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Allegheny College baseball vs. Hiram, March 24, 2026. Photo by Ed Mailliard.
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19
Winner Allegheny ALLEGHEN 20-12
12
Franciscan FRANCISC 8-18
Winner
Allegheny ALLEGHEN
20-12
19
Final
12
Franciscan FRANCISC
8-18
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Allegheny ALLEGHEN 1 0 3 2 6 2 0 3 2 19 17 2
Franciscan FRANCISC 0 7 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 12 17 2

W: Shields, Ben (6-2) L: Vincent Patts (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Cochran Homers Three Times in Win at Franciscan

STEUBENVILLE, Ohio – Ryan Cochran (Pittsburgh, Pa./Deer Lakes) hit a trio of home runs Saturday (April 18) as the Allegheny baseball team picked up a 19-12 Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) road win at Franciscan.
 
Game two of the doubleheader will be played Sunday (April 19) in Meadville at 2 pm due to inclement weather.
 
The Gators got on the board, scoring a run in the first on a Michael Alspaugh (Venetia, Pa./Peters Township) RBI single.
 
The Barons took the lead in the bottom of the second as they plated seven runs.
 
Allegheny made up three runs in the third. Cochran started the frame with a solo home run, his seventh homer of the season. The Gators would then load the bases. Connor Kunkle (Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area) drove in the next run on a fielder's choice before Ryan Hirschberg (Los Angeles, Calif./Palisades Charter) drove in Tyler Skaggs (Champion Heights, Ohio/Champion) on a sacrifice fly. 
 
In the top of the fourth, the Gators added two more runs. Alspaugh knocked both runs in as his double scored Skaggs and Noah Philson (Greenville, Pa./Greenville).
 
After the Barons added a run in the bottom of the fourth, Allegheny produced six runs in the fifth to take the lead. Nick Banez (Edmonds, Wash./Meadowdale) drove in the first run of the inning on a RBI single. A sacrifice fly by Liam Irving (Olney, Md./Sherwood) brought Zach Miner (Venetia, Pa./Peters Township) in to tie the game at eight. Cochran put the Gators in front as he hit his second home run of the afternoon, a two-run shot. Kunkle hit a sacrifice fly for the team's 11th run of the game before the final run of the inning, Skaggs, scored on a passed ball.
 
The Gators extended their lead in the sixth as Cochran hit his third home run of the contest, another two-run shot, to grow the lead to 14-8.
 
Fransican put up four runs between the sixth and seventh innings to cut the Allegheny advantage down to two runs.
 
In the eighth, Wyatt Burchill (Saegertown, Pa./Saegertown) hit a two RBI pinch hit double, while also crossing the plate on the play due to an error, as the Gators pushed their lead back to five runs. 
 
The final pair of runs came in the top of the ninth. Banez hit a sacrifice fly, and Irving hit a RBI single as the Gators wrapped up the conference victory.
 
Inside the Box 
  • Cochran hit a career-high three home runs, resulting in five runs driven in.
  • Irving also tallied three hits, including a double, with two RBI.
  • Alspaugh drove in three runs on a double and single.
  • Burchill hit a two RBI double.
  • Banez had two hits with two runs driven in.
  • Kunkle was responsible for bringing two runs in while Hirschberg drove in one. 
  • Miner had a three-hit game while Philson had two.
  • Evan Belkin (Austin, Texas/James Bowie) earned the win in relief, pitching two innings. 
News and Notes
  • Allegheny is now 7-0 all-time against Franciscan.
  • Cochran became the fourth Gator in program history to have a three home run game, and the first since 2002.
  • The Gators have scored 10 or more runs in the past five games. 
Up Next
Allegheny back in action Sunday (April 18) as they host Franciscan for game two of the doubleheader.
 
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