GREENVILLE, Pa. – The Thiel College baseball team dropped a pair of Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) games to the Washington and Jefferson Presidents Saturday afternoon.
 
The Tomcats dropped game one 15-5 before falling in game two 16-3.
 
The Tomcats were led in game one by Chase Morrison (Monaca, Pa./Central Valley) who went 3-for-4 with an RBI. Seth Johnson (Magnolia, Ohio/Tuscarawas Valley) also went 2-for-3 with, while Nick Guarnieri (Niles, Ohio/Mckinley) and Calvin Cackowski (Wickliffe, Ohio/Wickliffe) each recorded an RBI.
 
The Presidents were led by Josh Dezenzo who went 3-for-4 with four RBIS including a two-run homer. Scout Zaas went 2-for-4 with four RBIs as well.
 
Alec Katon (Ashtabula, Ohio/Edgewood) got the loss for the Tomcats, going four innings, striking out five. Nate Lucas (Pittsburgh, Pa./Taylor Allderdice), Ian Mills (Alliance, Ohio/Marlington) and Nathan Doutt (Edinboro, Pa./General McClane) pitched in relief.
 
Jackson Denney earned the win for the Presidents.
 
In game two, the Tomcats built a 2-0 lead heading into the sixth inning, However, the Presidents scored 16 unanswered runs to win the game.
 
Nick Guarnieri (Niles, Ohio/Mckinley) led the Tomcats going 3-for-4 with an RBI. Seth Johnson (Magnolia, Ohio/Tuscarawas Valley), Colton Brightwell (Eighty Four, Pa./Bentworth) and JT Gerle (Ambridge, Pa./Ambridge) all walked twice.
 
Trevor Dean led the Presidents, going 3-for-4 with four RBIs. Dezenzo went 2-for-4 with two RBIs.
 
Travis Harvey (Boardman, Ohio/Boardman) started game two for the Tomcats, going seven innings, striking out three.
 
Mason Kolbe started for the Presidents, going two innings with one strikeout. Brandon Bastian earned the win.
 
The Tomcats will conclude the 2023 season with a home PAC doubleheader against Saint Vincent on Saturday. Prior to the game, the team will honor the senior members of the team with senior day. The conference doubleheader is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.