(CHAMBERSBURG, Pa.) – Wilson capped off its five-game home stand with a convincing win over St. Mary's on a chilly Saturday afternoon. The Phoenix bats blasted off 18 hits for the third time this season while scoring 14 runs for the second time this season.
The Basics
Score: Wilson 14, St. Mary's 5
Venue: Henninger Field
Records: Wilson 7-3, St. Mary's 2-5
How It Happened
- Despite the score, it was St. Mary's who struck first as the Seahawks plated a run in the top of the second. They threatened to score more, but starter Chris Baumann (So., Snow Hilld, Md. / Snow Hill) was able to get out of a jam with a pair of runners stranded.
- Wilson was able to answer in the bottom of the frame as Jordan McKenzie (Jr., White Plains, Md. / Southern Maryland) put the Phoenix up with a single up the middle to score Vinny Hall (Fy., Fulton, Md. / St. Johns) and Ryan Torres (So., Baltimore, Md. / Archbishop Curley). After St. Mary's tied the game in its next at-bat, the Phoenix went ahead for good in the bottom of the third. Michael Marrale (5th, Sykesville, Md. / Old Dominion) led off with a double to right center and scored one batter later on another double by Gerald Buchanan (Gr., Olney, Md. / Montgomery). Buchanan later scored on a single to left center by Alex Seidleck (So., Crownsville, Md. / Indian Creek).
- The Phoenix extended their lead in the bottom of the fourth. Marrale started the scoring with a sac fly to score McKenzie. Buchanan later added an RBI single scoring Garrett Griebel (Fy., Kent Island, Md. / Kent Island) before he scored on the next play as Doc Daniels (So., Deal Island, Md. / Crisfield) laced a double.
- The Seahawks were able to cut the deficit down to three, but the Phoenix opened the flood gates with a seven-spot in the seventh. Consecutive bases-loaded walks to Torres and Hall scored Daniels and Andre before a balk plated Seidleck to make the score 10-4. A wild pitch allowed Torres to score and Hall scored on a single by McKenzie. McKenzie later scored after an infield error and Grieble capped the Phoenix scoring after being hit in by Brady Andre's (Jr., Brookeville, Md. / Sherwood) base knock to left center.
- St. Mary's was able to get one in the top of the eight, but Ben Looper (Sr., Columbia, Md. / Oakland Hills) was able to work his way out of a jam and Jack Pachella (Fy., Wayne, Pa. / Radnor) closed out the ninth with three strikeouts.
Inside The Numbers
- Ten different Phoenix combined for their 18 hits with seven of them recording multiple-hit days. McKenzie had the most productive day as he went 3-for-5 with three RBI and two runs scored. Buchanan also had two RBI and two runs scored as well.
- For McKenzie, it's the third three-hit game of the season.
- Marrale is now on a six-game hit streak.
- Baumann was impressive while improving to 2-0 on the season. He struck out nine of the 25 batters faced and allowed two runs, one earned on seven hits and three walks in five innings of work.
- Overall the Phoenix battery combined to strike out 16 batters on the day.
- This was the first meeting between the two programs.
Up Next
The Phoenix go back out on the road for their next five games. The first two of those will take place at Juniata on Wednesday at 1 p.m.
