Baseball splits with #14 Wash. & Jeff. in non-conference doubleheader
The Muskingum baseball team split a non-conference doubleheader against #14 Wash. & Jeff. on Tuesday evening. The Muskies downed the Presidents in game one by a score of 8-3 and slipped in game two by a score of 7-6.
April 15, 2025
The Muskingum baseball team split a non-conference doubleheader against #14 Wash. & Jeff. on Tuesday evening. The Muskies downed the Presidents in game one by a score of 8-3 and slipped in game two by a score of 7-6.
Notables
- The Muskingum baseball team has now eclipsed the 20-win mark for the third-straight season.
The Basics
- Records: Muskingum (20-10 overall), Wash. & Jeff. (21-6 overall)
- Location: Ross Memorial Park - Washington, Pennsylvania
- The doubleheader was two seven-inning games.
Inside The Numbers
Game 1
- The Muskies scored eight runs, tallied nine hits, and added six walks.
- Junior Sam Palmieri and sophomore Conner Thamann led the Muskies with two hits each.
- Thamann posted an impressive two RBIs, two runs scored, and one walk in his outing as well.
- Palmieri added a walk and one run scored.
- Sophomore Benny Hess recorded a hit and two runs scored. Hess also saw two walks in quality at-bats.
- Sophomore Aiden Reis had a hit and an RBI.
- Sophomore Grant Mellerson finished with one hit and one run scored.
- Freshman Jasper Owens added a hit and one RBI.
- Senior Tobie Teke notched a hit and a walk.
- Senior Weston Melick contributed two runs scored, an RBI, and one walk.
- Teke, Palmieri, and Mellerson each rocked a double in the contest.
- Teke, Owens, Mellerson, and Melick all stole one base.
- Freshman Jake Valentine earned the win on the mound with an impressive outing in his start on the mound. Valentine went 4.2 innings where he struck out one batter while only allowing two earned runs. Valentine improves to 4-1 on the season.
- Junior Max Vosters came in for relief in the contest. Vosters went 2.1 innings where he struck out four batters and only allowed one hit.
Game 2
- The Muskies finished with six runs, nine hits, one walk, and six RBIs.
- Thamann led the Muskies with two hit, two RBIs, and two runs scored. Thamann launched a double in the game.
- Teke added two hits, one RBI, and one run scored to pace the Muskie offense.
- Palmieri, Reis, Mellerson, junior Jackson Duchesne, and junior Mike Davis each logged a hit.
- Teke and Palmieri both tallied a stolen base.
- Junior Jake Roshau got the start and went three innings for the Muskies. Roshau allowed five hits and one earned run while striking out two batters.
- Freshman Coleman Harvey and senior Nathan Johnson both came in for relief for Muskingum.
Up Next
- Muskingum will be back in action on Friday, April 18, when they travel to take on Heidelberg. The first pitch of the OAC doubleheader is set for 1:00 p.m.