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Hilling
4
Norwich NOR 0-3
5
Winner Geneva College GEN 5-2
Norwich NOR
0-3
4
Final
5
Geneva College GEN
5-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Norwich NOR 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 9 3
Geneva College GEN 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 5 6 3

W: Cardenas, Jacob (1-0) L: Jake Ryan (0-2)

10
Winner Geneva College GEN 6-2
3
Norwich NOR 0-4
Winner
Geneva College GEN
6-2
10
Final
3
Norwich NOR
0-4
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Geneva College GEN 3 0 1 5 0 1 0 10 14 0
Norwich NOR 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 5 0

W: Hill, Daunte (1-1) L: Nick Landis (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Big Day Offensively Leads to Sweep of Norwich

VERO BEACH, Fla. – The Geneva College baseball team picked up a sweep of Norwich University on Friday behind good pitching and timely hitting.  The Golden Tornadoes won the first game in walk-off fashion, 5-4, and then had an easier time in game two, winning 10-3.  Geneva improved to 6-2 on the season.

In the first game, Geneva fell down early when Norwich scored three runs in the top of the second inning.  However, the Golden Tornadoes immediately responded with three runs of their own on an RBI single from senior Tyler Pagaduan and a 2-run single from senior Vinny Howells.

Both teams scored a run in the fourth inning to keep the score tied, 4-4.  Then in the bottom of the seventh, Geneva took advantage of a Norwich error, and freshman Garrison Wieland's sacrifice fly scored senior Forrest Beighley with the winning run.

Geneva managed only six hits in the game, but the Golden Tornadoes made them count, as Howells drove in two runs and senior Dan Staub scored two runs.  Freshman Jacob Cardenas turned in a strong outing, pitching all seven innings while giving up four runs and striking out seven to pick up the win.

In the second game, the Golden Tornadoes jumped out to an early lead, scoring three runs in the top of the first inning.  Senior Joey Luciana drove in two runs with a single, and then sophomore Jacob Poremski drove in Luciana with a single.

Geneva scored a run in the third on an RBI double from junior Jericho Hilling, and then the Golden Tornadoes broke the game open with five runs in the fourth inning to go up, 9-1.  Beighley and Wieland both had two-run hits in the inning.  Hilling added a solo home run in the sixth inning to complete the scoring, 10-3.

Beighley finished 2-for-5 with three runs, two RBIs, and three steals.  Luciana was 2-for-5 as well, scoring two runs and driving three in.  Howells added three hits, while Hilling and junior Dillon Taggart finished with two hits.  Freshman Daunte Hill earned the win with six strong innings, including eight strikeouts.

"It was nice to get another day of solid pitching," said Head Coach Alan Sumner.  "Cardenas had a really nice complete game, and Hill gave us six very strong innings.  Once again we played well in all three facets of the game, pitching, defense, and offense."

Geneva has now finished up its games in Florida.  The Golden Tornadoes will stop in Virginia on the way home for two games against Christendom College on Monday, starting at 5:00 p.m.  Geneva will then open the home portion of its schedule when it hosts Penn State Beaver for a doubleheader on Saturday, March 17, 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, Adult Degree Programs with fully online and classroom options, 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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