Game #17 & #18
Franciscan (4-12 | 2-6 PAC) vs. Geneva (10-10 | 2-6 PAC) 
Wednesday, April 8th | 1:00 & 4:00 p.m.
33rd Street Field | Beaver Falls, PA

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The Latest
- The Barons took one win in the PAC doubleheader against St. Vincent last Tuesday. 
- Each Baron in the lineup had a hit in the 9-3 win against the Bearcats, with 15 hits total during the game. Among those hits, the Barons had four doubles.
- However, the Barons were unable to recover in game two, losing 6-1.  
- Pitcher Jacob Cole recorded his first win of the season, striking out three. 
- The Barons were supposed to play Kent St.-Tuscarawas on Tuesday, but that doubleheader was moved to Thursday, with cold temperatures on Tuesday.

Scouting the Golden Tornadoes
- They enter this doubleheader with a .500 record after a split at Westminster on Holy Saturday.
- They have batted .293 as a team so far, sixth-best in the PAC.
- Their team ERA of 5.42 is fifth-best, but they sit tied for 9th so far in the league standings with Franciscan and Thiel at 2-6.
- Kirk Bearjar leads them with a .377 batting average and 15 RBIs in his senior season.
- Geneva will not have all of their pitchers available on Wednesday, but the Barons should have all pitchers well rested.

Matchup History
- The Barons are 8-5 all-time against them, including a sweep last season. 
- The Barons beat them 11-10 and 8-6. 
- In game one last season, the Barons trailed 10-4 in the seventh inning, and they stormed all the way back to win on a walk-off single by Josiah Bodie.

Look Around the League
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Double'in Up
- Andrew Hunton sent the first double of the game to right field, scoring two RBIs. Hunton also recorded a second hit, two runs, and one stolen base for the Barons. 
- Josiah Bodie went 2-for-4 in the game with a double. 
- Kyle Schiwall and Michael Manocchio also had one double each for the Barons. 

Everybody Hitting
- Zachary Cook went 3-for-5 in game one and scored 3 RBIs for the Barons. 
- Holden Armstrong had two hits and recorded a stolen base. 
- Nicholas Peffer went 2-for-4, with one RBI. Peffer extends his hitting streak to 12 games. 
- Matteo Lindia had one hit and two RBIs. 

Getting into Game 2
- Nicholas Peffer went 2-for-5 during game two, with both hits being doubles. 
- Michael Manocchio went 2-for-3 and recorded one RBI. 
- Andrew Hunton had his second double of the day in game two. 
- Starting pitcher Xavier Franzonello struck out three in the first three innings, but the Barons' bullpen couldn't recover from the Bearcats offense, losing game two 6-1. 

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