COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – Junior Shane Manieri (Harleysville, Pa./La Salle College) hit a two-run home run and junior Sammy Sestito (Sea Girt, N.J./Saint Rose) and sophomore Kenneth Spadaccini (Cresskill, N.J./Cresskill) combined for six scoreless innings to help Gettysburg College (3-5) earn a game one victory and a split in a Centennial Conference baseball doubleheader at Ursinus College (2-4) on Saturday afternoon.
 
Gettysburg's Top Performers

• Matt Szczesny '21 (Schwenksville, Pa./Perkiomen Valley): 2-5, 2 Runs
• Kyle Miller '23 (Montclair, N.J./Montclair): 2-4, RBI
• Andrew Donlan '24 (Haddam, Conn./Avon Old Farms): 2-4, Run
• Shane Manieri '22: 1-4, Home Run, Run, 2 RBI
• Sammy Sestito '22: Win (1-0), 3 IP, 2 Hits, 0 ER, 3 BB, 3 Ks
• Kenneth Spadaccini '23: Save (2), 3 IP, 0 Hits, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 Ks

 
Ursinus' Top Performers

• Jared Minnichba: 2-4, Double, Home Run, Run, RBI
• Tom Snipes: 2-4, Run
• Connor Barrett: 1-4, Home Run, Run, RBI

 
Game One Summary

• Ursinus led off their first at bat with back-to-back singles and scored the game's first run on a passed ball. The Bears used the longball to jump out to a 4-0 lead with Barrett slamming a two-run shot to center in the second inning and Minnichba adding a solo shot to left-center in the third inning.
• The Bullets used their own power to slice into the deficit as Manieri connected on his first home run of the spring with a runner on board in the top of the fourth.
• Sestito took the mound in the fourth inning and stranded runners in scoring position in each of his first two frames. In the sixth, junior catcher Andrew Decker (Baltimore, Md./Towson) helped his pitcher by mowing down a would-be base stealer at second.
• Gettysburg capitalized on fielding miscues to grab the lead. The Bullets picked up two unearned runs in the top of the sixth thanks to an RBI double by junior Matt Muir (South Easton, Mass./Oliver Ames) and a run-scoring single by Miller. In the seventh, two runs scored on passed balls and the final tally came on a double by senior Kobi Wolf (Westfield, N.J./Westfield).
• Spadaccini did not allow a hit over the final three innings and set the Bears down in order with two strikeouts and a groundout in the bottom of the ninth for his second save of the season.

 
Gettysburg's Top Performers

• Mark Seibert '23 (Yardley, Pa./Holy Ghost Prep): 2-3, Run
• Andrew Donlan '24: 2-4
• Collin Short '21 (Chesterfield, Va./Benedictine College Prep): 1-4, Home Run, Run, 2 RBI
• Brett Leighton '23 (Collegeville, Pa./Pope John Paul II): 2.1 IP, 2 Hits, 0 ER, 2 Ks

 
Ursinus' Top Performers

• Jarod Minnichba: 2-5, 2 Home Runs, 2 Runs, 4 RBI
• Thomas Pancheri: 2-4, Run, 2 RBI
• Colby Chan: 1-5, Home Run, Run, 3 RBI
• Nolan Graber: Win (2-1), 7.2 IP, 5 Hits, 5 Runs (3 Earned), 5 Ks

 
Game Two Summary

• Short gave Gettysburg the lead initially by slamming his first career homer to left field for a 2-0 advantage. The lead was short-lived as the Bears came right back with Minnichba hitting a three-run round-tripper in the bottom of the inning.
• After the Bullets tacked on an unearned run in the second inning, Ursinus broke things open with five runs in their next at bat. Pancheri knocked a two-run single and Chan belted another three-run home run to make it 8-3.
• Minnichba punched his third home run of the doubleheader with a solo shot to left-center in the sixth inning. The Bullets closed the scoring with Szczesny and Manieri driving in runs with a double and single, respectively, in the eighth.

 
Where the Series Stands
Ursinus holds a 45-31-1 lead over Gettysburg in a series that dates back to 1896. The teams have split the last five doubleheaders.
 
Up Next
Gettysburg hosts Johns Hopkins University on Saturday, April 17, at noon. The game will be streamed live and feature live stats.