GREENVILLE, Pa. – The Thiel College baseball team opened Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) play with a pair of losses to the Chatham Cougars Sunday afternoon.
The Tomcats lost 14-7 in game on and 13-7 in game two.
In game one, the Tomcats amassed six hits. Chatham took the lead in the third inning with five runs. In the bottom of the third, the Tomcats responded with three runs of their own. The Cougars added four runs in the fourth to put the game out of reach.
Chatham had three innings with four or more runs.
The Tomcats were led by
Seth Johnson (Magnolia, Ohio/Tuscarawas Valley) and
Michael Aches (Pittsburgh, Pa./Canevin), who each recorded two RBI's. The other three Tomcat runs were scored on wild pitches.
Aidan Ochs (Rostraver Township, Pa./Belle Veron),
Chase Morrison (Monaca, Pa./Central Valley),
Mike Sittig (Monaca, Pa./Central Valley) and
Colton Brightwell (Eighty Four, Pa./Bentworth) all recorded hits.
Travis Harvey (Boardman, Ohio/Boardman) got the start on the mound for the Tomcats. He went 3.2 innings, striking out five and walking four.
Cole Sherwin (Karns City, Pa./Karns City),
Nathan Doutt (Edinboro, Pa./General McClane),
Blake Gibson (Ambridge, Pa./Ambridge), and
Josh Ickes (Greenville, Pa./Greenville) pitched in relief, combining for five strikeouts.
For the Cougars, Jake Bredl went 2-for-5 with six RBI's. Nico Cuello, Benny Dottle and Brandon Griener all recorded two RBI's.
Dom Costellic got the start for the Cougars, going 2.1 innings and giving up two runs. Eric Paulin went 4.1 innings, striking out six and walking seven. Costellic also earned the win.
In game two, Chatham started the game off strong, scoring three runs in the first inning. The Cougars would have a 7-0 lead before the Tomcats cut the lead to 7-6 in the bottom of the fifth inning. But Chatham would add six more runs to take the conference win.
The Tomcats were led by
Nick Jacobs (New Castle, Pa./Union), who went 2-for-4 including 2 RBI's and a homerun.
JT Gerle (Ambridge, Pa./Ambridge) went 3-for-5 with two RBI's, while
Nick Guarnieri (Niles, Ohio/Mckinley),
Seth Johnson (Magnolia, Ohio/Tuscarawas Valley) and Mike Siitig all recorded one RBI.
Alec Katon (Ashtabula, Ohio/Edgewood) got the start on the mound for the Tomcats, going five innings, striking out six and walking three.
Josh Daum (Tionesta, Pa./North Clarion),
Charlie Luedtke (Mars, Pa./Mars Area),
Ian Mills (Alliance, Ohio/Marlington) and
Ethan Bintrim (New Castle, Pa./Shenango) pitchd in relief, combining for four strikeouts.
Chatham was led by Quinn Burke who went 3-for-4 with one RBI. Tyler Cote went 1-for-4 with five RBI's, while Dylan Vogle and Brandon Griener drove in two runs a piece.
Drew Schreck got the start for Chatham, going 4.1 innings giving up six runs, five of which were earned. Zack Oddi earned the save, going 4.2 innings, striking out five and only giving up one run.
The Tomcats return to action on Tuesday when they host the Bethany Bison for a doubleheader. The first game is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m., while game two will begin at approximately 3:30 p.m.
