THE FACTS
Dickinson (13-14, 4-6 CC) 12, No. 16 Gettysburg (24-8, 3-7 CC) 10
What: Centennial Conference (CC) baseball game
When: Monday, Apr. 14
Where: Carlisle, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
Dickinson scored 10 runs in the third inning to defeat No. 16 Gettysburg 12-10 and claim the season split.
THE LEADERS
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Jack Pistner (Ellicott City, Md./Centennial) led the Bullets with three hits and three RBIs on the day.
FOR THE FOES
• Josh Markley led the Red Devils with a 3-for-4 day, driving in two with two runs scored and a walk.
THE REST OF THE STORY
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Jack Burke (Montclair, N.J./Montclair) led off the game with a solo home run left field. A two-out
Jack Amirata (Montclair, N.J./Montclair Kimberley Academy) double and
Dominick Balsamo's (Brooklyn, N.Y./Xaverian) first career home run staked Gettysburg to a 3-0 lead.
• Matt Torres led off the home second with a home run of his own to pull Dickinson within 3-1.
• A Burke double and
Jack Pistner single to start the third stretched the lead to 4-1.
• Shawn Arneja led off the bottom of the inning with a single before moving to second on a sacrifice. A Ryan Thompson double made it 4-2 before three straight singles tied the game. After a fielding error loaded the bases, Luke Gartland singled to score two runs for a 6-4 lead. A double steal, strikeout and passed ball made it 7-4 before Arneja singled for an 8-4 lead to force a pitching change. A triple, single and two walks capped the 10-run frame to give the Red Devils an 11-1 lead.
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Matt Nichols (White Plains, N.Y./Bryam Hills) walked with one out in the sixth before a
Will Roche (Milton, Mass./Boston College H.S.) single and catcher's interference loaded the base. A
Robert Murphy (Berkeley Heights, N.J./Gov. Livingston) RBI fielder's choice scored Nichols to make it 11-5.
• A Pister single and Balsamo sacrifice fly cut the margin to 11-6 in the seventh.
• Murphy singled with one out in the eight before a Burke double put runners at second and third. Pistner followed with a two-run single before Amirata and Nichols singled around a Balsamo walk to pull Gettysburg to 11-10.
• Markley walked with two outs in the bottom of the inning before stealing second and scoring on a Schmidt single to add an insurance run.
THE INSIDE STORY
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Jack Burke and
Jack Amirata joined
Jack Pistner with three hits each.
Dominick Balsamo added three RBIs.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action at home against McDaniel on Tuesday. Game time is 3:30 p.m.
