Mount Union College's baseball team (11-5, 4-0 OAC) swept
Wilmington on Sunday, March 30 at Thurman Munson Stadium in Canton,
Ohio. The Raiders took the first game 10-8 and won the nightcap
9-4.
In the first game, pitcher Erik Miller went six plus innings to
earn his second win on the year. He finished with six strikeouts
and one walk. Reliever Steve Hustack came on with two on and nobody
out in the seventh inning to preserve the win for the Raiders.
Offensively, outfielder Grant Sevek belted a homerun and a
triple. Sevek also added three runs scored. Shortstop Craig Knott
was 1-3 with a homer, Andy Warner was 1-3 with an RBI, first
baseman Cory Slaybaugh was 2-4, catcher Jon Schulz was 2-4 with an
RBI, third baseman Nate McFarland was 2-4 and outfielder Greg
Ferrell had three hits and three RBIs to lead the Raider
attack.
Mount Union scored 10 runs on 14 hits with three errors compared
to eight runs on seven hits and three misques for Wilmington.
In the second game, Mount Union pitcher Joe Irwin went the
distance for his third win of the year. Irwin struck out a
season-best 10 batters and only surrendered one earned run.
Catcher Jon Schulz again had a hot bat going 3-4 with two RBIs.
McFarland was 2-4 with one RBI, Slaybaugh was 2-5, Outfielder Dave
Bogner was 1-3 with two runs scored and Warner added a hit.
The Raiders scored nine runs on 12 hits with one error and
Wilmington touched home four times on 11 hits and one error.
Mount Union will return to action Monday, March 31 at home
against Geneva, PA. First pitch from 23rd Street Field is scheduled
for 4 p.m.