2019 Baseball
5
Chatham CHA 3-6
6
Winner Pitt-Greensburg UPG 2-0
Chatham CHA
3-6
5
Final
6
Pitt-Greensburg UPG
2-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Chatham CHA 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 0
Pitt-Greensburg UPG 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 6 14 1

W: Prentice, Andy (1-1) L: Adam Cerar (1-1)

6
Chatham CHA 3-7
18
Winner Pitt-Greensburg UPG 3-9
Chatham CHA
3-7
6
Final
18
Pitt-Greensburg UPG
3-9
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Chatham CHA 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 6 6 7
Pitt-Greensburg UPG 5 3 5 3 0 2 X 18 15 6

W: Sullivan Jr., Michael (1-2) L: Brett Vallorani (0-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

@Pittgbgbaseball Sweeps Chatham In Home Opener Monday Afternoon

GREENSBURG- The Pitt-Greensburg baseball team broke out of its early season funk on offense, posting 24 runs on 29 hits in a doubleheader sweep of Chatham, Monday afternoon in the season-opener at Bobcat Park. 

Pitt-Greensburg won the opening game of the afternoon 6-5 in 11 innings and pounded out 15 hits in the 18-6 victory in game two. The 18 runs and 15 hits are both season-highs for Pitt-Greensburg in 2019. 

Chatham 5, Pitt-Greensburg 6- (11 innings)

Pitching Decision
Win- Andy Prentice (1-0)
Loss- Adam Cerar (1-1)

The Bobcats also got solid pitching from Abdi Rodriguez-Polanco and Dakota McWilliams in game one, as well as Mikey Sullivan in game two. Rodriguez-Polanco tossed five solid innings in the first game of the day, allowing just six hits and added a strikeout, while McWilliams scattered four hits over five strong innings in relief. Andy Prentice was brought on in the 11th and did not allow a hit and struck out one to earn his first win of the season. 

Down to their final three outs entering the bottom of the seventh inning, Pitt-Greensburg would not go down quietly. Jordan Cavanaugh began the rally with a double to right center and Chris Common followed with an RBI base-knock, which cut the deficit to 5-4. Evan Johnston was hit by a pitch and Mikey Sullivan loaded the bases with a great positioned bunt. With the bags full on Bobcats, Derek Shaw came through on an 0-2 count as the junior catcher smacked a single to right field, which scored Common to tie the game. Althought the bases were still loaded with no outs, Pitt-Greensburg could not manage a run and the game would head to extra innings. 

Neither team could get much offense going in the extra innings, but in the bottom of the 11th inning, Pitt-Greensburg used some two-out magic. The first two batters of the inning got out, but Shaw kept the inning alive with a walk and Dan Kiester was hit by a pitch as the Bobcats had runners on first and second. Brody Bonadio stepped to the plate and on the fouth pitch of the at-bat, drilled a single to left center to give the Bobcats the walk-off win in the 11th inning. 

Chatham jumped out to a 1-0 lead on a sac fly from Andonisio in the top of the first inning. The Cougars added two additional runs in the third inning to grab a 3-0 advantage, but in the home half of the inning, Tyler Holland smacked a single through the right side of the diamond, which scored Ben Green to cut the deficit to 3-1 after three innings of play. Ben Green walked on four pitches to begin the inning and advanced to second on a wild pitch. 

In the bottom of the fourth inning, Pitt-Greensburg plated two runs to tie the game at three. The Cougars added a run in the fifth and sixth inning for a 5-3 lead entering the seventh and final inning of the opening game of the day. Common and Shaw both drove in a run in the bottom of the seventh to tie the contest at five and force extra innings. 

Inside the Box Score
Brody Bonadio (2-6, 1 RBI)
Ben Green (1-5, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB)
Tyler Holland (2-6, 1 2B, 1 RBI)
Jordan Cavanaugh (2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 BB)
Chris Common (1-5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB)
Mikey Sullivan (1-5, 1 R)
Derek Shaw (3-3, 2 R, 1 RBI, 3 BB)
Daniel Kiester (2-5)
Abdi Rodriguez-Polanco (5.0 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 1 K, 79 pitches)
Dakota McWilliams (5.0 IP, 4 H, 1 BB, 2 K, 60 pitches)
Andy Prentice (1.0 IP, 1 BB, 1 K, 13 pitches)

Chatham 6, Pitt-Greensburg 18

Pitching Decision
Win- Mikey Sullivan (1-2)
Loss- Brett Vallorani (0-2)

In game two, Mikey Sullivan allowed just six hits in 5.1 innings of work and struck out three to earn his first win of the season. Four of the five runs that were charged to Sullivan came in the sixth inning. Corey Kerez was brought on in relief of Sullivan, and the freshman right hander did not allow a hit in just over an inning of work and struck out three. 

Pitt-Greensburg continued the momentum from the walk-off win in game one into game two. The Bobcats belted out five runs on three hits for a 5-0 advantage. Bonadio began the frame with a single through the left side and on a 1-0 pitch, Ben Green belted his second home run of the season over the left field fence. On a 2-1 pitch, Holland smashed a no-doubt home run into the trees over the left field fence. Later in the inning, Johnston and Nick Ackerman each drove in a run to complete the five-run first inning. 

The Bobcats added three runs in the bottom of the second, five in the third, and three more in the fourth as they belted out 15 hits and completed the sweep with a dominant 18-6 win in the second game of the afternoon. 

Inside the Box Score
Brody Bonadio (1-4, 2 R)
Ben Green (3-5, 1 HR, 3 R, 2 RBI)
Tyler Holland (4-4, 1 HR, 5 R, 2 RBI)
Jordan Cavanaugh (2-4, 4 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 BB)
Chris Common (1-1, 4 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB)
Evan Johnston ( 1-2, 1 2B, 6 RBI)
Griffin Clark (1-5, 3 RBI)
Nick Ackerman (1-4, 2 RBI)
Mikey Sullivan (5.1 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 3 K, 99 pitches)
Corey Kerecz (1.2 IP, 3 K, 22 pitches)

Up Next
Pitt-Greensburg returns to action tomorrow (Wednesday, March 20) when it travels to Greenville, Pa to a single nine-inning non-conference contest against Thiel. Wednesday's matchup with the Tomcats is slated for 4 pm. 
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