Mount Union College's baseball team (19-14, 10-6 OAC) took two from John Carroll to reclaim the fourth spot in the Ohio Athletic Conference on Saturday, April 16.  The Raiders won the opener 6-3 and the second 13-10.

In the opener, Mount Union touched JCU starter Tony Evanko for three runs in the first inning.  Senior leftfielder Andy Warner doubled in two runs and shortstop Craig Knott added an RBI sacrifice.

John Carroll scored twice in the third and once in the sixth but the Raiders added runs in the fourth and two more in the seventh.

Individually, center fielder Greg Ferrell was 2-4 with two runs, catcher Jon Schulz was 2-3 with one RBI and second baseman Michael Almasy was 2-3.

On the mound, starter Paul Mariotti went 6.1 strong innings for his sixth win of the year.  Mariotti allowed three runs on six hits and struck out four.  Brad Griffith came on in relief and struck out two.

In the night cap, the Purple and White grabbed seven runs in the first two innings.  Craig Knott jacked a three-run homer and third baseman Nate McFarland singled in a couple runs to highlight the quick start.

Mount Union added one run in the fourth, three runs in the fifth and two more in the eighth.  John Carroll did battle back scoring two runs in the first, fifth, eighth and ninth innings but fell short 13-10.

Individually, the Raiders were led by Greg Ferrell who was 3-5 including a homerun with three RBI and four runs scored.  Knott added two hits and four RBI, McFarland was 2-4 with two RBI, catcher Connor Nell added two hits and first baseman Cory Slaybaugh had a pair of hits for Mount Union.

Starter Brett Thomas went four innings while Joe Irwin came on in relief for his fifth win of the season.

Mount Union will take on Notre Dame (OH) on Monday, April 28 beginning at 1 p.m. from 23rd Street Field.