THE FACTS
Gettysburg (14-8, 1-0 CC) 8, Ursinus (8-14, 0-1 CC) 5
Ursinus (9-14, 1-1 CC) 13, Gettysburg (14-9, 1-1 CC) 1
What: Centennial Conference (CC) baseball doubleheader
When: Sunday, April 2
Where: Gettysburg, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
In the first game, Gettysburg worked out of a 2-0 deficit to take the lead and hold off Ursinus, 8-5. In the second game, the Bullets gave up eight runs in the first inning and never recovered as they notched a 13-1 loss to split with Ursinus in the conference opener doubleheader.
THE LEADERS
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Kyle Miller (Montclair N.J./Montclair) had a 4-for-5 first game, scoring two runs.
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Mabret Levant (Lakeville, Pa./Wallenpaupack Area) had a huge double in game one that brought in three runs, and also stole one base. Levant also added one more hit in game two.
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Robert Murphy (Berkeley Heights, N.J./Governor Livingston) hit a double to the Bullets' only run in game two, breaking up the shutout.
FOR THE FOES
• Solomon Griffith tallied four hits on the day, scoring four runs and hitting two doubles. He also stole two bases.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• Ursinus opened up a two-run lead in the first inning of the first game, scoring off a single, double, and error. However, Gettysburg took the lead away in the bottom of the inning, with a single by
Kyle Miller kicking things off.
Jack Pistner (Ellicott City, Md./Centennial) and
Matthew Peipher (Lititz, Pa./Manheim Twp.) were walked to load the bases, and
Mabret Levant sent a bases-clearing double to left as the Bullets took a 3-2 lead after one.
• After a one-two-three top of the fourth, Gettysburg plated two more runs in the bottom of the inning to increase their lead. The Bullets used a walk, another single by Miller, and a double by
Aaron Kirby (Sandy Hook, Conn./St. Joseph) to increase their advantage to 5-2. A three-run bottom of the fifth, on a
Preston Toothman (Orlando, Fla./William R. Boone) single, walk, two sacrifices, and a fielder's choice gave Gettysburg the 8-2 lead.
• Just after scoring three in the bottom of the fifth, Gettysburg gave up three in the top of the sixth. Ursinus sent nine batters to the plate and tallied four hits to go with two walks, making it an 8-5 ballgame. The top of the ninth started with two groundouts before the Bullets got into trouble, as a walk, throwing error, and hit by pitch loaded the bases. The final Ursinus batter flied out, however, as the Bullets escaped game one with an 8-5 win.
• In the first inning of the second game, the Gettysburg bullpen got into a jam, as three different Bullets pitchers gave Ursinus seven free passes on as many hit batters and walks. Ursinus also tallied three singles, and sent 13 batters to the plate to make it an 8-0 game after just the first half inning.
• Gettysburg was unable to score any runs over the next four innings as they scattered two hits. In the top of the fifth, the Bears used a single and a double to score their ninth run of the game. They made it an 11-0 game in the top of the sixth with a single, hit by pitch, and a double, and used two singles and a double to move to 12-0 after seven innings. The Bullets had three hits within the fifth and six innings but were not able to plate any runs.
• The Bullets plated their first run of the game in the bottom of the eighth as
Robert Murphy doubled and advanced to third on a wild pitch. A throwing error brought him home to break up the shutout. The Bears tacked on one more run in the top of the ninth to make it a 13-1 game, earning the split with Gettysburg.
THE INSIDE STORY
• Pitcher
Connor Sikora (Easton, Pa./Easton Area) earned the win on the mound for game one, and
James Weedon (New Hyde Park, N.Y./Chaminade) picked up the save.
• Ursinus outhit Gettysburg 9-8 in game one, and 11-7 in game two.
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Jack Pistner finished the day with three hits and one run.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action against Franklin & Marshall on Tuesday. Game time is 3:30 p.m.
