Box Score
GETTYSBURG, Pa. - Dan Weber drove in the game-winning run to cap off a four-run ninth inning and help Franklin & Marshall come from behind to defeat Gettysburg 8-7 in Centennial Conference (CC) baseball action on Monday.
Weber smacked a double into deep center to score Scott Haft from first for the game-winner. It was Weber's only hit on the afternoon.
Haft led the Diplomats (12-11, 7-5 CC), going 3-for-5 with two RBIs and two runs scored. Mark Rothermel and Corey Caruthers also recorded three hits in the winning effort.
Nathan Bashaw (Weybridge, England/Tasis England) went 3-for-5 with two runs scored for the Bullets (11-10-2, 6-4-1 CC) while Justin Steele (Manahawkin, NJ/Southern Reg.) added a 1-for-2 performance with three RBIs and a run scored.
Gettysburg jumped out to a four-run advantage before Franklin & Marshall rallied to come away with the victory in the ninth inning and split the season series between the two squads.
With the Bullets clinging to a 7-4 lead, the Diplomats scored four runs in the ninth inning with two outs to grab an 8-7 advantage.
Caruthers singled to start the frame before two groundouts. After Chris Smith plated Caruthers on an RBI infield hit, Gary Kruger drilled a triple to right field that Chris Ferris (Sciuate, MA/Boston College) almost came up with to end the game. Haft singled on a slow roller to third, plating the tying run before Weber gave Franklin & Marshall the lead for good.
In the bottom of the inning, Mike Luteran (Livingston, NJ/Livingston) walked with one out, but Ted Serro recorded the final two outs to end the contest.
After the Diplomats opened the scoring with a run in the first, Gettysburg answered with six runs in the next three innings to take a 6-1 lead.
Steele and Luteran gave the Bullets a 2-1 lead in the first on an RBI single and a sacrifice fly, respectively. Steele and Joe Gossweiler (Florham Park, NY/Hanover Park) each recorded two-run singles to increase the margin in the third.
Rothermel helped Franklin & Marshall chip away at the lead with an RBI single in the fourth before the Diplomats plated two runs on errors in the next frame to cut the deficit to 6-4.
Steele added a sacrifice fly in the seventh before the Franklin & Marshall comeback in the ninth.
Gettysburg returns to action on Tuesday at home against CC rival Dickinson. Game time is 3:30 p.m.
| Score by Inning (Game 1) |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
- |
R |
H |
E |
| Franklin & Marshall (12-11, 7-5 CC) |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
- |
8 |
17 |
3 |
| Gettysburg (11-10-2, 6-4-1 CC) |
2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
- |
7 |
10 |
4 |
Mike Gossner, John Walsh (5), Ted Serro (9) and Dan Weber; Greg Urich, Ross Hempel (5), Rob Borman (9) and Mike Luteran. W: Walsh (2-2). L: Hempel (1-1). S: Serro (3). SO-BB: Gossner 2-1, Walsh 3-2, Serro 1-0; Urich 4-0, Hempel 3-0, Borman 0-0. 3B: Gary Kruger (F). 2B: Scott Haft 2 (F), Dan Weber (F), Corey Caruthers (F).
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