Wilson, NC. – After a big doubleheader sweep on day one of their trip down to Wilson, North Carolina, the Wheeling University Baseball team (7-3, 0-0) will have to take a pause on Saturday. Wide spread rain across the east coast has postponed their nine inning game against Clarion this morning. A make-up date has yet to be determined and the team will announce it at a later date.
Day one of the Wilson, North Carolina Trip was big for the Cardinals as they earned a doubleheader sweep over Clarion and Glenville State. Both were nine inning contests with the starting pitching leading the way. In game one, it was
Kody McCarley who took the hill, throwing 7.0 of one run ball. He threw up six straight zeros to start the game as the Cardinals built a 7-0 lead before the Golden Eagles got on the board. In game two, it was
Wes Landis who would make his second start of the year, turning in his best performance. He would work 5.1 innings allowing just one run before giving way to
Hunter Dyck and
Sebastian Khan to close things out. The duo threw the final four shutout innings, with Dyck working 2.2 and striking out three while Khan struck out all four batters he faced over 1.1 innings.
On the offensive side, it was a big day once again for
Scott Kondroik, as he combined to go 4-7 with a home run and five RBI across the two games. Kondroik has been the Cardinal's leading hitter this season, with his batting average soaring above the .460 mark in the early going. He is also second on the team with four home runs and is tied for second with 14 RBI across his first nine games. The Cardinals also got a big showing from
Aidan Willard, who finished 4-8 with a double, two runs scored, and three RBI. His biggest game came in the night cap against Glenville State, when he finished with three of his four hits, his double, and two of his three RBI. The Cardinal's offense has been solid throughout the season, hitting an MEC best .300 with 23 home runs and 113 RBI over their first 10 games.
The Wheeling University Baseball team will return to action on Sunday, March 10th, when they take on Glenville State in non-conference action with first pitch at 10:30 AM.
