MEADVILLE, Pa. -- The visiting Redhawks from La Roche University earned an extra-inning non-conference victory over Allegheny College baseball on Tuesday, as the Gators were edged by a 2-1 final score on a warm and sunny afternoon at Robert M. Garbark Field.

The contest began as a pitcher's duel, as Allegheny (10-12) starter Mark Schweickert (Glen Allen, Va./John Randolph Tucker) and La Roche (9-13) lefty Chris Tarquinio filled the scoreboard with zeros. Schweickert allowed only one hit and struck out a game-best nine batters in 7.0 scoreless innings of work. On the other hand, Tarquinio received a no-decision after giving up one run on four hits in 8.0 innings for the Red Hawks.

The game's first run wasn't scored until the top of the ninth, when Kyle Weitzel hit a two-out solo home run over the wall in left center. In the bottom half of the ninth, Andrew Stablewski (Buffalo, N.Y./St. Joseph's Collegiate) came up with a clutch pinch-hit double that plated Sullivan Schueltz (Ligonier, Pa./Ligonier Valley) and forced extras.

With several important Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) games coming up, the Gators elected to save their pitchers and use third baseman Antonio Rios (Alexandria, Va./Thomas Edison) and outfielder Tyson Bryant-Dawson (Oakland, Calif./Manvel (Texas)) to finish the game on the mound. Although both were able to record a strikeout in the non-traditional role, the Redhawks loaded the bases and scored the game-winning run in the top of the 10th inning on a wild pitch.

Brady Nolin (Cumberland, Maine/Greely) led off the bottom of the 10th with a base hit, but the Gators stranded the tying run in scoring position.

Inside the Box Score

• Both teams finished Tuesday's game with six hits.
• Allegheny did not commit an error, but La Roche had two.
• Six different batters had a hit for Allegheny.
• Schueltz was 1-for-4 with the Gators' lone run.
• Stablewski entered as a pinch-hitter in the ninth and went 1-for-1 with an RBI double.
• Brenden Gray (Pittsburgh, Pa./South Park), who was 1-for-4, also doubled in the third inning.
• Schweickert scattered one hit and three walks in 7.0 shutout innings.
• Reid Passauer (Covington, La./Archbishop Hannan) was tagged with one run on three hits in 1.2 innings out of the bullpen.
• Rios received the loss with one run on two hits in two-thirds of an inning.
• Dylan Chan was the winning pitcher of record for La Roche with 2.0 scoreless innings.

News and Notes

• Despite the loss, Allegheny still leads the all-time series against La Roche, 6-4.
• Tuesday's contest is the second extra-inning game Allegheny has played this season; the 14-13 win over Gustavus Adolphus College on March 8 was originally scheduled for seven innings as part of a doubleheader, but the Gators needed nine to secure the win.
• Schweickert logged a career-high 7.0 innings and tied a career-high with nine punch outs.

Up Next
Allegheny returns to PAC play on Wednesday, April 12, with a doubleheader at Bethany College. First pitch is slated for 1:00 p.m. in Bethany, West Virginia.