FORT PIERCE, Fla. – The Westminster College baseball team lost both of its games against Kenyon College in a doubleheader during its Florida trip on Thursday. The Titans lost, 9-6, in 11 innings in game one and lost 3-0 in game two.
In game one, Kenyon (3-3) led 5-1 after three innings of play. In the bottom of the fourth, Titan freshman
Nick Ford (Forest Hill, MD / North Harford) scored classmate
Travis Lauster (Slippery Rock, PA / Slippery Rock), while junior
Sean Coyne (New Castle, PA / New Castle) scored on a passed ball, cutting Kenyon's lead to 5-3. In the sixth, Westminster senior
Ryan Dunn (Freeport, PA / Freeport) scored on a wild pitch and freshman
Hunter Alexander (Beaver Falls, PA / Blackhawk) scored junior
Jared Baummer (Reynoldsville, PA / Dubois) on a fielder's choice, tying the game 5-5. In extra innings, Kenyon took a 6-5 lead in the 10
th inning. With the bases loaded in the bottom half of the frame, Westminster was only able to score one run when Dunn tied the game on a throwing error. In the 11
th, Kenyon scored all three of its runs with two outs. Freshman
Ben Canty (Pittsburgh, PA / Keystone Oaks) (0-1) got the loss after coming in for relief. He pitched three innings, while giving up four runs on six hits. Canty struck out four batters and walked one.
Kenyon scored two runs in the first inning and one in the fifth in the second game. The Titans were held to two hits. Freshman
Sam Hockenberry (Burgettstown, PA / Burgettstown) (0-1) pitched four innings, while giving up three runs on five hits. He struck out three and walked eight.
Westminster (0-7) will finish its Florida trip tomorrow with a doubleheader against Maritime College. The first game is set to start at 9:30 a.m.