blood against the Mounties.
J.C. Calhoun worked a walk and stole second before advancing to third on a wild pitch. In a 2-2 count,
Dominic Depa laced one through the left side bringing in Calhoun.
JP Donelan kept the hot start going with a single into left center before the next three batters struck out.
Nathan Powers navigated through some traffic in the bottom of the 1st before inducing an inning-ending double play. After two strikeouts in the top of the second,
Hayden Koonce walked and stole second. Calhoun followed suit, working his second walk of the game. Depa came through again for the Quakers, finding the hole in the right side to score Koonce, putting Wilmington ahead 2-0.
Wilmington and Powers held the Mounties scoreless until the bottom of the 5th. A leadoff single started the run for the hosts. The third batter singled, putting runners on first and second with one out. After stealing third base, a sacrifice fly brought in Mount Aloysius' first run. The next batter singled in the tying run on a 3-2 count, tying the Quakers and Mounties at 2-2 as
Trent Mendenhall relieved Powers.
Max Gildea and
Cade Miller each singled in the top of the 6th, but
Caleb Fugate grounded into a double play to end the inning. The Mounties singled with one out in the bottom half, but they too grounded into an inning ending double play. Wilmington went down in order in the top of the 7th. Mendenhall got the leadoff batter out before giving up a single in the bottom of the 7th. He got the next batter to fly out for the second out before the fourth hitter slapped a walk-off triple into the right center gap, to take down Wilmington 3-2.
Game 1 Notables
- Dominic Depa went 2-3 at the dish with 2 RBI.
- JP Donelan finished 1-2 with a walk and one stolen base.
- Max Gildea was 1-2 with a walk.
- J.C. Calhoun went 0-2 but reached on two walks and stole one base. Calhoun scored a run.
Game 2 – Mount Aloysius Defeats Wilmington, 6-2
Wilmington's top of the 1st was nearly identical to game one.
J.C. Calhoun walked and stole second before Depa and Donelan each made outs, as Calhoun advanced to third. On a wild pitch to
Cade Miller, Calhoun scored from third, putting the Quakers up 1-0. The Mounties responded with a double and a single to tie the game 1-1 in the bottom of the first.
The Quakers had the bases loaded after
Braden Chambers was hit by a pitch, and both
Caleb Fugate and
Ethan Bunce walked. However, with two outs, Calhoun flew out and the green and white stranded three men on base.
Max Gildea settled in and threw two more scoreless frames until the bottom of the 4th.
Mount Aloysius hit back-to-back doubles to take a 2-1 lead. Gildea allowed a single and a walk before closing the inning, allowing just one run on three hits.
Michael Cibulskas relieved Gildea in the bottom of the 6th. After a leadoff double, Cibulskas gave up a two-run home run down the right field line to put the Mounties ahead 4-1. A single and a walk followed the homer before Cibulskas got his second out. With two outs, the hosts singled to center field, plating two more runs to extend their lead to 6-1.
Wilmington had some traffic in the bottom of the 7th with a leadoff single by
Braden Chambers. He stole second and moved to third after
Eli Hollingsworth reached on a fielding error. The Quakers struck out and grounded out, stranding two on base.
Chambers led off the top of the 9th with a single once again, followed by another single from
Eli Alexander. With no one out, Hollingsworth doubled to right field, scoring Chambers and advancing Alexander to third base.
This forced a Mounties pitching change.
Ethan Bunce walked to load the bases and Depa eventually brought two runners in with a single down the left field line to cut the lead to 6-4 with one out. After a
JP Donelan single, Mount Aloysius struck out the final two batters of the game to take the victory.
Game 2 Notables
What's Up Next
The Quakers head to Danville, Kentucky to take on Centre College on Tuesday evening at 6:00 P.M. looking for their first victory of the season.
