Baseball wins series finale at Pfeiffer

The Muskingum baseball team won a thrilling 12-11 series finale at Pfeiffer on Monday afternoon. The win propelled the Muskies to a 2-1 series win.

The Basics

• Records: Muskingum (4-1), Pfeiffer (4-4)
• Location: Joe Ferebee Field – Misenheimer, N.C.

Inside the Numbers

• Muskingum scored 12 runs on 14 hits and had three errors.
• Senior Ryan Schwartz led the Muskies with five RBIs and two home runs.
• Junior Weston Melick added two RBIs and a double.
• Senior Gavin Hawk had two RBIs and two runs scored with a double.
• Sophomore Jackson Duchesne belted a home run and a double.
• Junior Brock Pfister earned the win after tossing 1.1 innings of relief.
• Sophomore Max Vosters notched the save with two strikeouts in the ninth.
• Muskingum scored a pair of runs in the top of the ninth to take a 12-10 lead.
• The Muskies withstood a bases loaded with no outs in the bottom of the ninth to secure the win.
• Wilson Lohrer led Pfeiffer with four hits.
• Ryan Rodrigues had two RBIs and a home run.

Sunday, March 3 – The Muskingum baseball team split a doubleheader at Pfeiffer on Sunday afternoon. The Muskies won the opener 12-5 and slipped in the nightcap, 8-7.

The Basics

• Records: Muskingum (3-1), Pfeiffer (4-3)
• Location: Joe Ferebee Field – Misenheimer, N.C.

Game 1

• Muskingum scored 12 runs on 18 hits with one error.
• Senior Ryan Schwartz went 3-for-5 with two doubles, two runs, and one RBI.
• Senior Gavin Hawk added three RBIs, and one run.
• Freshman Jackson Black went 3-for-5 with two RBIs.
• Sophomore Louie Hess went 2-for-5 with two RBIs.
• Sophomore Sam Palmieri went 2-for-3 with three runs and a solo home run.
• Junior Tobie Teke went 2-for-3 with a triple, and two runs scored.
• Senior Erik Cover earned the win to move to 2-0 on the year after tossing five innings and allowing two runs on four hits with three strikeouts.
• C.J. Acosta led Pfeiffer going 1-for-3 with two runs scored and one RBI.
• Thad Lewis took the loss after pitching four innings and allowing five runs on seven hits.

Game 2

• Muskingum scored seven runs on 12 hits with one error.
• Sophomore Nathan Johnson was handed the loss in relief after allowing one unearned run in one inning of work.
• Palmieri and Teke each had two RBIs. Teke smashed a two-run home run, and Palmieri had an RBI double.
• Schwartz went 3-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
• Senior Wyatt Reeder added a pair of hits and two runs scored.
• Jake Blevins garnered the win in relief after throwing two innings and allowing one hit.
• Zach Ferrell led Pfeiffer with four RBIs.