BEAVER FALLS, Pa. – Thiel College baseball senior outfielder Nick Fowkes (New Eagle, Pa./Ringgold) collected a cycle in Thiel's second game of a Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) doubleheader on Saturday.
 
Thiel took game one 6-4 before taking game two in decisive fashion, 14-0.
 
In game two, Fowkes singled in the first, homered in the fifth, doubled in the sixth, and tripled in the seventh to complete the cycle. Fowkes racked up a game-high five RBIs as the Tomcats cruised to a 14-0 victory to sweep the season series with Geneva.
 
Alex Lam (Springboro, Ohio/Springboro), Joe Mott (Kinsman, Ohio/Badger), and Andrew Giesey (Penn, Pa./Penn Trafford) each recorded multi-hit games in the conference victory. Anthony Rago (Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin) collected his first homerun of the year as he belted a solo-shot to left in the sixth.
 
Griffin Curry (Aliquippa, Pa./Hopewell) earned the win in game one, while Will Brandsema (Orlando, Fla./Cypress Creek) picked up the win in game two. Myles Metz (Chardon, Ohio/Chardon) came in for the save in game one to seal Thiel's 6-4 win.
 
Brandsema tossed six scoreless innings and retired five Golden Tornadoes on strikes en route to his third win of the year.
 
With the pair of wins, Thiel improves to 13-16 overall and 9-8 in the PAC. Thiel has now won nine of ten conference games since starting the season 0-7 in PAC play.
 
Thiel's nonconference game against Penn State Behrend scheduled for tomorrow and their PAC contest scheduled for Monday against Chatham have both been postponed with no makeup date announced as of now.
 
The Tomcats will be back in action on Friday as they host Westminster College at Tomcat Park, first pitch of the PAC nine-inning contest is set for 3 p.m.