Baseball: Bison Take Two from Golden Tornadoes
Game 1
Game 1
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Geneva | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
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Bethany | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | X | 16 | 19 | 0 |
Game 2
Game 2
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Geneva | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 3 |
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Bethany | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 8 | 11 | 0 |
Bethany, W.Va - The Bethany College baseball team hosted the Geneva Golden Tornadoes for a double-header Thursday afternoon at Bethany Park. The double-header consisted of a nine inning and seven inning PAC contests. The Bison swept the Golden Tornadoes on the day, winning 16-2 and 8-6.
Game One Overview
Geneva crossed home plate first in the top of the second. Bethany answered in the bottom half of the inning with a Kevin Roach two-run Homerun. A few batters later, Ethan Young scored for the Bison. Bethany led 3-1 after two. A Luke Beatty sacrifice fly drove in Ryan Anselmino in the third and opened the scoring gates in the fourth, fifth, and six innings. The Bison led 12-1 after five innings. Geneva added another run in the sixth inning, but the Bison added four runs to keep a commanding lead.
Game One Leaders
Pitching:
- Trey Mantle (W, 1-1)(7.0 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K)
Hitting:
- Kyle Goodwin – 2-5, 2 runs, 4 RBIs, 2B
- Ryan Anselmino – 3-4, 2 runs, 3 RBIs, 2B, 3B
- Luke Beatty – 2-2, 2 runs, 3 RBIs, 2 BB, HR
- Kevin Roach – 2-4, 1 run, 2 RBIs, HR
Game Two Overview
Game two went back and forth between the two teams. Geneva struck first again in game two in the top of the first inning. The Golden Tornadoes led 1-0 after one. In the bottom of the second, the Bison earned a pair of two-run homeruns of the bats of Kevin Roach and Nick Roell to take a 4-1 lead. Geneva cut the Bison lead in half in the third inning, 4-2.
Bethany added three runs in the bottom of the third and fourth leading to take a 7-2 lead. Geneva battled over the next four innings, scoring four runs to inch closer to the Bison. The Golden Tornadoes were unable to overcome the Bison's lead.
Game Two Leaders
Pitching:
- Zach Pressnell (W, 1-0)(6.0 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 4 K)
- Zach Nolf (Sv. 1)(3.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER)
Hitting:
- Kevin Roach – 2-4, 1 run, 2 RBIs, HR
- Ethan Young – 2-5, 1 run, 2 RBIs, 2 2B
- Nick Roell – 2-3, 2 runs, 2 RBIs, HR
Records:
Bethany College Bison – 4-6 (3-5 PAC)
Geneva Golden Tornadoes – 4-5 (4-4 PAC)
Up Next
The Bison return to the field on Saturday, March 27 when they adventure to Beaver Falls, Pa to close out the four game series against the Geneva Golden Tornadoes. First pitch set for 1 pm.
