(GAMBIER, Ohio) – The Wilmington College baseball team took down the Kenyon College Owls Sunday afternoon in non-conference action, 9-2.
Wilmington jumped out to a 3-0 lead over the first three innings of action. In the top of the second, the Quakers took advantage of a pair of errors that left
Kyle Jennings at third base with one out, before
Zane Matthews hit a sacrifice fly for a 1-0 lead.
After a hit by pitch and a single, Wilmington had a runner on third base in the third inning with one out before a
Braden Chambers RBI groundout and
Dominic Depa two out single into center field put the Quakers up 3-0.
Three more runs came in the top of the fifth on a Depa single to right field, Jennings RBI ground out, and a
Jake Stephens single into center field for a 6-1 lead.
Wilmington added single runs in the sixth, seventh, and eighth innings to cruise to their 9-2 victory.
Notables
- J.C. Calhoun led Wilmington with three hits, while Brody Julian, Dominic Depa, and Jake Stephens all had two hits.
- Depa, Zane Matthews, and Braden Chambers all drove in two runs.
- Calhoun, Julian, and Eli Hollingsworth all scored two runs in the game.
- Chambers and Matthews hit sacrifice flies.
- Julian and Matthews both had a stolen base.
- Three Quakers were hit by a pitch.
- Trent Mendenhall earned the win on the mound, throwing six innings of six hit, two run baseball, while striking out seven Owls.
- Brad Miller earned his first save of the season, throwing three innings to end the game for the save. He only allowed one hit and no runs, while striking out five batters.
What's Up Next
The Quakers travel to Batavia, Ohio Tuesday night to battle the Mount St. Joseph University Lions in a 6:00 P.M. game before hosting the Lions in Wilmington on Wednesday afternoon at 4:00 P.M.
