Baseball splits home doubleheader against Mount Union

The Muskingum baseball team split their home doubleheader against Mount Union on Saturday afternoon. The Muskies fell in Game 1, 4-0, and then took Game 2, 6-2.

The Basics

• Records: Muskingum (6-7, 6-5), Mount Union (13-5, 11-5)
• Location: Mose Morehead Field - New Concord, Ohio
• Attendance: 70

Inside The Numbers - Game 1

• Junior Brett Carson pitched the entire game for the Muskies, allowing four runs off eight hits. 
• Junior Devin Ryan, junior Chayce Lundell, freshman Ryan Schwartz, freshman Nick Congrove, and Carson each led the Muskie attack with one hit.
• Eric Schilling and Corey White each led Mount Union with two hits.
• Walker Marlowe added one hit with three RBIs.
• Ryan Osman pitched a complete game shutout for the Purple Raiders, allowing five hits. 

The Difference - Game 1

• Mount Union scored first in the first inning off a lead-off home run from Zach Mazza to make it 1-0.
• Marlowe added to the scoring in the fourth with a three-run home run to make the score 4-0.

Inside The Numbers - Game 2

• Senior Holden Martin pitched a complete game for the Muskies, allowing two runs off six hits. He also notched five strikeouts.
• Schwartz led the Muskie offense with two hits and two RBIs.
• Carson, Lundell, and junior Trey Yoder each added two hits.
• Senior Matt Stewart chipped in one hit with two RBIs for Muskingum.
• Marlowe led Mount Union with two hits.
• Dwayne Sumler started on the mound for the Purple Raiders and pitched the first four innings allowing five runs off six hits.

The Difference - Game 2

• Mount Union got off to a 2-0 start in the first two innings of the contest.
• Muskingum used a 5-0 surge to the lead, 5-2.
• The Muskies added a run in the eighth inning off an RBI single from Schwartz to make it 6-2.

Up Next

• The Muskies next host Heidelberg in OAC doubleheader play on Saturday, April 17. Game 1 is set for 1:00 p.m., and Game 2 is at 4:00 p.m. at Mose Morehead Field.