Baseball battles #4 Denison

The Muskingum baseball team fell late in a hard fought battle with fourth-ranked Denison. The Muskies would take Denison into the bottom of the sixth inning with the score being 2-2, before the highly ranked Big Red would pull away and finish with a score of 12-2.

The Basics

• Records: Muskingum (11-8), Denison (17-2)
• Location: Big Red Baseball – Granville, Ohio

Inside the Numbers

• Muskingum scored two runs on eight hits and had zero errors.
• Through the top of the sixth inning, the Muskies were tied at 2-2 with Denison in a highly competitive performance on both sides of the game.
• In the fifth inning, junior Tobie Teke scored on an RBI single from freshman Grant Mellerson. 
• The Muskies capitalized in the sixth inning on a wild pitch that brought freshman Conner Thamann home from third base. This was the result after Muskingum had put together a rally with two hits and a few well positioned ground balls in the infield to advance runners into scoring position.
• The Muskies were led by Mellerson, who tallied two hits and an RBI in the contest.
• Teke and Thamann added in a hit and a scored run. 
• Sophomore Sam Palmieri, sophomore Mike Davis, freshman Joseph Shiffler, and senior Wyatt Reeder each contributed a hit. 
• Teke and Mellerson each had a stolen base.
• Sophomore Max Vosters pitched four innings for the Muskies while only giving up two runs. 
• Denison was led by Eric Colaco with three hits and four RBI’s. 
• Jack Rollo earned the win on the mound for Denison.

Up Next

• The Muskies will look to bounce back in a OAC matchup against John Carroll. The doubleheader in set to start at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, March 29 at Mose Morehead Field.