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Joe Salmen
Sam DiVitto
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Stockton STOCKBB 0-1
2
Winner Westminster WES 5-3
Stockton STOCKBB
0-1
1
Final
2
Westminster WES
5-3
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Stockton STOCKBB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2
Westminster WES 0 0 0 0 1 1 X 2 6 0

W: Salmen, Joseph (1-0) L: Brandon Perna (0-1)

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Westminster WES 5-4
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Winner Stockton STOCKBB 1-1
Westminster WES
5-4
3
Final
5
Stockton STOCKBB
1-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Westminster WES 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 5 1
Stockton STOCKBB 0 1 0 1 0 3 X 5 10 1

W: Ray Hughes (1-0) L: Pullen, Cory (1-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball: Titans Rally for Game One Win, Split DH with Stockton in Final Games of Florida Trip

Written by Westminster’s Sports Information

AUBURNDALE, Fla. – The Westminster College baseball team split with Stockton University in the Titans' final games of their RussMatt Invitational contests Saturday afternoon.
 
Westminster finished the invitational with a 5-4 record.
 
In game one, Westminster was down, 1-0, going into the bottom of the fifth inning. In the bottom of the fifth, Titan sophomore Jaret Johnson (Niles, OH / Niles McKinley) tied the game after an RBI-double to left field, scoring classmate Connor Cox (Ridge, MD / Leonardtown) who led off the inning with a single. In the bottom of the sixth inning, senior Joseph Salmen (New Castle, PA / Union) led off with a double to left field, followed by a walk by senior Brandon Rossier (Wexford, PA / North Allegheny), and a single by junior Dante Parente (Beaver Falls, PA / Blackhawk) to load the bases with no outs. One batter later, Cox scored the eventual game-winning run with a sacrifice fly, bringing home Salmen. Salmen earned his first win of the season as he pitched a complete-game, giving up just four hits, one earned run, and striking out eight batters.
 
In game two, Stockton (1-1) got on the board first in the bottom of the second to take a 1-0 lead. In the bottom of the fourth, Stockton's Rico Viani singled up the middle to bring in another run and extend Osprey's lead, to 2-0. Rossier drove in the first run of the game for the Titans in the top half of the sixth with a single up the middle, scoring sophomore Vince Guerrieri (Latrobe, PA / Greater Latrobe), cutting into the Osprey lead, 2-1. In the bottom of the sixth, Stockton would score three runs and take a 5-1 lead. With one out in the top of the seventh, Titan sophomore Jaret Johnson (Niles, OH / Niles McKinley) hit a two-run homerun to close the gap, 5-3 . The Titans had a chance to tie with runners at second and first with one out, but Stockton's pitching forced two fly outs to end the game. Titan junior Cory Pullen (Wexford, PA / North Allegheny) (1-1) pitched five innings, giving up two runs on six hits, and striking out six batters.
 
Westminster is back in action Sunday, March 18 for a doubleheader at the University of Mount Union. The first game is set for 2 p.m.
 
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