THE FACTS
No. 16 Gettysburg (24-5, 3-4 CC) 7, Dickinson (10-14, 1-6 CC) 3
What: Centennial Conference (CC) baseball game
When: Wednesday, Apr. 9
Where: Gettysburg, Pa.
THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg, ranked 16th in the latest D3baseball.com poll, scored three runs in the eighth inning to open up a five-run lead and ultimately defeat Dickinson, 7-3.
THE LEADERS
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Jack Burke (Montclair, N.J./Montclair) led the Bullets two hits and three RBIs on the day.
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Brendan Trotta (Manhasset, N.Y./Manhasset) allowed just two runs in six innings of work to pick up the win on the hill.
FOR THE FOES
• Ryan Thompson led the Red Devils with three hits and also drew a walk.
THE REST OF THE STORY
• Ryan Thompson took the first pitch of the game on a line into shallow left field before moving to third on a one-out Kevin Schmidt double and scoring on a bases-loaded walk to Luke Gartland to stake Dickinson to a 1-0 lead.
• In the bottom of the second,
Will Roche (Milton, Mass./Boston College H.S.) drew a one-out walk before scoring on a two-out
Robert Murphy (Berkeley Heights, N.J./Gov. Livingston) double to the gap.
Jack Burke followed with a double off the wall to trade places with Murphy and give Gettysburg a 2-1 lead.
• Schmidt started the third with a single before moving to second on a sacrifice and scoring on a Kaden Sigmon double to tie the game.
• An error and
Jack Pistner (Ellicott City, Md./Centennial) infield single put two runners on to start the fifth inning.
Will Stellato (Fairfield, Conn./Fairfield Warde) followed with a perfectly placed bunt single to load the bases. After a strikeout,
Dominick Balsamo (Brooklyn, N.Y./Xaverian) lofted a double to right-center to score Burke and Pistner for a 4-2 lead.
• With two outs in the home eighth, Roche singled before a walk and pair of errors made it 5-2 with runners at second and third. Burke followed with a single to right to score both runners and make it 7-2.
• Shawn Ameja was hit by a pitch to lead off the ninth before a wild pitch and Josh Markley single up the middle set the final score at 7-3.
THE INSIDE STORY
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Dominick Balsamo added two RBIs on the day.
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Jack Pistner chipped in two hits.
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Tyler Lizell (Upper Dublin, Pa./Upper Dublin) got the final five outs to record his fourth save of the year.
• The conclusion of the home-and-home series in Carlisle has been postponed until Sunday at 1 p.m. due to the forecast for heavy rains on Friday.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg returns to action at home against Swarthmore on Saturday. The first game of the doubleheader begins at 12 p.m.
