Franciscan 3, Geneva 7 - 9 Innings 
 
Franciscan Lineup
Jack Froman CF, Peter Falconite 2B, Kyle Ferrance LF, Wade Stoehr 3B, Jacob Watson 1B, Ryan Scavnicky SS, David Ferroni C, Samuel Tyler RF, Anthony Franzonello DH, & Jeremy Sagun P

Geneva Lineup
Toruno 2B, Sackett C, Bearjar 1B, Tapia DH, Hermansen RF, O'Brien 3B, Gonzalez SS, Morales CF, Fee LF, & Lemansky P
 
How It Happened
Franciscan baseball made the trip to Geneva on Tuesday afternoon for a PAC doubleheader. Both teams came into today's matchup in search of their first win in conference play this season. 

The home team would be able to get on the board in the first off Franciscan starter, Jeremy Sagun. Tapia delivered a two-run double, and Gonzalez drove in a pair on a single to give the Golden Tornadoes a 4-0 lead through one inning. Jacob Watson would leadoff the second inning with a double to right center, but he would be stranded on the base paths with the next three batters recording outs. Head Coach Rick Carver would then go to the bullpen, as Brody Hynes would take the mound. The senior would have a 1-2-3 bottom of the second inning to get this game back on the tracks. The third inning would not be as clean with three first three Golden Tornadoes reaching base. Hynes was able to minimize the damage to just one run and get out of the jam with the Barons trailing by five runs.

Hynes would go on to pitch two more scoreless innings to keep the score at 5-0, as we headed to top of the sixth inning. Peter Falconite would lead off with a double off the Geneva starter, Lemansky. After advancing to third on a wild pitch, Stoehr would drive him in on a ground out to the right-side of the infield. That would set the score at 5-1, as we entered the bottom of the sixth. Hynes would toss another scoreless inning to match his career-best with 5.0 innings pitched. 

The Barons would tighten it up in the eighth inning. Watson would deliver an RBI single to score Falconite, and Scavnicky would drive in Ferrance to set the score at 5-3. Geneva would add a pair of insurance runs in the bottom of the inning to give us a final score of 7-3.

At the Plate
- Falconite had a four-hit day and scored two runs.
- Watson and Falconite each had a double.
- The Barons outhit Geneva 10-9.

On the Mound
- Starter Jeremy Sagun would get the loss with four earned runs.
- Hynes just allowed two hits and one run over five, huge innings of relief.
- Joseph Hurlbert pitched the final two innings, while striking out three.
 

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 Franciscan 4, Geneva 2 - 9 Innings
 
Franciscan Lineup
Peter Falconite 2B, Ryan Scavnicky SS, Jacob Watson 1B, Wade Stoehr 3B, Kyle Ferrance LF, Anthony Franzonello DH, Samuel Tyler Rf, Matthew Gambrel C, Jack Froman CF, & Jesse Izzo P

Geneva Lineup
Toruno 2B, Gonzalez SS, Sackett C, Brandt DH, Hermansen RF, Bearjar 1B, O'Brien 3B, Wilson CF, Fee LF, & Conover P

How It Happened
Franciscan would earn the split of the series with a win in game two, as Jesse Izzo delivered his best start to date to earn the win. 

The Barons would plate a run first in the fourth inning, as no runs were scored in the first three innings. In the top of the fourth, Ryan Scavnicky led off with a double, and then Jacob Watson would drive him in with a single. The lead would not last long, as the Golden Tornadoes would level the score in the bottom of the inning. They would add another run in the fifth to take the lead at 2-1. 

The Barons would respond in the seventh to tie it up on an error in the seventh. Kyle Ferrance would then double in the go-ahead run to give Franciscan their first lead of the day at 3-2. Franciscan would then add some insurance as Peter Falconite would drive in Samuel Tyler on a sacrifice fly. 

At the Plate
- Scavnicky led the team with three hits and two runs scored.
- The Barons had three doubles.
- The Barons had two sacrifice hits and a sac fly. 

On the Mound  
- Izzo pitched seven strong with seven innings and seven strikeouts. That would be the longest start of the year. 
- The bullpen combined for two hitless innings to shut it down.
- Charlie Sabol pitched a scoreless eighth with one strikeout.
- Wade Stoehr got his first save of the season by closing out the ninth.

Up Next 
The Barons are scheduled to return home on Saturday to host Waynesburg. It will be Senior Day at Franciscan, as six seniors will be recognized pregame. This will be a pair of pivotal, PAC games for the Barons. Last season, the Barons took both conference games by scores of 12-2 and 4-2 over the Yellow Jackets. 

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