PITTSBURGH, PA – La Roche College Baseball (3-11) dropped both games of a double-header to Baldwin Wallace (11-2) 9-6, 11-4 in the AMCC vs. OAC Challenge at John Arnold Sr. Memorial Field.
Game 1 starting pitcher, Jesse Bauer, allowed 4 runs on 7 hits while striking out 3 batters in 5 innings of work. Ian Kelly and Walt Hadjuk allowed a run apiece in relief and Ryan Fennell pitched a scoreless ninth inning.
Casey Zimmerman reached base four times and scored a run and Mitchell Meyers went 2 for 4 with two runs scored. Brad Goedeker and Dan Burns finished with two hits and Sean Lubin added 2 RBI.
Reed Tomlinson started Game 2 and allowed 6 runs (3 earned runs) on 9 hits while striking out 3 batters and walking none in 7 innings. John Shaffer threw 1.2 innings of scoreless relief.
Brian Tougher went 3 for 4 with 2 RBI and Colin Fiekles and Ed Skonieczny finished with two hits apiece. Anthony Girdano and Mitchell Meyers recorded RBIs in the loss.
La Roche College Baseball will open AMCC Conference play on Saturday, March 24 when they travel to Pitt-Bradford.