Franciscan 3, Washington & Jefferson 11 - 9 Innings
Franciscan Lineup
Peter Falconite 2B,
Ryan Scavnicky SS,
Brendan Burke 1B,
Jacob Watson P/DH,
Kyle Ferrance LF,
Wade Stoehr 3B,
Samuel Tyler CF,
David Ferroni C,
Jesse Izzo RF
W&J Lineup
Horvat CF, Laduca SS, Lutz DH, Dean LF, Sante RF, Lehner 1B, Scheider 3B, Schuster C, Helm 2B, & Pierce P
How It Happened
Franciscan baseball got back into game action on Wednesday after a week off from competition over Easter break. They hosted the top team in the conference, Washington & Jefferson, and the Barons showed that they were up for the challenge in game one.
Jacob Watson showed great command on the bump for the Barons, as he held one of the top offenses in the PAC to three unearned runs over the opening four innings. The bats would answer in the bottom of the fourth, as
Brendan Burke would take the first pitch 380 feet to left center for his second home run of the season. The Presidents would go to the bullpen and work their way out of a jam to neutralize the Barons' threat.
The Presidents would put together an offensive outbreak in the top of the sixth, as they would score eight runs on eight hits. In the home half of the eight, Watson and Burke would leadoff with a pair of hits to set runners at first and third with no outs.
Wade Stoehr would drive in Watson on a groundout to third base. The Presidents would limit the damage to just one run to take a 11-2 lead into the seventh. Neither team would score in the seventh, and then the Barons would tack on another run in the eighth off a couple hard, hit balls and Presidents' errors. That would give us our final score of 11-3, as the Presidents took game one.
At the Plate
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Peter Falconite had a team best three hits.
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Jacob Watson scored two runs
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Brendan Burke hit his second home run of the season.
On the Mound
- Starter
Jacob Watson went 5.1 innings with four earned runs.
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Joseph Hurlbert pitched 1.2 innings with two earned on his name
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Andrew Heidemann pitched two scoreless to clean things up for the Barons.
Franciscan 1, Washington & Jefferson 15 - 7 Innings
Franciscan Lineup
Peter Falconite 2B,
Ryan Scavnicky SS,
Brendan Burke DH,
Jacob Watson 1B,
Kyle Ferrance LF,
Dylan Robb C,
Samuel Tyler CF,
Anthony Franzonello RF, &
Jeremy Sagun P
W&J Lineup
Horvat CF, Laduca SS, Lutz 1B, Dean LF, Sante RF, Zaas DH, Scheider 3B, Beistel C, Helm 2B, & Denney P
How It Happened
Game two would be controlled by the Presidents' offense, as they tallied nine runs over the first three innings to take a 9-0 lead.
Charlie Sabol would come in to pitch a scoreless fourth. Washington & Jefferson would manufacture a single run in the top of the fifth to extend the lead to 10-0.
Wade Stoehr would get the Barons on the board with a solo shot in the bottom of the fourth. A couple of home runs would give the Presidents a 12-1 lead, as we headed into the seventh inning. The opposition would add a couple of runs to end this one after seven innings with a score of 15-1.
At the Plate
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Wade Stoehr hit his first home run of the season.
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Jacob Watson was the lone Baron with two hits.
On the Mound
- Starter
Jeremy Sagun pitched 1.1 innings with seven earned runs.
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Jesse Izzo pitched 1.2 innings with one strikeout and a walk.
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Charlie Sabol showed some effectiveness and much needed length, as he pitched three innings.
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Andrew Heidemann would be the lone pitcher to pitch in both games.
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Jacob Paz would be the fifth different pitcher used by Coach
Rick Carver.
Up Next
The Barons will return to action on Thursday, as they host La Roche for a non-conference, nine inning matchup. The Barons are in search of their first win in program history against the Redhawks, as they got the better of the Barons in their six previous matchups from 2009 to 2011. La Roche currently holds an 8-13 record with several matchups against PAC schools.
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