NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. -- The Allegheny College baseball team split a pair of shutouts on Friday afternoon against Westminster College, as the Titans won the opener by a 3-0 score, and the Gators rebounded to take the nightcap, 12-0.

The Gators (11-6, 3-1 PAC) outhit the Titans (7-11, 2-2 PAC) in both contests and did not allow an earned run. Despite those results, the Blue and Gold had their six-game win streak snapped in the early game before avenging the loss in the series finale.

Westminster 3, Allegheny 0
The first of two strong pitching performances by the Gators came from the left arm of Brent Herrmann (Canfield, Ohio/Canfield). The senior southpaw gave up only three hits and one unearned run in 7.0 innings, but Herrmann did not receive the same offensive support provided by the batters in the second game. 

The Gators outhit the Titans, 8-to-5, and every batter in the top six spots in the lineup had a hit. However, the bats failed to find a key hit with runners in scoring position. Allegheny left runners on second and third in the top of the fourth. In the sixth, Matt Jennings (Birmingham, Mich./Brother Rice) hit a one-out double but was left on third. Double plays ended both the seventh and ninth innings, and in the eighth, Brady Nolin (Cumberland, Maine/Greely) took a called strike three that left two runners on base.

Allegheny 12, Westminster 0
Given the recent performances against Franciscan University and the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, it was only a matter of time before the Gators broke out the lumber. The top five batters in the lineup combined for eight runs scored, 10 hits, including all of Allegheny's extra-base knocks, and 11 RBIs.

Junior first baseman William Wolff (Naples, Fla./Gulf Coast) got things started with a solo home run in the second and then extended Allegheny's lead to 5-0 with a two-run double in the third. The five-run advantage lasted until the seventh, when Jennings cleared the bases with a three-run triple. With the bases reloaded, Wolff earned his fourth RBI of the game with a walk. Jennings picked up his fourth RBI in the eighth with a run-scoring single, swiped second on a double steal that allowed Tyson Bryant-Dawson (Oakland, Calif./Manvel (Texas)) to reach home, and then scored on the game's final run on a two-out single from JD Robinson (Round Hill, Va./Woodgrove).

Completing all eight innings on the bump was Mark Schweickert (Richmond, Va./John Randolph Tucker). The right-handed flamethrower fanned nine against only three walks and three hits. 

Inside the Box Score - Game 1

• Allegheny had eight hits but was held scoreless, while the Titans scored three times on five hits and two Gator errors.
• Jennings had the only multi-hit performance for the Gators, going 2-for-4 with a double.
• Herrmann pitched 7.0 innings and surrendered one unearned run while striking out three.
• Westminster's Ryan Gibbons was the winning pitcher of record with 7.0 shutout frames.

Inside the Box Score - Game 2

• Six of Allegheny's 12 hits were of the extra-base variety.
• Bryant-Dawson was 2-for-4 with two doubles and three runs scored from the lead-off spot.
• Jennings was 2-for-4 with a triple, three runs, and four RBIs.
• Robinson led all Gators with four hits and drove in a pair.
• Wolff was 2-for-4 with a double and a homer to go along with four RBIs.
• Schweickert tossed a complete game shutout with a game-high nine strikeouts.

News and Notes

• Despite the win streak coming to an end, Allegheny improved to 11-6 overall and 3-1 against PAC opponents.
• The victory in the nightcap was Allegheny's first in four games against Westminster since rejoining the PAC ahead of the 2023 season.
• In the last two days, Wolff has produced nine RBIs, and his home run against the Titans marked the first of his collegiate career.
• Jennings, who is on a 10-game hit streak, has reached base in all 17 games so far this year.
• Nolin is not far behind Jennings with a 15-game on-base streak.
• Schweickert recorded the first complete-game shutout of his career and the second by a Gator this spring.

Up Next
On Tuesday, April 2, the Gators will face their toughest opponent of the season in No. 2 nationally-ranked Baldwin Wallace University. The first half of the home-and-home series against the Yellow Jackets begins at 3:00 p.m. at Robert M. Garbark Field.