Photo Credit: Lauren Hertle
The Muskingum baseball team won a thriller in game two on a walk off bunt to split with Capital in Tuesday’s OAC doubleheader. The Muskies won over the Comets in game two 3-2, after dropping game one 13-1.
The Basics
- Records: Muskingum (15-10 overall, 6-2 OAC), Capital (7-16 overall, 1-6 OAC)
- Location: Mose Morehead Field – New Concord, Ohio
How It Ended in Game 2
- The Muskies started the ninth inning down 2-0 to the Capital Comets.
- Junior Weston Melick got things rolling early in the bottom of the ninth with a solo home run over the left centerfield fence.
- This forced the Comets to make a pitcher change.
- After the new pitcher got one Muskie to ground out to shortstop, the Muskies once again found momentum.
- Sophomore Louie Hess pinch hit and singled to left field to put the game tying run on first base.
- Senior Andy Eurez stepped in as a pinch runner for Hess and stole second base within the next at bat.
- Senior Gavin Hawk earned a walk and with that brought the game winning run to first base.
- Sophomore Joey Eurez pinch ran for Hawk and senior Peyton Carr stepped up to the plate.
- Carr knocked a well positioned ball in between second and third that allowed the shortstop for Capital only one choice. That choice was to attempt a throw to third that had no chance of getting A. Eurez out.
- With bases loaded and one out, sophomore Jackson Duchesne squared around and laid down a bunt that squeezed past a diving first baseman for Capital.
- With the ball rolling through the infield grass, A. Eurez scored. As that was happening, J. Eurez rounded third base and was headed for home.
- As J. Eurez ran towards home, the Capital second baseman attempted to throw the ball to the catcher to no avail.
- J. Eurez scored and the Muskies completed the comeback win.
Game 2
- The Muskies scored three runs on six hits, including a walk off bunt.
- Melick had two hits and one RBI. Melick launched a solo shot home run in the bottom of the ninth inning.
- Duchesne had two hits and one RBI. Duchesne was responsible for the game winning runs being scored after laying down a bunt in the bottom of the ninth.
- Hess added in one hit.
- Black logged one hit in the contest.
- Eurez and Eurez both pinch ran in the ninth inning and made their way home to score on the last play of the game.
- Sophomore Jake Roshau started in the contest and went seven innings for the Muskies. Roshau struck out six batters and only allowed four hits in his outing.
- Sophomore Nathan Johnson earned the win on the mound after pitching one inning and striking out one batter, while giving up zero runs.
Game 1
- The Muskies earned one run on five hits.
- Melick knocked in the one RBI for the Muskies while adding in one hit.
- Senior Ryan Schwartz, sophomore Sam Palmieri, junior Tobie Teke, and senior Wyatt Reeder each added a hit.
- A. Eurez scored a run for the Muskies.
- Sophomore Max Vosters got the start on the mound for the Muskies and went six innings, striking out six batters.
Up Next
- The Muskies will be back in action on Saturday, April 13, when they take on nationally ranked #3 Baldwin Wallace. The doubleheader is set to start at 1:00 p.m.