2008 Woodie Awards
Mules gain momentum
Frank Citera
Issue date: 4/19/07 Section: Sports
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The Muhlenberg Baseball Team went 3-2 on a week that started off with three straight wins and Mule bats pumping out over 15 runs in each game, breaking a school record. The Mules started off the week with a win Monday against Moravian to clinch the Matte Award for Muhlenberg. They then took on the Swarthmore Garnett and swept their season series by winning on Tuesday with a score of 16-6, followed by a slugfest on Friday when they won 18-12. The Mules then lost both of their games on Saturday to the Gettysburg Bullets.
Senior starting pitcher David Andrew went six innings, giving up only five hits and striking out four to earn the first win of his career. Senior second baseman Ryan Sassaman led the Mules with four hits. Senior first baseman Mike Hart and senior designated hitter Pete Oris each had three hits apiece for the Mules. After the game, Andrew said, "The defense did a fantastic job today, and that gave me the confidence to pitch. Good offense and good defense--that's how you win." The Mules have now won the Matte Award for the last four seasons in a row.
On Tuesday, the Mules beat up on the Garnett by scoring 16 runs. Leading the attack for the Mules was senior first baseman Tom McDonald who had four hits to go along with two RBI. Oris had a triple and three RBI while sophomore Chris Conti had a double and a triple to go with his two RBI. Freshman starting pitcher Phil Cresta earned his third win of the season, giving the Mules another outstanding pitching performance. After the game, McDonald said, "It feels good to be swinging the bat again. I used to play first base in high school and have only been a pitcher for my first three years here. It feels great to get another win under our belt. Hopefully, we can keep it up."
The Mules traveled to Swarthmore for their game on Friday and wound up winning 18-12. It was the first time in Muhlenberg's baseball history that a team put up more that 15 runs in three consecutive days. Junior Joe Carlo hit Muhlenberg's first home run of the season, surpassing the 100-hit mark for his career. Freshman short-stop Eric Pomroy also had a milestone day by tying the Mules all-time mark with six hits in the game. The Mules plated eight runs in the first inning to come out with an early lead and never looked back. The Garnett came within three runs of tying it up in the eighth inning, but the Mules turned to senior pitcher Eric Wolfer, who shut down the rally by striking out the first two batters he faced to get the Mules out of the jam. Wolfer has a team leading 1.86 ERA this season and has struck out a ridiculous 14 batters in 9 and 2/3 innings pitched.
The Mules then dropped both games on Saturday afternoon to the Gettysburg Bullets, who happened to have the fourth best ERA in all of Division III. A few side notes on the record watch for the Mules: Sassaman is now in sixth place all-time with 96 runs scored, fourth place all time with 142 hits and tied for third place in SB and hit by pitch, with 41 and 24 respectively. Oris moved into third place on the career RBI list with 101, only ten away from breaking the record. He is also sixth all-time in hits with 134, fifth in doubles with 26, third in total bases with 207 and fifth with 44 extra base hits.
Senior starting pitcher David Andrew went six innings, giving up only five hits and striking out four to earn the first win of his career. Senior second baseman Ryan Sassaman led the Mules with four hits. Senior first baseman Mike Hart and senior designated hitter Pete Oris each had three hits apiece for the Mules. After the game, Andrew said, "The defense did a fantastic job today, and that gave me the confidence to pitch. Good offense and good defense--that's how you win." The Mules have now won the Matte Award for the last four seasons in a row.
On Tuesday, the Mules beat up on the Garnett by scoring 16 runs. Leading the attack for the Mules was senior first baseman Tom McDonald who had four hits to go along with two RBI. Oris had a triple and three RBI while sophomore Chris Conti had a double and a triple to go with his two RBI. Freshman starting pitcher Phil Cresta earned his third win of the season, giving the Mules another outstanding pitching performance. After the game, McDonald said, "It feels good to be swinging the bat again. I used to play first base in high school and have only been a pitcher for my first three years here. It feels great to get another win under our belt. Hopefully, we can keep it up."
The Mules traveled to Swarthmore for their game on Friday and wound up winning 18-12. It was the first time in Muhlenberg's baseball history that a team put up more that 15 runs in three consecutive days. Junior Joe Carlo hit Muhlenberg's first home run of the season, surpassing the 100-hit mark for his career. Freshman short-stop Eric Pomroy also had a milestone day by tying the Mules all-time mark with six hits in the game. The Mules plated eight runs in the first inning to come out with an early lead and never looked back. The Garnett came within three runs of tying it up in the eighth inning, but the Mules turned to senior pitcher Eric Wolfer, who shut down the rally by striking out the first two batters he faced to get the Mules out of the jam. Wolfer has a team leading 1.86 ERA this season and has struck out a ridiculous 14 batters in 9 and 2/3 innings pitched.
The Mules then dropped both games on Saturday afternoon to the Gettysburg Bullets, who happened to have the fourth best ERA in all of Division III. A few side notes on the record watch for the Mules: Sassaman is now in sixth place all-time with 96 runs scored, fourth place all time with 142 hits and tied for third place in SB and hit by pitch, with 41 and 24 respectively. Oris moved into third place on the career RBI list with 101, only ten away from breaking the record. He is also sixth all-time in hits with 134, fifth in doubles with 26, third in total bases with 207 and fifth with 44 extra base hits.