MEADVILLE, Pa. – The Allegheny baseball team split a Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) doubleheader at home Saturday (April 26) with Westminster.
The Gators took game one 9-5 but fell in the nightcap 10-5.
Game One - Allegheny 9, Westminster 5
The Gators struck first in the opening frame.
Matt Jennings (Birmingham, Mich./Brother Rice) reached on a fielder's choice and stole second.
William Wolff (Naples, Fla./Gulf Coast) drove Jennings in with a single through the right side of the infield.
The score stayed that way until the fourth when the Titans produced two runs on three hits in the frame.
Wolff led-off the bottom of the inning with a double down the third base line. An infield single by
JD Robinson (Round Hill, Va./Woodgrove) put two runners for
Liam Irving (Olney, Md./Sherwood). Irving grounded out, but brought Wolff in to tie the game.
Tyler Skaggs (Champion Heights, Ohio/Champion) followed up with a line drive past the shortstop, plating Robinson as the Gators regained the lead, 3-2.
In the fifth, Jennings had an infield single with two outs. Wolff pushed the lead to three runs as he cleared the left center fence for a two-run home run. The home run was his fourth of the year.
The Gators added four runs in the eighth. With the bases loaded and two outs,
Alejandro Samayoa (Katonah, N.Y./John Jay Cross River) doubled to right field, clearing the bases to make it 8-2.
Tommy Landsnes (Richmond, Va./Brunswick Academy) then drove Samayoa in with a single as the lead reached 9-2.
The Titans loaded the bases in the ninth. They scored one run on a walk, and then with two outs had a two RBI single. However,
Tyson Bryant-Dawson (Oakland, Calif./Manvel (Texas)) tallied three strikeouts in the inning to earn the save as the Gators took game one.
Inside the Box
- Walker Cunningham (Cambridge Springs, Pa./Cambridge Springs) earned the win on the mound, his fourth of the year. In 7.0 innings of work, Cunningham allowed just two earned runs while striking out six.
- Wolff went four-for-four with a two run home run and a double, driving in three runs.
- Samayoa drove in three runs on a double.
- Robinson went three-for-four.
- Landsnes had two hits, including a double, and a RBI.
- Irving and Skaggs had RBI singles.
- Harrison Ashley (Jupiter, Fla./The Benjamin School) pitched a scoreless eighth inning.
- Bryant-Dawson struck out three batters to earn the save.
Game Two - Westminster 10, Allegheny 5
Once again, the Gators got on the scoreboard first in game two. Landsnes reached second on an error in the bottom of the first before Jennings drove him in on a single to right. Later in the inning, Jennings scored on a wild pitch, making it 2-0.
After a scoreless second, the Titans tied the game with a pair of runs in the third.
The Gators made up the run in the bottom of the inning. Bryant-Dawson drew a leadoff walk and scored on a Wolff RBI single.
Allegheny added another pair of runs in the fourth.
Nick Banez (Edmonds, Wash./Meadowdale) opened the frame up with a double. Samayoa singled on a bunt and stole second. Landsnes followed up with a single past the first baseman, bringing both base runners home.
The back-and-forth continued in the fifth as the Titans scored four runs on two hits and an error as they moved ahead, 6-5. Westminster added two more runs in the sixth and seventh as their lead stretched to 10-5.
The Gators put two runners on in the ninth but were unable to push another run across
Inside the Box
- Landsnes had a pair of hits, driving two runs.
- Wolff and Jennings also had a pair of hits each, driving in one run.
- Banez had a double.
- Parker McRay (Mechanicsville, Va./Atlee) started the game, striking out seven batters while giving up two earned runs.
- Mitchell Swineford (Duncansville, Pa./Bishop Guilfoyle) pitched 2.1 innings, allowing just one hit and no runs.
News and Notes
- Allegheny is now 11-7 in PAC play, and 34-32 all-time against Westminster.
- Wolff hit his seventh career home run.
Up Next
The Gators travel to John Carroll Tuesday (April 29).
