Baseball Splits Florida Double-Header with Trine

WINTER PARK, Florida—Wittenberg baseball rebounded from a 1-0 defeat to Beloit on Monday by splitting a double-header with Trine on Tuesday. The Tigers were able to battle back late in game one, as Trine's starter gave the Tiger's offense fits through the first five frames. After trailing for most of the game, Wittenberg was able to knock out Trine's starter in the sixth inning after taking the lead 3-2. In the end, Wittenberg held on to a 4-2 come from behind victory in the game. Game 2 was highlighted by freshman Drew Elliott (Bexley, Ohio/Bexley) making his debut in a Tiger uniform. The freshman pitched into the fifth inning in his first college start, striking out five in impressive fashion.  Wittenberg allowed Trine to produce nine runs between the fifth and seventh innings to eventually down the Tigers, 11-5. The double-header split moves the Tigers to 2-2 on the young season entering the team's off day.

DOUBLE-HEADER-HIGHLIGHTS

• Cal Slusarz (Chesterland, Ohio/West Geauga) put together quality at-bat after quality at-bat for the Tigers Tuesday, recording five hits and three RBI's on the day.
• As a team, the Tigers recorded 22 hits, but left 14 runners on base between the two games.
• In game one, senior Luke Black (St. Paris, Ohio/Graham) managed to keep Trine's offense under wraps for 4.1 innings, allowing two earned-runs and striking out five.

UP NEXT

• Wittenberg returns to action March 10 at 10:00AM against Mt. St. Joseph's in sunny Florida.