GLENVILLE, W.Va. – The Glenville State Baseball team opened conference play this weekend, splitting a pair at Fairmont State on Saturday (Mar. 14) and dropping both games of a doubleheader at Frostburg State on Sunday (Mar. 15). The Pioneers are now (12-8) overall and (1-3) in MEC play.
Saturday (Mar. 14)
Game One – GSU 3 | Fairmont State 5
After two scoreless innings to open the weekend, an error in the top of the third allowed the Pioneers to score two and take a 2-0 lead.
Colby Guy extended that lead in the following inning, blasting a home run to right center. The Falcons then tied it up in the bottom of the 5
th with a home run of their own, using a three-run blast to knot it up. Fairmont State took the lead and never looked back in the sixth, grabbing the game one victory, 5-3.
Game Two – GSU 8 | Fairmont State 5
Just like game one, the Pioneers jumped onto the Falcons first with an early lead, putting up three runs in the top of the 1
st inning. The Falcons cut the deficit to just one in the bottom of the 2
nd with a two-RBI single, however,
Colby Guy hit his second homer of the day in the following inning to extend the lead to two, 4-2.
Carlos De Jesus added an insurance run in the sixth with a home run of his own before GSU put up an important three spot in the top of the 7
th. FSU made an attempt at a rally in their last chance, but mustered together just three runs as the Pioneers salvaged a split, 8-5.
Sunday (Mar. 15)
Game One – GSU 3 | Frostburg State 4
The Bobcats broke the scoreless tie in the bottom of the third inning, plating three runs on an RBI single, error and RBI double. Neither team could put together much offense in the following three frames, however, the Pioneer offense came alive in the top of the 7
th. After
Colby Guy reached on an error and
Zach Dellerman singled,
Ashton Crace knotted it all up at three with a 3-run home run. Frostburg State answered back quickly, doubling and singling in the bottom half of the 7
th to walk it off, 4-3.
Game Two – GSU 4 | Frostburg State 15
It was a nightmare game two for the Pioneer pitching staff, with the first two innings going smoothly and the Pioneers even grabbing a 1-0 lead in the third. From there, FSU took the lead in the 3
rd inning with a three-run shot, added another four runs in the 4
th, three runs in the 5
th and five in the sixth inning to pull away from the Pioneers. GSU notched a run in the fifth and two in the 6
th, but Frostburg State would take game two of the doubleheader, 15-4.
Up Next For The Pioneers
The Pioneers will play host to defending MEC champion Point Park on Saturday (Mar. 21) before closing the weekend out with Salem on Sunday (Mar. 22). Both days start at 1 p.m. and are doubleheaders.
