(RV) Baldwin Wallace Battles Past Anderson

In Westfield on Sunday, the Anderson University baseball team took on the Yellow Jackets of Baldwin Wallace. The Ravens (1-4) fell early in the first inning and were unable to complete a comeback against the Yellow Jackets (4-0), falling by a score of 9-4.

Baldwin Wallace, which is receiving votes in the latest D3baseball.com poll, came out hot in the first inning. The Yellow Jackets got on the board early when their second batter Drew Wilson homered into left field for an early 1-0 lead. Their next batter, Alex Ludwick, followed with a double. Ludwick was then able to steal third and ultimately scored on an Anderson throwing error, giving the Yellow jackets a 2-0 lead in the first inning. Anderson was unable to get any action going as they went three and out.

The Yellow Jackets added on two more runs in the third inning in very similar fashion to the first. After getting two outs, Luke Vonderhaar turned their energy around with a homer into right field. Chris Viamonte then tripled into center field before stealing home the following play. At the end of the third inning Baldwin Wallace led Anderson 4-0.

Two innings of no scoring from either side would pass before the Yellow Jackets added on a three-run inning. A JT Mazula double scored two runs. Mazula then scored two plays later, giving the Yellow Jackets a 7-0 lead as they continued to shut the Ravens out.

In the bottom of the seventh, the Ravens were finally able to get on the board. With a 2-0 count, Levi Brown made it on base after being walked. Brown then reached second on a wild pitch. Jake Stank then stepped up to bat and singled to center field, bringing Brown home to get the Ravens on the board. Anderson now trailed Baldwin Wallace 7-1.

Both sides would see a scoreless eighth inning before getting a couple runs in the ninth.

Baldwin Wallace got the ninth inning started when Alex Ludwick made it home after a Luke Vonderhaar double. Vonderhaar then scored two plays later from a double by Chris Viamonte. The Yellow Jackets ended the top of the ninth with a 9-1 lead. Before the conclusion of the game, the Ravens added on three runs when Tyler Smitherman homered into right field to bring in Justin Reed and Rylan Metz. The Ravens were unable to get any more runs on the board as they fell to the Yellow Jackets 9-4.

Anderson ended the game with four runs off of eight hits while Baldwin Wallace had nine runs off of 14 hits.

The Ravens look to turn their momentum around next Saturday when they welcome St. Norbert College (0-0) to Don Brandon Field for a double header on Saturday. First pitch of the game will be thrown at 12PM, with Game 2 to follow.