April 4, 2009

Grove City falls to Case

GROVE CITY, Pa. -- The Grove City College baseball team fell to 8-10 overall Saturday afternoon as the Wolverines dropped both ends of a non-conference doubleheader with visiting Case Western Reserve at College Field. Case earned a 21-17 win in the opener. The Spartans then topped Grove City in the nightcap 13-8.

Case Western (8-19) took control of the opener by scoring 13 runs in the top of the second inning. Case eventually extended the lead to 20-4 before Grove City charged back. Sophomore right fielder Scott Moran (Columbia, Md./Chapelgate Christian) roped a two-run triple to highlight Grove City's six-run fourth inning while freshman catcher Marcus Chakot (Indiana, Pa./Indiana) and sophomore left fielder Butch Kriger (Pittsburgh, Pa./Montour) both had run-scoring doubles.

Kriger also belted a three-run homer in the bottom of the seventh, helping Grove City close to within 21-17. However, Case snuffed out Grove City's comeback hopes.

Grove City amassed 22 hits in the opener as seven players had multi-hit efforts. Moran went 4 for 5 with four runs batted in while Kriger finished 3 for 5 with the homer and two doubles. He drove in five runs.

Senior center fielder Seth Thompson (Canton, Ohio/GlenOak) tripled and doubled as part of a 3-for-6 outing while Chakot went 3 for 4 with a pair of doubles. Junior third baseman Tyler Thompson (Lee, Maine/Lee Academy) tripled while senior shortstop Ben Wilson (Mechanicsville, Va./Lee-Davis) and sophomore second baseman Andrew Patterson (Akron, Ohio/Cuyahoga Valley Christian) both had three hits each.

Senior first baseman Brad Stombaugh (Pittsburgh, Pa./Mount Lebanon) went 2 for 4.

Sophomore Cory Metcalf (Ashland, Ohio/Ashland) started and took the loss for Grove City. Metcalf pitched 1 2/3 innings.

Sophomore J.T. Seelman (Pittsburgh, Pa./Thomas Jefferson), freshman Andrew Krull (Imperial, Pa./West Allegheny), sophomore Matt Smith (Albany, N.Y./Loudonville Christian) and sophomore Steve Stombaugh (Pittsburgh, Pa./Mount Lebanon) all pitched in relief. Steve Stombaugh pitched 2 1/3 innings of scoreless relief.

In Game Two, Tyler Thompson went 2 for 2 with a home run and four runs batted in but the Wolverines could not overcome an early 4-0 deficit. Sophomore catcher Marcus Magister (Allison Park, Pa./Hampton) cracked a solo homer while Brad Stombaugh doubled and singled. Magister, Stombaugh, Tyler Thompson and senior DH Cody Koontz (Moundsville, W. Va./John Marshall) all scored twice.

Sophomore pitcher Kyle Silk (Akron, Ohio/Cuyahoga Valley Christian) pitched 4 2/3 innings. Silk allowed eight earned runs and absorbed the defeat. Senior Matt Tindall (Copley, Ohio/Copley) and sophomore Chip Hasek (Valencia, Pa./Mars) both pitched in relief.

Grove City will host Penn State Behrend Monday at 3 p.m. in non-conference action.

Game One Box Score                Game Two Box Score

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