Baseball: Titans Light Up the Scoreboard in Win over Geneva

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NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - The Westminster College baseball team stayed perfect in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) on Thursday with a 16-9 win over visiting Geneva.  Senior pitcher Justin Prejsnar (New Castle, PA / New Castle) picked up the win in seven innings of work for Westminster and stayed undefeated at 4-0 on the season. The Titans offense was powered by senior Justin King (Fombell, PA / Riverside) who went 4-for-6 with three RBIs and two runs scored.

The Titans improved to 16-7 overall and 7-0 in the PAC, while the Golden Tornadoes dropped to 11-13 overall and 5-7 in the league.

Westminster was down 1-0 going into the bottom of the fourth inning when they scored four runs to take the lead. After junior Kyle Allen (New Wilmington, PA / West Middlesex) led off with a walk, senior Tim Wiand (Pottstown, PA / Owen J. Roberts) homered over the center field fence. This marked his team-leading third home run on the year. Three batters later, senior David Schafer (Hermitage, PA / Hickory) connected on a two-run RBI single, bringing home seniors Ethan Yeager (Pottstown, PA / Owen J. Roberts) and Chris Ross (West Pittsburg, PA / New Castle)

Titans pulled away in the fifth inning with eight runs. King highlighted the inning with a three-run home run, marking his first four-bagger of his career.

Westminster was up 16-3 heading into the final frame before the Golden Tornadoes scored six runs.

The Titans are back in action on Saturday when they travel to Geneva for a doubleheader. Game one is slated for 11:00 a.m.