Baseball sweeps Marietta for the first time since 2010
The Muskingum baseball team swept rival Marietta in the OAC doubleheader for the first time since the 2010 season. In game one, freshman Jake Valentine led the Muskies with a complete game on the mound, where the Muskies pulled out a 2-1 win. In game two, led by a dominant team performance at the plate in the fourth inning that tallied five runs, the Muskies finished the sweep with an 8-5 win.
Game 1
Game 1
Marietta
9-11, 0-3
1
Muskingum
17-4, 3-2
2
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 2 | 9 | 2 |
Game 2
Game 2
Marietta
9-12, 0-4
5
Muskingum
18-4, 4-2
8
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 8 | 11 | 4 |
April 1, 2025
The Muskingum baseball team swept rival Marietta in the OAC doubleheader for the first time since the 2010 season. In game one, freshman Jake Valentine led the Muskies with a complete game on the mound, where the Muskies pulled out a 2-1 win. In game two, led by a dominant team performance at the plate in the fourth inning that tallied five runs, the Muskies finished the sweep with an 8-5 win.
Notables
- Muskingum's win in game one was the first win against Marietta since the 2019 season, which led to Muskingum's first sweep since the 2010 season after their win in game two.
- Today was Baseball's One Love game.
The Basics
- Records: Muskingum (18-4 overall, 4-2 OAC), Marietta (9-12 overall, 0-4 OAC)
- Location: Mose Morehead Field – New Concord, Ohio
Inside The Numbers
Game 1
- The Muskies scored two runs, tallied nine hits, and had one RBI.
- Sophomore Grant Mellerson led the Muskie offense with two runs scored and two hits.
- Freshman Jasper Owens added two hits and one RBI for the Muskies.
- Senior Tobie Teke tallied two hits.
- Sophomore Aiden Reis, sophomore Conner Thamann, and senior Weston Melick each logged one hit.
- Freshman Jake Valentine earned the win by pitching a complete game for the Muskies. Valentine finished the day with five strikeouts and only allowed one run and three hits.
Game 2
- The Muskies finished with eight runs, 11 hits, and seven RBI's.
- Teke led the Muskies with one run scored, three hits, and two RBI's.
- Mellerson added one run scored, one hit, and two RBI's.
- Melick recorded one run scored and two hits.
- Junior Sam Palmieri, Reis, and Thamann each logged one run scored.
- Freshman Lex Castaneda tallied one hit and three RBI's
- Sophomore Benny Hess logged two hits.
- Junior Jake Roshau started on the mound for the Muskies. Roshau pitched 4 innings and pitched five strikeouts.
- Freshman Coleman Harvey pitched 2.1 innings, adding a strikeout. Harvey was credited with the win, bringing his record on the mound to 3-0.
- Junior Max Vosters finished the game in relief. Vosters pitched four strikeouts and allowed no runs and no hits. Vosters earned his first save of the season.
Up Next
- Muskingum will be back in action on Saturday, April 5 when they host Ohio Northern for an OAC doubleheader with first pitch at 1:00 p.m. The contest will be the Cambridge Youth Baseball Day.
