Mount Union Splits Doubleheader with Rhode Island

Joe Irwin

Mount Union College's baseball team (3-1) split a doubleheader with Rhode Island College on Monday, March 10 in Florida.  The Purple Raiders fell 17-5 in the opener before winning game two 6-1.

In game one, Rhode Island took command early taking advantage of some Raider defensive misques.  Mount Union was led by backstop Connor Nell who was 2-2 with a double and two RBI.  Shortstop Craig Nott was 1-1 with a run scored and an RBI and Ryan Schmidt added a single and an RBI. Pitcher Erik Miller suffered the loss.

The Raiders scored five runs on seven hits with four errors, while Rhode Island score 17 times on 18 hits with two errors.

Box Score

In the second game, Mount Union received a great pitching performance from Joe Irwin in shutting down Rhode Island en rout to the 6-1 win.  Irwin pitched a one-hitter in earning his first win of the season.  He struck out four in the process.

Offensively, second baseman Michael Almasy went 2-4 with two RBI and a run scored. Third baseman Nate McFarland was 1-2 with a double, two RBI, two walks and a run scored.  Craig Nott and Jon Schulz each added a hit for Mount Union

The Raiders scored six runs on five hits and no errors, while Rhode Island scored its only run on a homer by Rob Reyes in the third inning.

Box Score

Up next for Mount Union is Ripon (WI) on Tuesday, March 11 beginning at 10 a.m.