MEADVILLE, Pa. -- The Allegheny College baseball team improved to 4-0 to start Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) play by sweeping Tuesday's doubleheader against Hiram College by scores of 4-3 and 9-3.

Allegheny 4, Hiram 3 (11 innings)
For a second consecutive series, Allegheny (12-6, 4-0 PAC) needed a walk-off to preserve its undefeated record at Robert M. Garbark '32 Field. The Gators won Tuesday's opener in the 11th inning thanks to a bases-loaded hit from Noah Philson (Greenville, Pa./Greenville). Hiram (4-11, 1-3 PAC) brought the infield in with hopes of getting an out at home, but Philson put just enough on the ball to get it past the second baseman, allowing Ty Eberhardt (Pittsburgh, Pa./Hopewell) to score the winning run.

Thanks to a strong start from pitcher Zach Miner (Venetia, Pa./Peters Township), it looked as though the Gators might win the early contest in regulation. Miner fired six shutout innings and carried a no-hitter into the seventh, all while clinging to a 2-0 lead. However, the Terriers stunned the home dugout by erasing the shutout in the seventh and jumping ahead in the eighth on a two-run, pinch-hit homer off the bat of Andrew Fawver.

The Blue and Gold drove home the tying run in the bottom of the eighth to force extra innings, knotted at 3-all. Reliever Michael Alspaugh (Venetia, Pa./Peters Township) retired all six Hiram batters he faced in the 10th and 11th innings, but Philson delivered the heroic walk-off winner.

Allegheny 9, Hiram 3
Unlike the first matchup, the Gators distanced themselves from the Terriers early and maintained a comfortable lead throughout. Sophomore Ryan Cochran (Pittsburgh, Pa./Deer Lakes) slugged a solo home run in the first, before Allegheny put up a five-spot in the third to pull ahead 6-0. The Gators plated three more in the bottom of the seventh, including another pair of RBIs on a two-out double from Cochran.

Freshman Caden Williams (Mars, Pa./North Catholic) wasn't as spotless as Miner on the mound, but the southpaw worked 5.0 strong innings to clinch his first collegiate victory. He started a key 1-4-3 double play in the second, before stranding the bases loaded in the third. The only blemish on Williams' box score was a solo home run from Logan Gallentine in the fifth. After Hiram scratched across two runs in the seventh, Ashton Reidy (Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Brother Rice) took over on the bump and induced two more critical double plays to silence any chance of a Hiram comeback.

Inside the Box Score: Game 1

• Allegheny scored four runs on nine hits without an error on defense.
• Hiram finished with three runs on four hits with two errors.
• The Gators logged more walks (11) than strikeouts (9), led by Connor Kunkle (Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area) with four free passes.
• Philson, Eberhardt, and Vinny Sarcone (McMurray, Pa./Peters Township) each had two hits.
• Philson scored Allegheny's first run on a wild pitch and drove in the winning run with an infield single in the 11th.
• Miner allowed three runs on four hits with five strikeouts in a no-decision.
• Alspaugh was credited with the win after throwing 3.0 scoreless out of the bullpen.

Inside the Box Score: Game 2

• The Gators scored nine runs on 11 hits and zero errors.
• Hiram tallied three runs on eight hits and committed one defensive error.
• Cochran was 2-for-5 with a double, a home run, and a team-high three RBIs.
• Miner and Philson also had multiple hits, and each scored one run.
• Nick Banez (Edmonds, Wash./Meadowdale) finished 1-for-2 with a double, two RBIs, and two runs scored.
• Williams scattered four hits and three walks across 5.0 innings of work.
• Hiram starter Shea Sievers took the loss after allowing six runs on eight hits in 3.0 innings.

News and Notes

• Allegheny improved to 12-6 overall and 4-0 against PAC opponents.
• So far this spring at Garbark Field, the Gators are 7-0 with two PAC series wins.
• Dating back to 2022, the Gators have won four straight against Hiram, a former North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) foe.
• Cochran's home run in the nightcap was the second of his collegiate career.
• In his second start, Miner tossed a career-high 8.0 innings and tied a season-high with five strikeouts.
• Williams earned his first win in his second start of the year while pitching a season-high 5.0 innings.
• Liam Irving (Olney, Md./Sherwood) extended his on-base streak to 18 consecutive games to open the 2026 campaign.

Up Next
Allegheny returns to Garbark Field on Wednesday, March 25, at 4 p.m. to face Penn State Behrend in a non-conference contest.