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Alex Lutz earned his first career save in three shutout innings in Thiel's 4-0 victory.
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Winner Thiel THI 1-0
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Bluffton BLU 0-2
Winner
Thiel THI
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Final
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Bluffton BLU
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Thiel THI 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 4 9 0
Bluffton BLU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0

W: Harvey, Travis (1-0) L: C. Curnutte (0-1) S: Lutz, Alex (1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Kevin Hart

Harvey, Lutz combine for Tomcats’ opening day shutout victory

FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Thiel College baseball team opened its season with a 4-0 win against the Bluffton Beavers in the Gene Cusic Classic on Sunday. It was the Tomcats' first opening day shutout since 2013.
 
The two teams were tied at zero in a pitcher's duel in the first three innings. In the top of the fourth, the Tomcats struck first. Trey Williams (Jeromesville, Ohio/Hillsdale) led off the inning with a double and scored on a sacrifice fly by Chase Morrison (Monaca, Pa./Central Valley).

Thiel capitalized on a leadoff double again in the sixth. Nick Jacobs (New Castle, Pa./Union) hit the leadoff double and scored on a Jamin Wentling (Greenville, Pa./Greenville) single.
 
In the eighth inning, the Beavers threatened to break the shutout with runners on first and second with two outs, but Alex Lutz (Loveland, Ohio/Milford) got a strikeout looking on a full count to end the threat. After the first two batters reached base in the top of the ninth, Thiel played small ball to add to its lead. With three consecutive bunts, the Tomcats scored two insurance runs and held on to win their season-opener.
 
For the Tomcats, Travis Harvey (Boardman, Ohio/Boardman) tossed six shutout innings with eight strikeouts while allowing just three hits and one walk to earn his first win in his first start of the season. Alex Lutz (Loveland, Ohio/Milford) pitched three scoreless innings to earn his first career save and combined for the shutout with Harvey. Wentling went 3-for-4 on the day with a run, an RBI and a stolen base. Anthony Rago (Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin) went 2-for-4 with a run. Michael Aches (Pittsburgh, Pa./Canevin), Morrison, and Dan Lutz (Loveland, Ohio/Milford) each tallied an RBI. Jacobs and Williams each notched a double and a run.
 
For the Beavers, starter Carson Curnutte pitched six innings and allowed two runs on seven hits with three strikeouts. Garrett O'Reilly recorded a hit, walk, and was hit by a pitch.
 
The Tomcats will take on the Heidelberg Student Princes Tuesday at Centennial Park in Port Charlotte. The game is scheduled to start at 2 p.m.
 
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