MEADVILLE, Pa. – The Thiel College baseball team dropped a pair of Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) games on the road to the Allegheny Gators Wednesday afternoon.
The Gators took game one 17-3 before taking game two 12-1.
In game one,
Nathen Prunty (Elyria, Ohio/Keystone) went 2-for-2, while
Seth Johnson (Magnolia, Ohio/Tuscarawas Valley) went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Nick Guarnieri (Niles, Ohio/Mckinley) and
Yoshinori Hashimoto (Tokyo, Japan/Arakawa) each recorded an RBI.
Allegheny was led by Brady Nolin who went 3-for-4 with five RBIs. Sullivan Schueltz went 1-for-2 with four RBIs with two runs and a walk.
Nathan Doutt (Edinboro, Pa./General McClane) started for the Tomcats, giving up nine runs in two innings.
Ian Mills (Alliance, Ohio/Marlington) and
Dillon Belknap (Lagrange, Ohio/Keystone) pitched in relief.
Brent Herrmann started for the Gators, going six innings with four strikeouts.
In game two, the Tomcats only garnered four hits.
Chase Morrison (Monaca, Pa./Central Valley),
Calvin Cackowski (Wickliffe, Ohio/Wickliffe),
Ethan Bintrim (New Castle, Pa./Shenango) and
Mike Sittig (Monaca, Pa./Central Valley) all recorded one hit apiece.
Allegheny was led by Chase Chodkowski who went 2-for-4 with three RBIs. Alejandro Samayoa also went 2-for-4 with two RBIs.
Nate Lucas (Pittsburgh, Pa./Taylor Allderdice) started on the mound for the Tomcats, going three innings.
Cole Sherwin (Karns City, Pa./Karns City) pitched the final three frames.
Allegheny's Mark Schweickert pitched a seven-inning complete game, striking out nine and allowing just one run.
The Tomcats return to Tomcat Park on Thursday when they welcome Penn-State Behrend to town. The non-conference game is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m.