CHESTER, Pa. – Despite Widener baseball having a lead through four innings, they could not overcome the strong hitting from the Ursinus College Bears on Tuesday. Ursinus won 12-5.
The Pride are 5-8 in the regular season. They are 1-2 in conference play.
BY THE NUMBERS
HOW IT HAPPENED AGAINST URSINUS
- The Bears jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning with RBIs on a groundout and single. The Pride got on the board in the second with a JP DiGuiseppe RBI single. They would hold Ursinus to four batters in the third before Weaver sent a three-run missile to left field to take the lead. Widener's defense in the fourth inning came up big. With bases loaded and one out, Weitzel threw out a runner at home after a line drive hit him right in the chest. The Pride got a groundout to retire the inning and prevented any scores. After four, the Pride led 4-2.
- The top of the fifth was where the game began to slip. The Bears would score six runs in the fifth, courtesy of multiple RBI singles. The Pride loaded the bases in the bottom of the fifth. Gabe Franczyk earned an RBI after the forcing the Bears into a fielder's choice. Christian Reed scored. Both teams played good defense through the middle innings, but Ursinus added to their lead in the eighth and ninth innings. Facing a seven-run deficit in the ninth, the Pride's comeback attempt fell short. Ursinus won 12-5.
UP NEXT
The Pride are back in action tomorrow, Wednesday, March 20 at 3:30 p.m. They will be in Ewing, N.J. to face the TCNJ Lions.
