THE FACTS
Mary Washington (4-0) 8, Gettysburg (0-1) 3
What: Non-conference baseball game
When: Monday, Feb. 20
Where: Fredericksburg, Va.
THE SKINNY STORY
Mary Washington scored four runs in the first three innings to help defeat Gettysburg, 8-3.
THE LEADERS
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Kyle Miller (Montclair, N.J./Montclair) went 3-for-4 at the plate with a double to lead the Bullets.
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Preston Toothman (Orlando, Fla./William R. Boone) added three hits of his own.
FOR THE FOES
• Bobby Ayscue went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and three runs scored, including a two-run home run in the third inning for the Eagles.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• After Mary Washington worked around a pair of singles in the top of the first, a one-out walk to Jonathan Sedmak and Bobby Ayscue single to left put two runners on base. Sedmak was then thrown out trying to score on a Ty Lowe single to right. A double steal and throwing error with two outs staked the hosts to a 1-0 lead.
• Sedmak drew another walk to lead off the third before an Ayscue home run to left made it a 3-0 game. A walk to Lowe and one-out free pass to Ryan Schwarz forced a pitching change. A two-out Mike Dennis single scored Lowe for a 4-0 advantage.
• Two free passes, a wild pitch, fielder's choice and groundout scored two more Eagles runs in the fifth to stretch the lead to 6-0.
• A one-out error, two stolen bases and a two-out single from Luke Guerzon plated another unearned run in the sixth.
• The Bullets, who had stranded nine runners through the first six innings, dented the scoreboard in the seventh.
David Preziuso (Middletown, Del./Caravel Academy) led off with a single to right before
Kyle Miller was hit by a pitch. A one-out walk to
Matthew Peipher (Lititz, Pa./Manheim Twp.) loaded the bases before an RBI groundout and
Preston Toothman RBI single to left made it a 7-2 game.
• Mary Washington tacked on a run in the home eighth with doubles from Lowe and Schwarz.
• Back-to-back two-out doubles from Peipher and Jake Pistner (Ellicott City, Md./Centennial) set the final margin in the top of the ninth.
THE INSIDE STORY
• Gettysburg outhit Mary Washington 13-10 on the day but left 12 runners on base. The Bullets pitching staff also issued 11 free passes while the Eagles walked just four and hit one batter.
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David Preziuso,
Matthew Peipher, and
Jack Pistner all had two hits in the season opener.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action at home against Albright on Thursday. The contest was originally scheduled for Friday but moved to Thursday because of the forecast for cold temperatures on Friday. Game time is still 2:30 p.m
