MEADVILLE, Pa. -- The Allegheny College baseball team slugged its way to a 17-7 victory over Franciscan University in the second half of their Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) series on Sunday at Robert M. Garbark '32 Field.
Sunday's contest was a makeup of the nightcap from Wednesday, which was postponed after the opening game was delayed by more than three hours due to rain throughout the early afternoon. With the win, the Gators (15-8, 8-0 PAC) continued their undefeated streak against PAC opponents, sweeping the first four conference series of 2025.
Allegheny once again flexed its muscle at the plate. Two days after hitting a trio of home runs in a doubleheader sweep of Thiel College, the Gators smacked three more homers against the Barons (6-13, 1-5 PAC).
Tommy Landsnes (Richmond, Va./Brunswick Academy) left the yard for the third time in as many games with a three-run shot in the second inning, while
Tyler Skaggs (Champion Heights, Ohio/Champion) extended his home run streak to two consecutive games with a two-run dinger in the seventh. Leading 16-7 in the bottom of the eighth,
Tyson Bryant-Dawson (Oakland, Calif./Manvel (Texas)) quickly enacted the PAC's 10-run mercy rule, pulverizing the first pitch of the inning over the wall in left to end the game.
The Gators needed the extra run support, as both teams utilized their bullpens to staff Sunday's game. Franciscan did its best to keep up with Allegheny's big hitters. Nicholas Peffer and John Fusco both homered for the Barons, with Fusco's three-run homer trimming the Gator lead down to 8-7 in the fifth. However, that would be as close as Franciscan would come to the lead. First-year righty
Alex Nash (Rostraver Township, Pa./Belle Vernon Area) entered out of the bullpen in the sixth and tossed three scoreless frames to end the contest.
Inside the Box Score
- Allegheny finished with 17 runs on 19 hits, including eight extra-base hits.
- The first six starters in Allegheny's lineup had multiple hits, and the top five hitters all had at least one RBI.
- None of the 11 Allegheny players with a plate appearance struck out against Franciscan.
- Bryant-Dawson was 3-for-4 with a home run and a team-high four runs scored.
- Matt Jennings (Birmingham, Mich./Brother Rice) was 3-for-5 with two doubles, three runs, and three RBIs.
- Landsnes was 3-for-4 with a team-leading five RBIs and three runs scored.
- Skaggs finished 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBIs.
- Freshman outfielder Liam Irving (Olney, Md./Sherwood) was a perfect 4-for-4 with three RBIs and two runs.
- Senior Tai Hopkins (Meadville, Pa./Cathedral Prep) earned the win with 1.1 innings of work as the first reliever called from the bullpen.
- Nash led all pitchers in strikeouts (3) and innings pitched (3.0).
- Peffer was one of two Barons with multiple hits, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs.
- Franciscan starter Gavyn Romanyak took the loss after giving up seven runs in just 2.2 innings.
News and Notes
- Allegheny has won eight consecutive games and 10 of its last 11.
- The Gators opened PAC action by sweeping the first four series of 2025.
- Allegheny has recorded 20 home runs in 23 games, just one shy of the team's entire total from all 41 games played in 2024.
- Bryant-Dawson and Skaggs are tied for the team lead with five home runs apiece.
- Landsnes, who didn't have a home run in any of his first 44 career appearances, has homered in three consecutive games.
- Nash earned his first collegiate save with season highs in innings pitched (3.0) and strikeouts (3) in his fourth appearance as a freshman.
Up Next
The Gators are scheduled for a PAC doubleheader at Grove City College on Tuesday, April 8, beginning at 1:00 p.m.
