WOOSTER, Ohio – The Mount Union baseball team (19-7) notched a late comeback victory against The College of Wooster (18-11) on the road on Sunday. The Purple Raiders have now won 15 of their last 16 games. The win snapped a 13-game winning streak by the Fighting Scots.
 
Sophomore right-handed pitcher Ty Dennison (Hudson, Ohio / Hudson) made his first start of the season, pitching 3.0 innings, recording five strikeouts, and allowing three runs. Sophomore right-handed pitcher Christopher Maurer (Hudson, Ohio / Hudson) also pitched 4.0 innings in relief, recording six strikeouts while allowing three runs.
 
The scoring began for the Purple Raiders in the first inning when senior shortstop  Alex Stegman (Berea, Ohio / Berea-Midpark) hit a three-run home run, marking his first homer of the season and the third of his career. In the third inning, junior outfielder Chris Tsouras (Las Vegas, Nev. / Arbor) hit a solo home run, extending Mount Union's lead to 4-1.
 
Down 6-4, the Purple Raiders had bases loaded and two outs, then Tsouras stepped up to the plate, delivering a massive grand slam to center field, hitting his second homer of the game, fourth in the last two games, and team-best seventh of the season, as he has a team-leading 33 RBIs.
 
Senior right-handed pitcher Chris Phillips (Elyria, Ohio / Elyria Catholic) earned the save, his third of the season, by pitching 2.0 innings, recording two strikeouts, and allowing only one hit with no runs, securing an 8-6 win for the Purple Raiders.
 
Mount Union's next game will be at home Friday in a doubleheader against Wilmington College, with the first pitch set for 1:00 PM.