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Winner Hiram HIR 13-22
7
Westminster (Pa.) WES 18-18
Winner
Hiram HIR
13-22
8
Final
7
Westminster (Pa.) WES
18-18
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hiram HIR 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 2 0 8 7 0
Westminster (Pa.) WES 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 7 11 1

W: N. Brown (1-0) L: Keller, Phillip (0-2)

Logan Murgenovich
Jason Kapusta

Game Recap: Baseball |

Westminster falls to Hiram

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.--The Westminster College baseball team was dealt an 8-7 non-conference loss by visiting Hiram College Sunday afternoon. 

Westminster (18-18) banged out runs in each of the first three innings. Junior shortstop Logan Murgenovich (Aliquippa, Pa. | Central Valley) singled to center to lead off the game and went to third on a double by junior designated hitter Carter Chinn (Grove City, Pa. | Grove City). Junior left fielder Matthew Randza (Beaver Falls, Pa. | Blackhawk) scored Murgenovich with a sacrifice fly. Freshman first baseman Josh Reed (Beaver Falls, Pa. | Blackhawk) singled in freshman right fielder Justin Brannagan (Gibsonia, Pa. | Deer Lakes) after he led off the third with a double. 

After Hiram (13-22) scratched out a run in the top of the third inning, Westminster senior center fielder Brandon Cooper (Oakdale, Pa. | West Allegheny) smashed a solo home run to right field that pushed the lead to 3-1. It was the third home run of the season for Cooper. 

Hiram, down 3-2, put together a four-run fifth inning to grab the lead for good.

In the bottom of the inning sophomore third baseman David Kelly (Gibsonia, Pa. | Eden Christian Academy) scored on a bases-loaded walk by Randza and sophomore catcher Kenny Miller Jr. (New London, Conn. | New London) plated Murgenovich, who reached by walk, with a sacrifce fly to get to back to within one, 6-5.

Hiram added a pair of runs in the eighth. Brannagan, sophomor second baseman Anthony Perry (Poland, Ohio | Poland Seminary) and senior pinch hitter Frankie Manios (Warren, Ohio | Howland) smacked three-straight singles before Perry scored on a wild pitch and freshman pinch runner Andrew Wolf (Dillsburg, Pa. | Northern) scored on Murgenivich's single. 

Westminster deployed eight pitchers in the non-league fray.

Junior right-hander Phillip Keller (Coraopolis, Pa. | Montour) took the loos, allowing four runs (0 earned) on three hits with two walks in an inning of work. Senior starter Hunter Stellato (Struthers, Ohio | Struthers) picked up a no decision after yielding one walk in 2.2 scoreless innings. 

Murgenovich, Brannagan and Perry each had two hits. The two hits were the first of Brannagan's career. 

Chinn went 1-for-4 with a double. He owns an 11-game hitting streak. 

Westminster is scheduled to travel to La Roche University Wednesday with a 4 p.m. first pitch. 
 
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Scoring Summary

Score By Innings
Play HIR WES
WES BOT 1st M. Randza flied out to cf, SAC, RBI; L. Murgenovi scored. 0 1
WES BOT 2nd J. Reed singled through the left side, RBI; J. Brannagan scored. 0 2
HIR TOP 3rd Walker, Jr singled through the right side, RBI; M. Corsillo advanced to second, advanced to third on the throw; C. Marrs scored. 1 2
WES BOT 3rd B. Cooper homered to right field, RBI. 1 3
HIR TOP 4th M. Midea grounded out to 2b, RBI; E. Fairbanks scored. 2 3
HIR TOP 5th E. Fairbanks reached first on a throwing error by ss, advanced to second; Walker, Jr advanced to third; M. Corsillo scored, unearned; C. Marrs scored, unearned. 4 3
HIR TOP 5th E. Fairbanks advanced to third; Walker, Jr scored on a wild pitch, unearned. 5 3
HIR TOP 5th M. Midea singled to right field, RBI; C. Bansek advanced to second; E. Fairbanks scored, unearned. 6 3
WES BOT 5th M. Randza walked, RBI; B. Cooper advanced to second; L. Murgenovi advanced to third; D. Kelly scored. 6 4
WES BOT 5th Miller, Jr flied out to rf, SAC, RBI; B. Cooper advanced to third; L. Murgenovi scored. 6 5
HIR TOP 8th J. Mallernee tripled down the rf line, RBI; M. Trimble scored. 7 5
HIR TOP 8th A. Jantz flied out to cf, SAC, RBI; J. Mallernee scored. 8 5
WES BOT 8th A. Wolf advanced to second; A. Perry scored on a wild pitch. 8 6
WES BOT 8th L. Murgenovi singled through the right side, RBI; D. Shimko advanced to third; A. Wolf scored. 8 7

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