WHITTIER, Calif. – The Ithaca College baseball team took down Whittier College, 13-1, in Game One of Wednesday's doubleheader at Memorial Field in Whittier, Calif. A recap of Game Two will be posted later tonight.

GAME ONE – Ithaca 13, Whittier 1

Ithaca erupted for 13 runs on 17 hits, including three home runs in the opener. Ten different players recorded at least one hit and eight drove one run or more. The Bombers also drew nine walks for the third time this season.

Whittier plated a run in the bottom of the first on a one-out double after its lead-off hitter also notched a two-base hit, but that was the only lead the Poets would hold in the opener.

Ithaca took the lead in the top of the fifth, 2-1, on four hits. Senior Zach Cole led off with a single but was retired trying to steal second. Freshman Jake Generali followed with a walk, moved up to second on a single by senior John Stanley, and scored on a base hit from junior Trevor Thompson to tie the game. Freshman Andrew Bailey put the Bombers in front with the third-straight single which plated Stanley.

The Bombers added another run in the sixth on a single from Generali that pushed home freshman Sam Little. Ithaca had an opportunity to tack on more runs with the bases loaded and one out, but back-to-back fly outs ended the inning.

In the top of the seventh, freshman Webb Little belted his first career home run to give Ithaca a three-run edge, 4-1.

Ithaca put the game out of reach with five runs in the eighth inning. Thompson stroked a solo homer to jump start the rally with one out, and affter a pitching change, six straight Bombers reached base to account for the other four runs. Bailey, W. Little and Henchey all drew walks, while Cole, S. Little and freshman Matt Carey collected singles. The inning was capped off by a sacrifice fly from Generali.

The Bombers tacked on four more runs in the ninth, highlighted by a three-run home run from S. Little with Carey and sophomore Jonathan Ripic on base.

S. Little paced the offense with a 2-for-4 opener and five RBI, while Cole (3-for-6) and Stanley (3-for-3) each tallied three hits apiece. Thompson (2-for-5) and Henchey (2-for-3) also recorded multi-hit games.

Senior Brandon Diorio tossed the best game of his career, going eight innings and allowing just one run. Diorio scattered nine hits and struck out three batters.

Freshman Zach Zottola pitched the ninth inning and gave up two hits.