Tigers Split with Big Red on Day One of NCAC Road Weekend
Wittenberg split with the Big Red of Denison on Saturday, as the Tigers fell in game one 12-2, but immerged victorious 7-3 in game two.
Game 1
Game 1
Wittenberg
9-19, 4-9
2
Denison
21-7, 6-3
12
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
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0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 0 |
Game 2
Game 2
Wittenberg
10-19, 5-9
7
Denison
21-8, 6-4
3
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 1 |
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0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
April 22, 2017
GRANVILLE, Ohio—Wittenberg split with the Big Red of Denison on Saturday, as the Tigers fell in game one 12-2, but immerged victorious 7-3 in game two. The Tigers move to 10-19 and 5-9 overall on the year, as the Tigers and Big Red do battle again in Granville on Sunday.
GAME ONE SCORING BREAKDOWN
Top 6th
- Greg Vanerstrom laced a singled to right field as freshman backstop Adam Mays came all the way around to score.
Top 7th
- Matt Baker recorded Wittenberg's other RBI in the shortened contest, singling to center field on a play where freshman shortstop Ryan Probst scored.
GAME TWO SCORING BREAKDOWN
Top 1st
- Wittenberg exploded for four runs in the top of the first inning in game two, as Patrick Kenny got the ball rolling after reaching on an error, allowing Baker to score.
- Kenny later went on to score, as senior outfielder Dalton Boucher singled up the middle as the Tigers led 2-0.
- Brad Malott put the finishing touches on the Tiger's first inning, as the sophomore tripled to right field, scoring Jace Barga and Boucher.
Top 8th
- Malott struck again for Wittenberg, plating Aaron Fasano on an RBI single to right center-field.
- The Tigers plated their sixth run on a Denison balk, as Malott touched home on the illegal play.
- Wittenberg scored their seventh and final run on an RBI single to right-field off the bat of Ryan Probst, as Paul Stanley scurried home on the play.
KEY STATS
- Josh Darang was the star on the mound for Wittenberg in game two, as the freshman southpaw logged six innings of six hit baseball, striking out four and surrendering two earned runs.
- Brandon Beegle came in and shut the door for the Tigers in game two, relieving Darang for a three-inning save, striking out four and giving up one hit.
- The Tigers avenged the lackluster first game with a 10 hit performance as a team in game two, as Baker and Malott each recorded two hits for the Tigers.