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Allegheny College's Brady Nolin fields a ball at first base, March 5, 2023. Photo by Ed Mailliard.
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Winner Otterbein OTT 8-2
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Allegheny ALL 2-5
Winner
Otterbein OTT
8-2
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Final
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Allegheny ALL
2-5
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Otterbein OTT 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 4 1 12 15 2
Allegheny ALL 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 5 8 2

W: S. Sethna (2-0) L: Hopkins, Tai (0-1) S: H. Passwater (1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Kyle Chandler

Gators End Three-Game Series With 12-5 Loss vs. Otterbein

TUCSON, Ariz. -- The Allegheny College baseball team was unable to take a game from Otterbein University on its spring break trip in Arizona, as the Cardinals won the series finale against the Gators, 12-5.

Allegheny (2-5) kept things close through the first two-thirds of the contest and took the lead in the bottom of the fifth inning. But after starter Brent Herrmann (Canfield, Ohio/Canfield) exited the mound, the Cardinals (8-2) pounced on the Gators' bullpen.

Chase Chodkowski (Buffalo, N.Y./West Seneca West) put the first batch of coal into the fire as he launched his first home run of the season over the right field fence in the bottom of the third to tie the game at 1-1. It was a no-doubt blast for the senior captain, who continues to swing a hot bat early in the season.

After falling behind 4-1, Allegheny gained steam, scoring once in the fourth and rallying for a four-run fifth to take a 5-4 lead. Tyson Bryant-Dawson (Oakland, Calif./Manvel (Texas)) drove in the tying run with a sac fly, and an errant throw back toward the infield allowed Brady Nolin (Cumberland, Maine/Greely) to score the go-ahead run from second on the play.

Herrmann provided 6.0 solid innings, allowing four runs on eight hits with two strikeouts. Despite his final stat line, he kept Otterbein's powerhouse offense in check, and his only significant blemish came when he gave up three runs in the fourth inning. Herrman left the game with a 5-4 Gator lead, but the birds took off when the bullpen was called to action.

No one after Herrmann threw more than two-thirds of an inning except Dylan Fanelli (Berkeley, Calif./California High), who made his collegiate debut in the ninth. After coming in with runners on second and third, Fanelli walked the first batter, then rolled a pitcher's best friend, a double play. He finished the inning with a weak ground ball to record the final out and looked sharp while maneuvering around the heart of the Otterbein lineup. 

Inside the Box Score
  • The Gators were outhit 15-to-8 by the Cardinals.
  • Chodkowski was 1-for-2 with a solo home run.
  • Matt Jennings (Birmingham, Mich./Brother Rice) led all Gators with two hits.
  • Patrick Page (Columbus, Ohio/Bishop Hartley) and Bryant-Dawson each plated one run.
  • Nolin, Brayden Cartwright (New Castle, Pa./New Castle), and Antonio Rios (Alexandria, Va./Thomas Edison) each had one hit and scored once.
  • Herrmann pitched 6.0 innings and was given a no-decision.
  • Tai Hopkins (Meadville, Pa. /Cathedral Prep) received the loss after giving up three runs in the seventh.
  • Fanelli pitched the ninth and was not charged with any runs.
  • Otterbein's Sam Sethna was credited with the win after pitching 2.1 innings without giving up a run.
News and Notes
  • Page and Rios each recorded a hit in their season debuts against Otterbein.
  • Jenning extended his hit streak to five consecutive games and his on-base streak to seven in a row.
  • Chodkowski's home run was the second of his collegiate career.
  • Fanelli made his Allegheny debut out of the bullpen.

Up Next
Allegheny will look to bounce back in a doubleheader against Gustavus Adolphus College on Wednesday, March 8, beginning at 5:00 p.m. EST/3:00 p.m. MST.


 
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