GREENSBURG, Pa. – Junior catcher
Wes Carson (Woodstock, Md./Marriots Ridge) helped lead the IUP baseball team to a doubleheader split at Greensburg in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West play on Saturday afternoon winning game one 3-2 before losing game two 5-4.
With the split, the Crimson Hawks move to 15-21 overall and 11-9 in PSAC play. Meanwhile, the Griffins move to 26-15 overall behind an 11-9 mark in league play.
Game one remained scoreless until the top of the fourth when IUP
Matt Eperesi (Cranberry Twp., Pa./Mars) singled home Carson to take a 1-0 lead. Seton Hill answered with two runs in the bottom half of the inning to take a 2-1 lead on an RBI double. In the sixth, Carson reached first on a one-out single.
Anthony Rigous (Newtown, Pa./Council Rock North), who was the next batter, then hit a two-run home run to provide the winning margin.
Carson was 1-for-2 with two runs scored and two walks. Rigous was 2-for-3 with two RBI and a run scored.
Nate Dickey (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin) was 2-for-4.
Junior starting pitcher
Mike Klingensmith (Punxsutawney, Pa./Punxsutawney) threw a complete game in earning the win. He struck out seven while scattering four hits and allowing just two runs.
In game two, Seton Hill jumped out to a quick 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first before IUP tied the game as
Cory Wheeler (Butler, Pa./Butler) scored from third on a wild pitch in the top of the third. The Griffins answered in the bottom half of the third as they plated three runs to take a 4-1 lead. A sac fly from
Chris Eisel (Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin) and a Dickey RBI single cut the lead to 4-3 in the fourth.
The Crimson Hawks then tied the game at 4-4 in the fifth.
Dan Sepic (York, Pa./Central York) led off with a single and then advanced to second on a bunt single from
Scott Hess (Erie, Pa./Erie Cathedral Prep). Sepic and Hess then stole third and second, respectively. After Carson reached to load the bases, Rigous grounded into a double play that scored the tying run. Seton Hill then scored the winning run in the bottom of the fifth after Sam Vilk grounded into a double play.
Carson was 3-for-4 with a run scored. Sepic finished 3-for-4 with a double and a run. Dickey was 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Christian McClure (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley) suffered the loss after pitching 3.1 innings in relief while striking out four. He allowed just one hit and one run.
Up Next
The Crimson Hawks travel to Lock Haven for a non-conference contest on Tuesday, April 25 beginning at 2 p.m.
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