Franciscan 13, Thiel 3 - 8 Innings
 
Franciscan Lineup
 Nicholas Peffer SS, Holden Armstrong 2B, Matteo Lindia 1B, Josiah Bodie CF, Evan White DH, Andrew Hunton LF, Michael Manocchio 3B, Zachary Cook RF, Kye Schiwall C, & Jacob Cole P

How It Happened
    For the first three innings of game 1, it was clean baseball. Three up, Three down was how each inning went. I counted two halves where there were only four pitches total in the inning. After a 30 minute delay to the start, the defense from both teams made up for it. 
    That was until the bottom of the fourth. The Barons got the ball rolling and the Tomcats did everything they could to stop it. They eventually did, but not before the Barons tallied up 10 runs.
    The game fell back into a semi-even stalemate, but after an Armstrong two RBI single, the Barons held a 10 run lead triggering the PAC run-rule ending the game. 
    For the more superstitious type, the lack of walk-up music equated to a solid performance all the way down the batting order... according to Armstrong. Maybe silent focus is the Barons key moving forward?

At the Plate
- Armstrong was 3 for 5 with 2 runs and 3 RBI's
- Matteo was 2 for 4 with 2 runs and 2 RBI's
- Bodie was 2 for 4 with 1 run

On the Mound  
- Starter Cole pitched 6.0 innings allowing 3 earned runs off 4 hits, and tallied 3 strikeouts
- relief pitcher Vincent Patts pitched 2.0 innings with 0 earned runs off 2 hits, and tallied 2 strikeouts
 

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Franciscan 10, Thiel 8 - 9 Innings
 
Franciscan Lineup
Nicholas Peffer SS, Holden Armstrong 2B, Matteo Lindia 1B, Josiah Bodie CF,  Zachary Cook RF, Michael Manocchio 3B, John Nemmers DH, John Muggeridge C, & Zavier Zografos P

How It Happened
    Game 2 was not as stress free for the Barons as game 1. Zografos had a great start holding the Tomcats scoreless through two, and the Barons took the immediate one run lead, but the top of the 3rd spelled trouble. The Tomcats grabbed four runs and took a 4-1 lead. The Barons answered with one run in the bottom of the inning but still trailed by two. Zografos had a crispy clean 4th inning with two ground outs and a flyout to right to end the inning. The Barons had their turn to score a drove of runs in the bottom of the 4th. With Cook's leadoff single they tacked five runs onto the board and re-took the lead.
    However, in the top of the 5th Zografos was against the wall with bases loaded and two outs. Having already ground through 4.2 innings, the Barons subbed in Peter Schwindt who made quick work of the Tomcats hitter to retire the inning with three left on base.
    The Tomcats made a comeback and threatened the Barons lead multiple times, but closers Clifton Dax and Josiah Bodie staved them off and sealed the 10-8 win and doubleheader sweep.
    

At the Plate
- Lindia was 4 for 5 with 3 RBI's
- Cook was a perfect 2 for 2 with 1 run and 1 RBI
- Muggeridge was 2 for 4 with 1 run and 4 RBI's

On the Mound  
- starter Zografos pitched 4.2 innings allowing 4 earned runs off 9 hits and tallied 5 strikeouts
- closer Bodie pitched 1.0 innings allowing no hits and tallied 1 strikeout

Up Next 
The Barons are in the middle of a nine game home stretch. They will be back on Tuesday, April 14th to take on the Grove City Wolverines. The Wolverines are currently four wins ahead of the Barons in 5th place.

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