THE FACTS
Gettysburg (18-20, 5-11 CC) 7, Haverford (18-18, 8-8 CC) 6
Gettysburg (19-20, 6-11 CC) 7, Haverford (18-19, 8-9 CC) 3
What: Centennial Conference (CC) baseball doubleheader
When: Thursday, April 27
Where: Gettysburg, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
After walking Haverford off in game one, 7-6, Gettysburg took the lead in the third inning of game two and never gave it up, completing the sweep with a 7-3 win in the nightcap.
THE LEADERS
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Preston Toothman (Orlando, Fla./William R. Boone) tallied three knocks on the day, including an RBI single to walk it off in game one. He also had one run, two RBIs, and drew one walk.
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JR McCloskey (Huntington Station, N.Y./Chaminade) had four hits on the day, including one double. He also scored one run and knocked in three.
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Connor Stewart (Hickory, N.C./NC School of Science and Math) picked up his first collegiate win on the mound in game two, throwing 3.0 innings with no runs and only two hits allowed.
FOR THE FOES
• Chuck Norton led the Fords with four hits and three runs on the day. He also drew three walks.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• The Fords tacked on two runs in the top of the first without having an official at bat until the eighth batter in the lineup. Five free passes by the Bullets and two sacrifices gave them the 2-0 lead, but the Bullets got one back in the bottom of the inning.
David Preziuso (Middletown, Del./Caravel Academy) drew a walk before a
Kyle Miller (Montclair, N.J./Montclair) single and Fords' fielding error advanced Preziuso to third. A sacrifice by
Matthew Peipher (Lititz, Pa./Manheim Twp.) plated Preziuso for the Bullets' first of the game.
• Haverford made it a two-run game in the top of the third after a fielder's choice, stolen base, and two errors by the Bullets allowed to more to come home. However, in the bottom of the third Gettysburg took the lead. After Miller was hit by a pitch, Peipher singled and
Preston Toothman hit a sacrifice to put two in scoring position. A single by
Tristan Neels (San Diego, Calif./Francis W. Parker) scored Miller, and
JR McCloskey hit a two-RBI single to make it a 4-3 Bullets lead.
• Gettysburg increased their lead in the bottom of the sixth. Four straight singles by
Matt Nichols (White Plains, N.Y./Byram Hills), Preziuso,
Jack Pistner (Ellicott City, Md./Centennial), and
Jack Burke (Montclair, N.J./Montclair) plated two more Bullets runs for a 6-3 lead after six.
• Haverford mounted a comeback in the top of the ninth, scoring the tying runs. A single, wild pitch, and throwing error scored the first for the Fords, and two singles made it a 6-6 game heading into the bottom of the ninth. However, it only took three batters for Gettysburg to earn the win. After
Emmanuel Ajewole (Floral Park, N.Y./Stony Brook School) and
Mark Seibert (Yardley, Pa./Holy Ghost Prep) were both walked,
Preston Toothman drove a single to center field to score Ajewole and walk off game one.
• In game two, Haverford got on the board first with a Chuck Norton single and Zach Crampton double to score the first run of the game. However, Gettysburg tied it up in the bottom of the inning. After Toothman was walked, Seibert singled and Neels was hit by pitch to load the bases. An
Aaron Kirby (Sandy Hook, Conn./St. Joseph) sacrifice fly brought Toothman home to make it a 1-1 ballgame after two.
• Gettysburg added to their lead in the bottom of the third, after Nichols laced a one-out double to left and Preziuso followed up with a single to the same spot to bring in Nichols. Pistner doubled to put two in scoring position, and a sacrifice by Toothman scored Preziuso for a 3-1 Bullets lead.
• The Bullets scored four in the bottom of the sixth off five hits and one Haverford error. Gettysburg sent nine to the plate in the inning. Seibert started it off with a single, and then made it the whole way home on three wild pitches. After Kirby doubled to left, two singles by McCloskey and
Robert Murphy (Berkeley Heights, N.J./Governor Livingston) plated a second run and put runners on first and second. A Nichols single plus a fielding error by the Fords made it a three-run lead for Gettysburg, and they would extend it to four after
Jack Burke hit a sacrifice fly to score Murphy. Neither team could score a run in the final innings of the game, though Haverford tallied two hits in the top of the ninth. The Bullets took the nightcap 7-3 to complete the sweep.
THE INSIDE STORY
• Gettysburg outhit Haverford in both games. In game one, Gettysburg tallied 11 to the Fords' 7. In game two, the Bullets again had 11 hits while limiting Haverford to just five.
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Tyler Lizell (Naples, Fla./Upper Dublin) picked up his first win of the season on the mound, throwing 1.0 innings in game one with one strikeout.
Connor Sikora (Easton, Pa./Easton Area) earned the save in game two, throwing 1.0 innings with one strikeout.
• In game one, the Bullets broke the program record for most runs scored in a single season. The 2023 team has now scored 312 runs, breaking the previous record of 303 runs set by the 2016 team.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action against Johns Hopkins on Saturday for their final game of the season. Game time is scheduled for 11:00 a.m., but may change due to weather.
