April 3, 2007

Wolverines split with Hilbert

GROVE CITY, Pa. -- The Grove City College baseball team is 10-3 overall after splitting a non-conference doubleheader with Hilbert Tuesday afternoon at College Field. Grove City rolled to a 13-2 win in the opener but Hilbert bounced back to take a 13-9 decision from Grove City.

Grove City pounded out 16 hits in Game One, including a 4-for-4 effort from junior second baseman Bryan Pierrot (Wadsworth, Ohio/Wadsworth). Pierrot doubled and drove in three runs in the win. Senior right fielder Chris Schwamberger (Mansfield, Ohio/Madison) went 2 for 4 with three runs scored while junior DH Pat Messner (McDonald, Pa./West Allegheny), senior first baseman Dan Bartkowiak (Fredonia, N.Y./Fredonia) and freshman first baseman Tyler Thompson (Lee, Maine/Lee Academy) all collected two singles.

Bartkowiak, junior center fielder Brian Moran (Columbia, Md./Chapelgate) and senior left fielder Jim Gunst (Midlothian, Va./Midlothian) all scored twice. Moran also drove in three runs.

Sophomore left-hander Zach Hillegas (Bridgeport, W. Va./Bridgeport) picked up the victory, allowing one run in four innings. He struck out seven, walked five and allowed just two hits. Senior Neil Hoagland (Saxonburg, Pa./Knoch) allowed one run in two innings of relief while freshman Tim Pliska (irwin, Pa./Norwin) pitched a scoreless seventh.

Hilbert (2-11) jumped out to an 11-0 lead in the second inning as three early Grove City errors led to seven unearned runs. Grove City eventually closed to 13-7 with a six-run sixth inning. Grove City scored twice in the seventh and brought the tying run to the plate that inning but could not complete the comeback effort.

Schwamberger doubled, singled and drove in three runs in the nightcap while sophomore shortstop Ben Wilson (Mechanicsville, Va./Lee-Davis) went 2 for 3 with three runs scored. Pierrot and Moran both singled twice.

Freshman pitcher Michael Herringshaw (Chardon, Ohio/Notre Dame Cathedral Latin) took the loss for Grove City, allowing six runs (one earned) in 1 1/3 innings. Sophomore Matt Tindall (Copley, Ohio/Copley) pitched 3 2/3 innings of relief during the middle innings and allowed one unearned run.

Grove City will visit Waynesburg Wednesday afternoon in a single Presidents' Athletic Conference game at 3 p.m.

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