NEWARK, Del. (Feb. 26, 2017) – Senior
Nick Enos (Williamstown, N.J.) went a perfect 4-for-4 from the plate and drove in five runs to power the Widener University baseball team to a 21-13 victory over Scranton on Sunday afternoon at Delaware's Bob Hannah Stadium.
Scranton (2-1) scored four times in the top of the third by capitalizing on a Pride fielding error that occurred on the first play of the frame, but Widener came back with a vengeance by scoring 12 times in the bottom half of the same inning. Enos proved to be the biggest sparkplug for the offense, as he first singled in senior
Bob Barnett (Glenolden, Pa.) to put the Pride up 5-4 and ahead for good before blasting a bases-clearing triple in his next at-bat to make it 13-4 and cap the offensive explosion.
After junior hurler
Matthew Guarino (Jackson, N.J.) blanked the Royals in the top of the fourth, Widener tacked on four more runs in the bottom of the frame. Senior
Justin Healey (Ocean City, N.J.) belted a two-run single through the right side, and Enos then hit the ball the other way to give the Pride their largest lead at 17-4 and put the game out of reach. Scranton would only bring the margin down to eight the rest of the way.
In addition to Enos' dominating offensive performance, Healey had a perfect day at the plate by going 3-for-3 with four RBI and three runs scored. Sophomore
Dylan Morrissette (Telford, Pa.) also had a strong afternoon by notching the first two hits of his collegiate career, which included doubling to the power alley in left, and driving in a pair of insurance runs.
Guarino picked up the victory on the bump for Widener and improved to 1-0 on the young season by allowing eight hits and six runs, including just one which was earned, over five innings of work. He also registered one strikeout. Scranton's David Chromey was tagged with the loss and fell to 0-1 after being lit up for eight runs, which were all earned, while lasting just two innings.
Widener (3-0) will look to stay hot when it travels to Fort Pierce, Fla. for its next seven games. The Pride are slated to open up the week of competition against Monmouth on Saturday, March 4 at 3:00 p.m.
