BEAVER FALLS, Pa. – The Geneva College baseball team lost twice to Saint Vincent on Saturday afternoon, one by a very close score, 4-3, and one by a big margin, 20-1.  Saint Vincent improved to 12-9 overall, 11-6 in the Presidents' Athletics Conference (PAC), while Geneva dropped to 7-14 overall, 5-12 in the PAC.

Junior Marshall Wheeler (Butler, Pa./Butler) took the mound in game one, and he kept the Bearcats off balance all game.  Saint Vincent struck first, though, courtesy a Geneva error to take a 1-0 lead in the third. 

Geneva's offense got going in the bottom of the fifth.  A Saint Vincent error allowed an early Golden Tornado baserunner, and Geneva converted it into two runs.  Senior Tyler Seliga (Belle Vernon, Pa./Belle Vernon) drove home one run with an RBI-single, and sophomore Gabriel Morales (Homestead, Fla./South Dade) stole home for Geneva's second run.

Geneva went to the bullpen to start the sixth, and the move didn't work out well.  Freshman Joshua Kearns (Akron, Ohio/Woodridge) struggled with his command, walking three and throwing a wild pitch, which eventually led to two runs for the Bearcats, allowing Saint Vincent to take back the lead, 3-2.

Geneva's offense rallied in the bottom of the sixth inning for the tying run, with junior Alex Fee (New Castle, Pa./New Castle) providing a two-out RBI-single to even the score at 3-3.

However, Saint Vincent's TJ Dailey hit a solo home run off sophomore reliever Timothy Munz (Euclid, Ohio/Lake Catholic) to give the Bearcats the lead back, 4-3, in the top of the seventh.  Geneva's offense tried to rally in the bottom of the inning with two outs, as sophomore Abram King (Washington, Pa./Trinity) walked and went to third on a double from senior Garrison Wieland (Sharpsville, Pa./Sharpsville), but the Golden Tornadoes couldn't come up with the walk-off hit and fell, 4-3.

Wheeler was strong despite his no decision, pitching five innings and giving up five hits and one unearned run, while striking out four.  Munz took the loss in relief.  Wieland and sophomore Alex McKay (Cochranton, Pa./Cochranton) each had two hits to lead the Geneva attack.

Sophomore Austin Smith (Chardon, Ohio/Chardon) took the mound in game two, and things fell apart quickly.  He escaped the first while allowing just one run, but Saint Vincent struck for five runs in the second, the key hit a bases-clearing triple with two-outs.  That inning knocked Smith out of the game, but the bullpen didn't fare any better.

Saint Vincent score two runs in the fourth and four runs in each of the fifth and sixth innings to take 16-1 lead, and the Bearcats added to their run total later in the game, winning 20-1 in dominant fashion.

Geneva's four pitchers gave up 20 hits and 15 walks in a rough day of work.  The offense managed ten hits, with King leading the offense with three hits and the lone RBI, while Morales and McKay each added two hits.

Geneva heads to Saint Vincent on Monday to finish off the four-game series with a doubleheader beginning at 2:00 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 145 traditional undergraduate majors and programs, fully online Adult Degree Programs and high-demand graduate degrees, Geneva's programs are recognized for their high quality. Geneva has one of the top 100 undergraduate engineering programs in the nation, according to U.S. News and World Report. 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. Geneva was founded and is governed by the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America (RPCNA) and is a founding member of both the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) and IACE (International Association for Christian Education).