AUBURNDALE, Fla. -- The Allegheny College baseball team walloped Roger Williams University in their spring break finale Saturday morning at the Lake Myrtle Sports Complex in Auburndale, Florida, with a 20-5 victory.
The Gators (5-4) scored all 20 runs in the first four innings to jump out to a daunting lead over the Hawks (1-2). Leading 3-0 after two innings, Allegheny lit up the scoreboard with nine runs in the third and eight in the fourth.
In the third,
Matt Jennings (Birmingham, Mich./Brother Rice) plated two with a bases-loaded double, followed by a two-run base knock from
Tyson Bryant-Dawson (Oakland, Calif./Manvel (Texas)) that made the score 8-0 in favor of the Blue and Gold.
Tyler Skaggs (Champion Heights, Ohio/Champion), who led off the frame with a walk, also doubled home a run in his second at-bat of the inning.
Through three innings, all nine Allegheny starters scored at least one run, all but one had a hit, and seven produced at least one RBI. Meanwhile,
Walker Cunningham (Cambridge Springs, Pa./Cambridge Springs) opened the contest with four hitless and five shutout innings.
The Gators tripled twice in the fourth, including a three-run, bases-clearing three-bagger by
Tommy Landsnes (Richmond, Va./Brunswick Academy). Jennings plated his fourth and fifth runs of the game with another double that extended the lead to 20-0.
Inside the Box Score
- Allegheny scored 20 runs on 18 hits and did not commit an error.
- The Gators added six extra-base hits and six stolen bases.
- Roger Williams finished with four runs on six hits and two errors.
- The Hawk pitching staff also issued 11 walks and hit five Gator batters.
- JD Robinson (Round Hill, Va./Woodgrove) batted lead-off and finished 3-for-5 with three runs, and two RBIs.
- Jennings was 4-for-5 with three runs and five RBIs.
- Skaggs was 3-for-4 with two runs and one run batted in.
- Landnses ended with two hits, three runs, and three RBIs.
- Cunningham tossed 5.1 innings, allowing two runs on three hits with six strikeouts.
News and Notes
- Allegheny jumped above .500 with a 5-4 overall record in Florida.
- Allegheny and Roger Williams met for just the third time and the first since playing twice during spring break in 1998.
- The Gators improved to 3-0 all-time against the Hawks.
- The last time Allegheny surpassed 20 runs in a game was on April 12, 2023, when the Gators defeated Bethany College 22-10 in the second half of a doubleheader.
- Skaggs ended the spring break trip with nine hits, six RBIs, and five runs in the last four games combined.
- Jennings' five RBIs are a career-best, and the senior tied a season-high with four hits.
- Cunningham secured his fourth career victory on the mound in his 11th start as a Gator.
Up Next
The Gators return to Meadville, Pennsylvania, to host the College of Wooster on Wednesday, March 12, at 3:00 p.m.