GLENVILLE, W.Va. – Glenville State Pioneer Baseball cruised to their second doubleheader sweep of Davis & Elkins in as many days, giving them another pair of much needed division wins as they continue to tussle for the coveted 3rd and final tournament slot in the MEC South Division. The results of today will help efforts tremendously, with the squad handily defeating Davis & Elkins twice by margins of 10-1 in the first game and 12-2 in Game two. The Pioneers still sit one game behind West Virginia State in the conference standings, holding the tiebreaker over the Yellow Jackets if a slip up occurs.
Game One – GSU 10 I Davis & Elkins 1
The Pioneers started off the day with their third double-digit performance in the last four games to secure the victory. Things did not go their way early, however, with the Senators holding a 1-0 lead after three and a half innings of play. Lance Minson would be the one to break the dry streak with a solo shot to knot things up, a play that would awaken the bats for the home squad. Austin Carter continued his stellar weekend with a double in the bottom of the 4th that brought three runs home, pacing the lead to three. The 5th inning saw a similar result, beginning with a Luke Sweigart single that scored Carlos De Jesus. Colby Guy then hammered his 2nd bomb of the weekend over the right field fence to plate three more, pushing the Pioneer lead to seven. The scoring would be polished off in the 6th with two more insurance runs via a sac fly by Sweigart and a grounder from Zach Laurie that scored De Jesus. With a performance from the Pioneer pitching staff that only allowed eight total baserunners, GSU secured the 10-1 victory.
Final Stats
Davis & Elkins
The lone RBI of the day for the Senators belonged to Cort Kegley, who brought home Zach Calef-Boring for their only scoring of the day. Mason Brenneman held the only extra base hit with a double, while Calef-Boring also had a stolen base. Ethan Marshall took the loss, striking out two in 4.1 innings of work.
Glenville State
Carter continued his hot play as of late with three RBIs and a double to lead the way, while Sweigart had two RBIs himself. Guy had three RBIs via a home run and just as many hits in the outing, his 8th on the year, with Minson also cranking out a solo shot. Laurie made up the rest of the Pioneers with one. Trent Taylor had another standout day on the mound, striking out three in 6.1 innings pitched to improve his record to (5-0) on the season.
Game Two – GSU 12 I Davis & Elkins 2
A similar result was found in the second round of Saturday action, with the Pioneers efficiently taking care of business. Zac Bayor got the ball rolling with his 7th home run of the year that also brought home Adam Bright, while Carter and Minson each had RBI knocks in the frame to up the GSU lead to 4-0 heading into the 3rd. It was more of the same in the next inning, starting off with a solo shot by Laurie. Bayor secured another RBI on a single to center, while Guy earned a trifecta of deep shots this weekend via a 2-run shot over the right field fence to snowball the lead to 8-0. While the Senators struck back with a two-run effort in the top of the 4th, Laurie made sure to stifle any hopes of shifting momentum on an RBI double in the back half of the inning. After a scoreless 5th, De Jesus barreled one up over the left field fence to up the lead by two, with the insulation finished off by a sacrifice fly from Connor Keys to score Jacob Meadows and up the advantage to double digits. With another lockdown showing by the Pioneer pen, GSU wrapped up the 12-2 triumph and rolled out of the weekend action with a sweep.
Final Stats
Davis & Elkins
Kegley would be the only Senator with runs batted in once again in Game two, bringing around two on a single. Calef-Boring had a hit and scored a run, while Noah Hanna had a double and reached two more times by walk. Diego Reyes took the loss, allowing seven in 2.2 innings pitched.
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Bayor led the way in the box with three RBIs and a home run. De Jesus, Laurie and Guy would also homer in the outing, with all having multiple RBIs as well. Minson, Carter and Keys made up the rest of the Pioneers with an RBI each. The star production of Game two belonged to Austin Corn, who fired his way to 11 strikeouts and allowed only two hits in sux innings pitched to secure his 2nd win of the season.
Up Next For The Pioneers
GSU Baseball will be off until next Saturday (Apr. 26), preparing for a road trip to West Virginia Wesleyan and another important round of late season MEC action. The first pitch of Game one is set for 1 p.m.
