Game 1 Box | Game 2 Box
SWARTHMORE, Pa. – Christian Force (Shippensburg, PA/Berwick) and Tobin Whitman (Lyme Center, NH/Hanover) picked up wins as Gettysburg swept Swarthmore in Centennial Conference (CC) action on Tuesday.
Gettysburg (15-20, 7-9 CC) is on a three-game winning streak while Swarthmore falls to 6-21 overall and 1-15 in the CC.
The Garnet jumped out to a 2-0 lead in game one. Scott Dalane doubled to left center field, and Ian Andelstein doubled Dalane home for a 1-0 advantage after the first inning. An RBI single by Travis Allen in the third gave Swarthmore a 2-0 lead after three.
Gettysburg rallied to tie the game at 2-2 in the fourth inning. Andrew Freeburger (Baltimore, MD/Parkville) walked and Brendan McDonald (Bennington, VT/Mt. Anthony Union) singled to give the Bullets runners on first and second. Mark Campo (Arendtsville, PA/Biglerville) followed with a groundball to the third baseman, but a throwing error allowed Freeburger to score. McDonald later scored on a first-and-third play when Campo stole second base.
Swarthmore plated a run in the sixth to take a 3-2 lead into the final frame. RBI singles by Joe Bonyai (Torrington, CT/Hotchkiss School) and Freeburger helped Gettysburg gain a 5-2 advantage in the top of the seventh.
Force and Brian Koch (Union, NJ/Roselle Catholic) combined to hold the Garnet scoreless in the final half-inning to secure the win. Force struck out six batters and picked up his second victory of the season.
Back-to-back-to-back hits to lead off the fourth inning gave Gettysburg a 2-0 lead in game two. Brian Pernice (Smithtown, NY/Smithtown) smacked a triple to right-center field. An RBI single to left by Freeburger plated Pernice, and Freeburger scored after a McDonald base hit.
Ben Mendelson scored on a sacrifice in the fifth inning to cut the Bullets lead to 2-1. However, Gettysburg rallied to score five runs in the top of the sixth to take a commanding lead. McDonald led off the frame with a single, and Campo sacrificed him to second base. Matt Stillitano (Ewing, NJ/The Hun School of Princeton) and Chase Straub (Perkasie, PA/Pennridge) followed with consecutive singles. A walk by Dave Olson (Orchard Park, NY/Orchard Park) and a single by Will Kleva (Ocean City, NJ/Ocean City) set the table for a two-run knock by Bonayi. A sacrifice fly by Freeburger plated the Bullets' fifth run of the inning.
The Garnet managed another run in the ninth, but Whitman shut down Swarthmore for a 7-2 complete-game win. He struck out seven batters, scattered eight hits and only issued two walks for his third win of the season.
Gettysburg returns to action on Thursday at home against Catholic. Game time is 3:30 p.m.
| Score by Inning - Game 1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
- |
R |
H |
E |
| Gettysburg (14-20, 6-9 CC) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
- |
5 |
6 |
2 |
| Swarthmore (6-20, 1-14 CC) |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
- |
3 |
4 |
3 |
Christian Force, Brian Koch (7) and Brendan McDonald; Sean Varsolona and Andy Bender. WP: Force (2-5). LP: Varsolona (3-6). SV: none. SO-BB: Force 6-5, Koch 0-0; Varsolona 1-1. 2B: Scott Dalane (S), Ian Andelstein (S). 3B: none. HR: none.
| Score by Inning - Game 2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
- |
R |
H |
E |
| Gettysburg (15-20, 7-9 CC) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
7 |
11 |
4 |
| Swarthmore (6-21, 1-15 CC) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
- |
2 |
8 |
1 |
Tobin Whitman and Brendan McDonald; Noah Cooper-Harris, Justin Chen (6). WP: Whitman (3-6). LP: Cooper-Harris (1-3). SV: none. SO-BB: Whitman 7-2; Cooper-Harris 1-3, Chen 3-3. 2B: none. 3B: Brain Pernice (G), Joe Bonyai (G). HR: none.
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