MARIETTA, Ohio — Marietta College and Oberlin College split a nonconference baseball doubleheader Wednesday (April 26) evening at Don Schaly Stadium. The Yeomen won game one, 8-7 in 10 innings, and the Pioneers took the second game, 5-2.

Mike Masella bounced a single through the right side of the infield in the top of the tenth inning scoring Milo Sklar from second base with the winning run. Sklar led off the inning with a double down the right field line.

Sklar (1-0) then took the mound and tossed his second inning of shutout relief to get the win. The Oberlin bullpen held Marietta scoreless over the final four innings allowing the Yeomen offense to come from behind for the victory.

Marietta scored a run in the first and three more in the second for a 4-0 lead. Oberlin took advantage of three Pioneer errors to plate five runs in the top of the third. The lead didn't last as Marietta answered with two in the bottom of the frame for a 6-5 lead.

Oberlin tied the game with one in the fourth only to watch Marietta reclaim the lead with a run in the sixth. In the top of the eighth another Pioneer error proved costly as the Yeomen tied the game, 7-7, with an unearned run.

Tommy Crowl started on the mound for Marietta and worked 4.0 innings. He allowed six runs, only two earned, on eight hits. Kordell Antill threw 3.1 innings of middle relief and was charged with one unearned run on three hits before turning the ball over to David Stover.

Stover (6-1) suffered his first loss of the season allowing the winning run in the tenth inning. He threw 2.2 innings and gave up four hits.

Musa Matiwane started for Oberlin and gave up six runs on five hits in 2.2 innings on the mound. Four other Yeomen toed the rubber before Sklar came on to get the win.

Chris Petrucci and Greg Peffley each had three hits in the game for Marietta. Peffley drove in three runs. Connor Golden added two hits.

In the second game, Marietta scored five runs through the first three innings and then held on for the 5-2 victory. Three different Pioneers threw 3.0 innings each with senior Mitch McNabb getting the win.

Scott Oberhelman started and allowed one run on two hits with four strikeouts. Ian Luttrell worked the middle three innings and had four strikeouts and three hits. McNabb (1-1) did not allow a hit and struck out four in his 3.0 innings of work.

Eric White knocked in a run in the first inning on a ground out to the right side of the infield. Mike Hale drove in two with a single in the third inning, while Shane Fetsko plated one with a single to center field.

Jack Reiss (1-2) started and took the loss for Oberlin. He threw 3.0 innings and gave up five runs on five hits. All told, the Yeomen used eight different pitchers in the game.

Fetsko finished 3-for-4, while Petrucci had a pair of base hits. Petrucci extended his streak of reaching base safely to 25 straight games. Hale also extended his team-leading hitting streak to 14 games.

Marietta travels to University Heights on Saturday (April29) for a conference doubleheader at John Carroll University. First pitch is set for 1:00 p.m.