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11
Winner Widener WIDENER 13-20-1
7
Messiah MESSIAH 12-20
Winner
Widener WIDENER
13-20-1
11
Final
7
Messiah MESSIAH
12-20
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Widener WIDENER 2 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 11 15 2
Messiah MESSIAH 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 7 10 3

W: Dougherty, James (3-0) L: C. Spangler (1-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

@WidenerBaseball Regains Footing in Extra Innings to Down Falcons

GRANTHAM, Pa. – After giving up a lead in the late innings, the Widener University baseball team scored four runs in the top of the 10th inning to pick up a key 11-7 victory against the Messiah Falcons in MAC Commonwealth play on Thursday afternoon.
 
BY THE NUMBERS
  • Daren Wood and Nick D'Alessandro each had three hits in the game. Wood drove in three with D'Alessandro knocking in two.
  • Stephen DeBellis and Brennan Taylor both posted two hits.
  • Kade Jones authored one of this best career outings, delivering the second-longest start of his career, pitching 7.1 innings, walking none, and tying a career-high with nine strikeouts.
  • Matt Samson went 1-for-3, extending his hitting streak to 15 games. He also walked three times.
  • James Dougherty did not allow an earned run in two innings of work, running his record to 3-0.
  • Widener scored nine of its 11 runs with two outs.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Knotted at 7-7 entering the 10th, walks by Taylor and Samson got the inning going. A failed pickoff attempt moved the runners to second and third for Tommy McParland who singled home the pair. After a single by D'Alessandro moved McParland to third, a fielder's choice cut the runner down at the plate, leaving runners on second and third. A wild pitch scored D'Alessandro and a single from Wood knocked in DeBellis to cap the scoring.
  • The Pride opened the scoring in the first as with two out, D'Alessandro and DeBellis each singled in front of Wood who cracked a two-run double.
  • Adding to the lead in the third, DeBellis and Wood singled. An error by the second baseman on a ball hit by Greg Elfreth allowed DeBellis to cross the plate.
  • In the fourth, Bryce Fremgen singled with one out followed by a hit by Taylor and a walk to Samson, loading the bases. Two batters later, D'Alessandro came through with a clutch single, plating two runs, making it 5-0.
  • The Falcons got a run in the sixth to inch closer, but Widener extended the advantage in the seventh. Wood and Elfreth both walked, bringing up Brandon Reis who doubled, scoring Wood. A wild pitch brought home Elfreth for a 7-1 WU lead.
  • Things began to unravel in the eighth as Messiah scored four times to cut the lead to 7-5. In the ninth, an error enabled the Falcons to bring across the tying run, sending the game to extra innings.
 
UP NEXT
The two teams are slated to conclude the series on Saturday, April 20. First pitch from the Widener Baseball Field is scheduled for 12:00 p.m.
 
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