GREENVILLE, Pa. – The Westminster baseball team lost on the road against Thiel in a Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) doubleheader. The Titans lost game one 7-2 and game two 8-0.
 
"Right now, we just need to focus on playing good clean baseball in all areas," said head coach Patrick Riley. "We know what we want to accomplish, but we need to have tunnel vision. We need to be focused and energized to play Geneva."
 
In game one, Westminster (17-9, 12-5 PAC) was able to score two consecutive runs between the bottom of the fifth and the bottom of the sixth, however, Thiel (11-17, 7-10 PAC) kept the lead for the rest of the game. On the mound, sophomore Timothy Lewis (Southwest Harbor, ME / Wilmington Area) collected a pair of strikeouts, while only allowing four hits.
 
During game two, the Titans took back the lead in top of the bottom fourth after sophomore Donald Shimko (Greensburg, PA / Greater Latrobe) batted-in classmate Carter Chinn (Grove City, PA / Grove City), followed by first-year Chris Davis (San Francisco, CA / Stuart Hall) scoring on an error. Junior Frankie Manios (Warren, OH / Howland) started for Westminster in game two and tossed for 3.2 innings.
 
The Titans were led by senior Ryan Jolin (Williamsport, PA / Williamsport Area), who went 3-for-3 with a run-batted-in during game one. Davis recorded two runs-batted-in during game two, a career-high.
 
Westminster is back in action Friday, April 22 at Geneva for a PAC contest. First pitch is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Read Full Article