ALLIANCE, Ohio – Senior first baseman Nolan Lutz (McDonald, Pa./South Fayette) and freshman outfielder Andrew Miko (Portage, Pa./Portage) collected four hits apiece to back a strong start by freshman pitcher Bobby Budacki (New Brighton, Pa./New Brighton) in a 9-1 road win over the University of Mount Union in non-conference play Sunday at Rafeld-Rogers Baseball Field. 
 
The win is the seventh-straight for the Presidents. W&J is now 25-9 overall in 2024. The loss drops Mount Union to 24-13. 
 
This marks the second-straight Sunday that W&J has picked up a non-conference win over a strong program from the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC). The Presidents beat Marietta by a 9-7 score seven days ago. 
 
Mount Union opened the scoring with a leadoff solo home run by Chris Viamonte. That was the only run the Purple Raiders would get all game.
 
W&J tied the score with a run in the third inning. Lutz reached with a one-out single before an error put a second runner on base. Freshman infielder Brendan Cruz (Carnegeie, Pa./Chartiers-Valley) came through with an RBI single to score Lutz. 
 
The Presidents took the lead for good with a three-spot in the fourth to take a 4-1 lead. A throwing error by the Mount Union catcher allowed John Klein (Vienna, Va. / Madison) to score to make the score 2-1 W&J. A batter later, Drew Garth (Glenshaw, Pa./North Hills) delivered PAC team-leading eighth home run of the season. W&J would add another run later in the inning when Lutz scampered home with runners on the corners. 
 
Lutz made it 5-1 with an RBI double in the sixth that plated Garth. 
 
The Presidents furthered enhanced their lead with two runs in the seventh. Sophomore Ben Schuler (McDonald, Pa./South Fayette) singled and scored on an RBI double to center field by Miko. Klein tacked on another run with an RBI single that scored Miko for a 7-1 lead. 
 
W&J plated single runs in the eighth and ninth innings to finish out the scoring. 
 
Budacki worked five strong innings to pick up his first collegiate win. The freshman allowed just one run on four hits.
 
Junior pitcher Alex Tomsic (Beaver Falls, Pa. / Blackhawk) tossed two scoreless innings of relief while junior Nate Hess (Wexford, Pa./North Allegheny) and sophomore Jake Stiehl (Reston, Va. / South Lakes) worked scoreless eighth and ninth innings, respectively. 

On Deck: W&J returns to the diamond for a third-straight day. The Presidents travel to Grove City for a Presidents' Athletic Conference doubleheader. First pitch with the Wolverines is scheduled for 1 p.m.