Franciscan 6, Kent St. Tuscarawas 4 - 7 Innings
Franciscan Lineup
Nicholas Peffer SS,
Holden Armstrong 2B,
Zachary Cook RF,
Josiah Bodie CF,
Matteo Lindia 1B,
Andrew Hunton LF,
Michael Manocchio 3B,
Evan White DH,
John Muggeridge C,
Harold Gildehaus P
How It Happened
Franciscan baseball returned home on Thursday, looking to end the three-game losing skid and get the bats going.
In the second inning, Hunton and White hit RBI singles to give the Barons a 2-0 lead. In the fourth, Kent St. scored one, but the Barons maintained the lead.
Peffer and Armstrong knocked in runs in the home half of the inning, as offensive production was coming from all parts of the lineup .
In the sixth, a pair of Eagles scored to tie it up at 4-4, and it felt that the Barons had lost their momentum. That was not the case, as the Barons plated a pair to take a lead into the final inning.
Josiah Bodie shut the door, and the Barons were victorious.
At the Plate
- Peffer and Armstrong each had two hits.
- Armstrong had two RBIs.
- Three different Barons had sac bunts.
On the Mound
- Starter
Harold Gildehaus pitched four innings with just one earned run allowed.
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Zavier Zografos pitched a scoreless frame.
- Armstrong cleaned up the eighth inning and earned the win
- Bodie earned his second save of the season.
Franciscan 8, Kent St. Tuscarawas 17 - 7 Innings
Franciscan Lineup
Nicholas Peffer SS,
Holden Armstrong 2B,
Matteo Lindia RF,
Josiah Bodie CF,
Evan White DH,
Colin Killian 1B,
Michael Manocchio DH,
Kyle Schiwall C,
Andrew Hunton LF &
Xavier Franzonello P
How It Happened
Franciscan kept up the early offense with a pair of runs in the first inning to take the lead.
The Barons lost control in the third inning. Kent State scored 10 runs with just one hit. Four different pitchers appeared for the Barons in the inning, as walks and hit batters produced the runs.
The Barons were able to cut into the deficit, but not overcome it. Peffer had a bases-clearing triple in the fifth, but the visitors took the second game.
At the Plate
- Peffer and White had two hits apiece.
- Bodie scored three runs.
- Kent St. drew 15 walks and were hit by pitches five times
On the Mound
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Xavier Franzonello pitched two scoreless innings before getting in trouble in the third.
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Peter Mierzejewski allowed one run on one hit in one inning.
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Ryan Huhlein pitched a scoreless seventh.
- The Barons used seven pitchers.
Up Next
The Barons remain at home for a PAC doubleheader on Saturday. They host Thiel at 1:00 p.m. for a pair of nine-inning contests.
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