Raiders Sweep Twinbill With Capital
Mount Union College’s baseball team (13-6, 6-0 OAC) swept a doubleheader with OAC foe Capital (5-14, 0-6 OAC) on Saturday, April 5 at Thurman Munson Stadium in Canton. The Raiders won the first game 4-2 and the second game 8-3.
In the opener, Mount Union struck early on a freshman/shortstop Craig Knott solo homerun in the bottom of the first inning. In the fourth, senior/catcher Jon Schulz singled in senior/designated hitter Andy Warner to extend the lead to 2-0.
Capital answered the call in the top half of the sixth inning scoring two runs on one hit to even the score at 2-2. In the bottom half of the inning, junior/first baseman Cory Slaybaugh smacked a two-run homer to give Mount Union the lead again.
Raider sophomore/pitcher Paul Mariotti sealed the deal in the seventh for his fourth win of the season. Mariotti went the distance for his team-best fourth complete game on the season. He is now a perfect 4-0 on the year.
In game two, Warner doubled home junior/outfielder Grant Sevek in the bottom of the first to open the scoring for Mount Union. The Purple and White added four more runs in the third, highlighted by a Knott triple, extending the lead 5-0.
Capital got on the board in the top half of the fourth on a Mike St. John sacrifice fly. Mount Union answered with a RBI single from Warner to make the score 6-1. Capital would add another run in the fifth and the seventh, while Mount Union tallied two in the bottom of the sixth and held on for the win.
Junior/starter Brett Thomas picked up his fourth win of the season, striking out five with two walks in 6.2 innings of work. Sophomore/pitcher Joe Irwin came on in relief.
Mount Union next plays Case Western April 6 in Cleveland, Ohio. First pitch scheduled for 1:00 p.m.