THE FACTS
Washington (Md.)(12-22, 3-11 CC) 9, Gettysburg (16-18, 3-11) 6 – Game One
Gettysburg (17-18, 4-11 CC) 4, Washington (Md.)(12-23, 3-12 CC) – Game Two
What: Centennial Conference (CC) doubleheader
When: Sunday, April 23
Where: Chestertown, Md.
THE SKINNY STORY
After dropping game one 9-6, Gettysburg outscored Washington College 4-3 to win game two and earn the Centennial Conference split.
THE LEADERS
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Matt Nichols (White Plains, N.Y./Byram Hills) tallied three runs, two hits, and one RBI, including a home run in game two.
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Preston Toothman (Orlando, Fla./William R. Boone) broke out his bat, tallying three hits, two runs, two RBI, one triple, and one double. He also drew one walk.
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JR McCloskey (Huntington Station, N.Y./Chaminade) had two runs, two hits, two RBI, and three walks on the day.
Liam Gregory hit 1.000, tallying two singles on two plate appearances. He also tallied three RBIs and scored one run.
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Jack Pistner (Ellicott City, Md./Centennial) had a two-for-three day, with two hits, two runs, and one RBI.
tallied two hits on four at-bats to go with one run.
FOR THE FOES
• Elias Philiposian had three runs, three hits, and two doubles on the day.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• The Bullets got on the board in the second inning of game one, after
Preston Toothman and
Tristan Neels (San Diego, Calif./Francis W. Parker) hit back-to-back singles and
Mabret Levant (Lakeville, Pa./Wallenpaupack Area) bunted to put both runners in scoring position. A
JR McCloskey sacrifice fly plated Toothman for the first run of the game. The Shoremen evened the score in the bottom of the inning, however, with a triple by Cole McGee and a sacrifice bunt by Scooter SanFilippo brought him home.
• Washington took the lead in the bottom of the fourth, after a Bullets error and balk, as well as two Shoremen singles and a sacrifice fly plated two more for a 3-1 lead. Gettysburg brought the score back within one in the top of the next inning. After
Matt Nichols drew a walk,
Jack Pistner (Ellicott City, Md./Centennial) tripled to right field to score Nichols. In the top of the seventh, Gettysburg tied the score again with a walk, Shoremen error, and
David Preziuso (Middletown, Del./Caravel Academy) single for a 3-3 ballgame.
• The Bullets took the game one lead for the first time in the top of the eighth, after
Matthew Peipher (Lititz, Pa./Manheim Twp.) drew a walk and Toothman doubled to left center to bring in the leading run. The Bullets got an insurance tally after McCloskey singled to bring home Toothman. However, Washington used a big six-run bottom of the eighth to take a four-run lead. Two singles and two walks back-to-back scored the first run, before a sacrifice fly tied the game 5-5. A two-RBI double by Elias Philiposian and a double and triple right after made it a 9-5 Washington lead with one half inning left to play. In the bottom of the ninth, the Bullets tallied one more run on three straight singles and a
Mark Seibert (Yardley, Pa./Holy Ghost Prep) sacrifice fly, but ultimately the Bullets couldn't get any closer.
• In game two, it took until the top of fifth for either team to crack the scoreboard. Neither team sent more than five batters to the plate in the first four innings. After
Liam Gregory (Glenmont, N.Y./Bethlehem Central) reached on an error, McCloskey drew a walk to advance them both. A
Robert Murphy (Berkeley Heights, N.J./Governor Livingston) sacrifice bunt put both runners in scoring position, and a sacrifice fly by Preziuso plated the first run of the game. Gettysburg made it a 2-0 lead in the next inning, scoring on a Shoremen error, groundout, and Toothman triple.
• Washington broke up the game two shutout in the bottom of the sixth. After a double by Noah Iseman, Luke Herz hit an RBI double to bring the Shoremen within one. However,
Matt Nichols started off the next inning with a home run to make it a 3-1 Bullets lead. Washington got back within one in the bottom of the seventh, off a double, sacrifice bunt, and wild pitch.
• Gettysburg scored their fourth run of the game in the top of the ninth, after McCloskey singled and an error brought him home. Two singles and a walk, plus a Bullets error, scored Washington's final run, but a groundout ended the nightcap, 4-3 in favor of the Bullets.
THE INSIDE STORY
• Washington College outhit Gettysburg in both games.
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Ryan Wootten (Glen Mills, Pa./Garnet Valley) earned the game two win for his first of the season.
Tyler Lizell (Naples, Fla./Upper Dublin) tallied his second save of the season.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action against Johns Hopkins on Tuesday. Game time is 3:30 p.m.
