WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Widener University baseball team opened its season with a trip to our nation's capital to take on Marymount. The Blue and Gold split the twinbill, winning the opener 6-3 before falling 2-1 in the second contest.
 
BY THE NUMBERS

• Four players logged two hits in the DH for the Pride as Stephen DeBellis, Dylan Morrissette, Bryce Fremgen, and Matt Samson each turned the feat.
• DeBellis and Morrissette both homered, DeBellis in the opener and Morrissette in the nightcap. Morrissette also had a two-run single in the opener.
• Bryson Turner and Dylan Peiffer each went five innings in their respective starts.
• Jake Good tossed two scoreless innings in game one.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED IN GAME ONE (Widener 6, Marymount 3)

• The Pride broke out the sticks early as Samson started the top of the first with a single in his first career plate appearance followed by a steal. A sacrifice moved him to third before DeBellis was hit by a pitch and stole second. Morrissette stepped in and laced a single to left, scoring both runners, putting the Blue and Gold up 2-0.
• Widener added to the lead in the third as with two out, Brandon Reis reached on an error before a single by DeBellis advanced him to third. From there, the Pride executed a double steal with Reis crossing the plate to make it 3-0.
• Marymount got on the board in the bottom of the inning to make it 3-2, but WU wasted no time in coming back as in the top of the fourth, Nick D'Alessandro reached on an error to open the inning and scored on a double by Greg Elfreth. Two batters later, Fremgen posted his first career hit and RBI, singling home Elfreth for a 5-2 advantage.
• DeBellis padded the lead in the fifth, cracking his first homer of the season, sending it over the wall down the left field line.
• On the mound, Peiffer was solid, allowing three runs, striking out four in five innings of work.
• Good tossed the final two innings for his first career save.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED IN GAME TWO (Marymount 2, Widener 1)

• The second contest was much more a pitcher's duel as Turner turned in arguably his best career outing allowing one run, not walking a batter, and striking out four in five innings of work.
• He was matched nearly pitch-for-pitch by his opposing number as Ryan Bergenhagen also allowed just one run in his start.
• After the Saints got on the board in the bottom of the third inning, the Pride got its lone run of the game on a solo homer by Morrissette.
• The score remained 1-1 until the bottom of the seventh when Marymount pushed across an unearned run on a throwing error.

 
UP NEXT
Widener is back in action on Sunday, February 24 when it travels to William Paterson. First pitch is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.