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11
Winner Geneva GEN 14-2, 3-0 PAC
6
Westminster WES 6-6, 1-2 PAC
Winner
Geneva GEN
14-2, 3-0 PAC
11
Final
6
Westminster WES
6-6, 1-2 PAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Geneva GEN 0 3 1 0 2 0 1 4 0 11 14 6
Westminster WES 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 6 13 3

W: Grant, Josh (4-0) L: Joseph Salmen (1-2) S: Cardenas, Jacob (1)

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Geneva GEN 14-3, 2-2 PAC
11
Winner Westminster WES 7-6, 2-2 PAC
Geneva GEN
14-3, 2-2 PAC
10
Final
11
Westminster WES
7-6, 2-2 PAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Geneva GEN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 10 13 3
Westminster WES 0 2 3 4 2 0 0 0 X 11 15 1

W: Pullen (3-1) L: Rowe, Richie (3-1) S: Johnson (2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Split at Westminster Ends Streak

WESTMINSTER, Pa. – The Geneva College baseball team's winning streak increased by one more game on Saturday, up to twelve games, when it defeated Westminster, 11-6, in the opening game of a doubleheader, before a huge late comeback attempt fell just short as Geneva fell in game two to end the streak, 11-10.  Despite the loss, the Golden Tornadoes now boast an impressive 14-3 overall record, 3-1 in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC), while Westminster now stands at 7-6, 2-2 in the PAC.

In the first game, Geneva jumped on Westminster early, scoring three runs in the top of the second on an RBI single from junior Dillon Taggart and a 2-RBI double from senior Tyler Pagaduan. 

From there Geneva continued to add on runs, keeping the host Titans at arm's length.  Geneva and Westminster matched runs over the next five innings, with both teams scoring one run in the third, two in the fifth, and one in the seventh, before Geneva put the game away with four runs in the top of the eighth.

Senior Joey Luciana had a big game, going 4-for-5 with two runs and two RBIs.  Freshman Garrison Wieland drove in four runs, while junior Josh Baptiste added three hits.  Sophomore Josh Grant pitched the first five innings, giving up just one earned run, to pick up his conference-leading fourth win on the season.  Freshman Jacob Cardenas pitched the last four innings to pick up the save.

In the second game, Geneva again jumped ahead early by scoring two runs in the first inning on RBIs from Luciana and Wieland.  From there little went right for senior starting pitcher Richie Rowe, as Westminster scored nine runs over the next three innings.  Westminster added two more in the fifth to go up 11-2.

That's where the game stood heading into the ninth when Geneva tried to put together one of the most improbable comebacks in Geneva College history.  The Golden Tornadoes managed to score eight runs and had the bases loaded with two outs before Westminster struck out the final batter, ending the game and the winning streak.

Luciana once again led the way, going 3-for-5 with two runs and three RBIs.  Baptiste added another three hits, while seniors Vinny Howells and Forrest Beighley each contributed two hits.  Rowe picked up his first loss on the season.

"It's always good to get a split on the road against a good team," Head Coach Alan Sumner said.  "We played a solid game in game one, but unfortunately we put ourselves in too big of a hole in game two.  The team made a valiant effort to try to comeback, but we just fell a bit short.  All in all it was a good day."

Geneva will return home this Wednesday for a doubleheader against Waynesburg starting at 1:00 p.m.


Geneva College is a Christ-centered academic community that provides a comprehensive education to equip students for faithful and fruitful service to God and neighbor. Offering over 80 traditional undergraduate majors and programs, fully online Adult Degree Programs, and high-demand graduate degrees, Geneva's programs are recognized for their high quality. U.S. News & World Report ranks Geneva as a Top Three Best Value Regional University with one of the Top 100 engineering programs in the nation. Adhering to the truth of Scripture, a Geneva education is grounded in God's Word as well as in a core curriculum designed to prepare students vocationally to think, write and communicate well in today's world.
 
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