Baseball beats Heidelberg in game one and ties in game two

The Muskingum baseball team posted a 1-0-1 record against Heidelberg on Saturday afternoon. The Muskies won the opener 12-1 in seven innings and tied game two 7-7 after the contest was called due to darkness following the ninth inning.

The Basics

• Records: Muskingum (7-7-1, 7-5-1), Heidelberg (10-11-1, 7-10-1)
• Location: Mose Morehead Field - New Concord, Ohio
• Duration: 5:30
• Attendance: 50

Game 1

• Muskingum junior Jake Norris fired a complete-game five-hitter with one run and 10 strikeouts. The win was his third of the season.
• Muskingum led 4-1, heading into the bottom of the fifth. The Muskies erupted for eight runs to stretch their lead to 12-1. Junior Brett Carson highlighted the surge with a three-run home run and sophomore Devin Ryan's two-run single.
• Muskingum ended the outing with 12 runs on 14 hits. The Muskies belted eight doubles.
• Carson led the team with four RBIs and three runs while going 3-for-4 at the plate.
• Ryan went 2-for-4 with three RBIs and two runs.
• Freshman Ryan Schwartz and freshman Nick Congrove each added a pair of runs.
• Heidelberg ended the game with one run on five hits.
• Ross Thompson took the loss after going 4.1 innings and allowing seven runs on 10 hits.
• Cayden Rollins paced Heidelberg at the plate with one RBI.

Game 2

• Muskingum scored seven runs on 10 hits.
• Carson went 3-for-4 with one RBI and one run scored.
• Junior Chayce Lundell went 2-for-5 with a pair of RBIs, and one scored.
• Junior Trey Yoder went 2-for-4 with one RBI.
• Sophomore Braden Bush started and went five innings and allowed five runs on six hits with six strikeouts.
• Freshman Clark Jennings, junior Craig Nixon, and freshman Erik Cover all combined to the final four innings.
• Muskingum scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the eighth to take a 7-6 lead. Ryan and Carson each smacked RBI singles.
• Heidelberg took advantage of a Muskie error in the top of the ninth to tie the game.
• The game was called after the ninth due to darkness.
• Muskingum scored seven runs on 11 hits.
• Jake Hall, John Hassler, and Cameron Deemer all tossed three innings for Heidelberg.
• Cayden Rollins and Marc Ochoa each hit home runs for Heidelberg.
• Ochoa ended the game going 4-for-5 with two RBIs and two runs.
• Zach Doran went 3-for-5 with two RBIs and two runs scored.

Up Next

• Muskingum next plays at Heidelberg on Sunday, April 17. The doubleheader is slated to begin at 1:00 p.m.