MEADVILLE, Pa. -- The Allegheny College baseball team broke out the bats in a big way on a sunny Monday afternoon at Robert M. Garbark Field en route to a 17-7 victory over Hiram College.
Allegheny (17-7) scored at least one run in all seven innings of the mercy-rule-shortened game and posted crooked numbers in five innings. As a team, the Gators produced 10 extra-base hits with seven doubles, tied for the third-most in a game in team history, and three home runs.
Individually, Brady Nolin (Cumberland, Maine/Greely) tied an Allegheny record for the most doubles in a game with three, as the slugging third baseman finished 3-for-3 with a team-high four RBIs. Nolin is the sixth Gator to log three doubles in a game, and the second to do so against Hiram; Andy Schleihauf '10 hit a trio of two-baggers in a 9-1 win over the Terriers on April 2, 2010.
The Gators started and ended Monday's non-conference victory with the long ball. Tyson Bryant-Dawson (Oakland, Calif./Manvel (Texas)) led off the bottom of the first with a solo shot to left field. In the seventh, Anthony Maslo (Wexford, Pa./North Allegheny), who entered as a defensive sub at second base, crushed a two-run homer to right in his only at-bat that gave Allegheny a 10-run advantage, meeting the requirements for the mercy-rule win. JD Robinson (Round Hill, Va./Woodgrove) was responsible for Allegheny's third dinger, a solo home run as part of a three-run fourth inning.
Inside the Box Score
- Allegheny scored 17 runs on 16 hits and did not commit an error.
- Hiram plated seven runs on 11 hits with two errors.
- Nine different Gators had a hit, led by Bryant-Dawson and Nolin with three apiece.
- Bryant-Dawson finished 3-for-5 with three runs and two RBIs from the lead-off spot.
- Robinson was 2-for-3 with three runs and one RBI.
- Nolin was a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs and four RBIs.
- Alejandro Samayoa (Katonah, N.Y./John Jay Cross River) and Ben Shields (Charleroi, Pa./Charleroi Area) also had multiple hits with two apiece.
- Hiram's Evan Fairbanks also homered in the contest and was 3-for-4 with four RBIs.
- On the mound, Allegheny used five pitchers to complete a bullpen day.
- Preston Pierce (Camano Island, Wash./Stanwood) got the start and struck out four while allowing three runs in 3.0 innings.
- First-year southpaw Aidan Bilder (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin) received the win with 2.0 hitless innings.
News and Notes
- Allegheny improved to 17-7 overall with its fifth consecutive win.
- The Gators also improved to 10-1 at home so far this spring.
- Nolin became only the sixth player in program history to hit three doubles in a game.
- Matt Jennings (Birmingham, Mich./Brother Rice) has reached base safely in all 24 games this season, and Nolin is not far behind with a 22-game on-base streak.
- Malso's home run is the third of his career.
- Robinson, who has been plunked 14 times this season, has been hit by a pitch in five consecutive games.
Up Next
Allegheny has less than 24 hours to prepare to host Geneva College on Tuesday, April 16. The PAC doubleheader will begin with a 1:00 p.m. first pitch.