Franciscan 3,  Grove City 13 - 8 Innings
 
Franciscan Lineup
Holden Armstrong LF, Peter Falconite 2B, Wade Stoehr 3B, Samuel Tyler CF, Colin Killian DH, John Hall 1B, Devon Ashcraft SS, Nicholas Peffer RF, David Ferroni C, & Pitching - Andrew Heidemann

How It Happened
The Wolverines would control game one with eight runs in the first six innings. The Barons would get a pair of runs in the sixth. The first run came on a wild pitch, and then Holden Armstrong drove in Devon Ashcraft. Wade Stoehr would rope a home run to center field in the seventh to move into second all-time in program history with six thus far. 

At the Plate
- Hall led the Barons with three hits.
- Armstrong had a pair of hits and an RBI.
- Stoehr's lone hit was the homer, his second of the year. 

On the Mound  
- Andrew Heidemann went five innings with three strikeouts.
- Jacob Paz pitched the last three innings of relief. 

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Franciscan 8,  Grove City 15 - 9 Innings
 
Franciscan Lineup
John Nemmers DH, Holden Armstrong LF, Peter Falconite 2B, Wade Stoehr 3B, Samuel Tyler CF, John Hall 1B, Devon Ashcraft SS, Nicholas Peffer RF, David Ferroni C, & Pitching - Peter Cavalieri 

How It Happened
Game two would start out with the Barons taking the lead. In the bottom of the first, Wade Stoehr would drive in John Nemmers on a sacrifice fly. Also, the starter, Peter Cavalieri would put up a pair of zeros in the first and second to get this one started out well. The Wolverines' offense would heat up with ten runs over the third and fourth innings. 

The Barons would chip into the deficit in the fourth with a two run double from David Ferroni. The Barons would also add runs in the fifth. Devon Ashcraft singled in a pair, and then Peffer and Ferroni also drove in runs on singles. The Grove City starter would get through five to be eligible for the win, and he would as they would hold on to take game two.

At the Plate
- Franciscan had 14 hits with six players earning two hits.
- Ferroni had the lone extra-base hit.
- Ferroni led the Barons with three RBIs.
- Grove City hit three home runs

On the Mound  
- Cavalieri allowed one hit through two clean innings.
- Shae Mummey would pitch one and a third and take the loss.
- Eric Colussy came in to pitch one and two thirds innings.
- Sebastian Juarez struck out two in his inning of work.
- Samuel Tyler and Devon Ashcraft had scoreless appearances. 

Up Next 
The Barons will look to finish out the 2024 season with a handful of non-conference games next week. They will host Pitt.-Greensburg on Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. for a single, nine-inning contest. The Barons are in search of their first win all-time against the Bobcats, but they have not played them since 2011.

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