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Winner Gannon GAN 3-7
2
Wilmington WILMU 2-8
Winner
Gannon GAN
3-7
4
Final
2
Wilmington WILMU
2-8
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Gannon GAN 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 7 2
Wilmington WILMU 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 7 3

W: Judy, Deven (1-2) L: Dan Hyatt (1-2) S: Weber, Brandon (1)

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Winner Wilmington WILMU 3-8
2
Gannon GAN 3-8
Winner
Wilmington WILMU
3-8
5
Final
2
Gannon GAN
3-8
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Wilmington WILMU 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 5 10 1
Gannon GAN 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 2

W: Nick Robino (1-0) L: Mottola, Andrew (0-1) S: Alex Hinton (1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Myles Johnson, Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations

Gannon Splits Doubleheader Against Wilmington

Benjamin Visnesky tossed a career-high nine strikeouts in game two.

THE RUNDOWN
  • Records: Gannon (3-8), Wilmington (3-8)
  • Location: Winter Haven, Fla. | Bing Tyus Yard
GAMEDAY MEDIA CENTER GAME ONE:
 
Final Score: Gannon 4, Wilmington 2
Box Score: Click here

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • After a scoreless first four innings of play, Gannon got on the scoreboard with a four-run fifth inning.  Adam Malecki (Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park) got the frame started blasting an RBI double down the left field line to make the score 1-0. Trey Zeroski (Clinton, Pa./West Allegheny) followed it up with a single through the right side sending Malecki across, 2-0. After Zeroski scored on an error, Brandon Wetherholt (Gibsonia, Pa./Mars Area) capped the big inning for the Knights with an RBI single to the shortstop to stretch the edge to 4-0.
  • Wilimington responded in the bottom half of the fifth frame to pull within three, 4-1, following Eddie Nevins RBI single down the left side. After a scoreless sixth inning, the Wildcats made one last surge pushing a run across to cut the Knights lead in half, 4-2. However, the Gannon defense held off the rally and went on to pick up its second straight win, 4-2.
GAME NOTES
  • Wilmington entered the season ranked No. 24 in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Preseason Poll.
  • Gannon connected on seven hits as a team.
  • Zeroski notched a game-high three hits with one RBI and one run.
  • Deven Judy (Belle Vernon, Pa./Belle Vernon Area) (1-2) earned his first win of the season going 6.0 innings and matching a season-high eight strikeouts while allowing one run.
  • Brandon Weber (Orchard Park, N.Y./Orchard Park) earned his first-career save coming in for the final inning and not allowing a run.
 
GAME TWO

Final Score: Wilmington 5, Gannon 2
Box Score: Click here

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Wilmington controlled the first five innings of play building a two-run advantage after getting a run across in the second and fifth innings.
  • Gannon locked the contest, 2-2, after pushing two runs across in the sixth inning. Justin Hamm (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny) used a sacrifice fly to right field to send Brandon Rea home for the Knights first run. Wetherholt followed it up another sacrifice fly to left field which allowed Trey Zeroski (Clinton, Pa./West Allegheny) to get across and even the contest, 2-2.
  • Gannon continued to apply pressure getting three on base in the bottom of the seventh, but Zeroski flied out sending the game to extra innings.
  • Wilmington then put the contest out of reach in the eighth inning getting three runs across to increase its lead to 5-2 after a Jack McDonald hit an RBI single through the right side. Gannon got one runner on in the bottom half, but couldn't rally and went to drop the contest, 5-2
GAME NOTES
  • Gannon went 2-1 against Wilmington at the Russ-Matt Invitational.
  • The Knights totaled four hits as a team.  
  • Zeroski and Rea contributed one run and one hit each.
  • Wetherholt also added one hit and one RBI.
  • Benjamin Visnesky (West Mifflin, Pa./West Mifflin Area) made his third start of the season tossing a career-best nine strikeouts over a career-high 7.0 innings.
  • Andrew Mottola (Venetia, Pa./Peters Township) (0-1) takes the loss after coming out of the bullpen for the final inning.
UP NEXT
  • Gannon wraps up its eight-game Florida trip against St. Cloud State tomorrow. First pitch is scheduled for 10:45 a.m. at Lake Myrtle Main Field.
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