MARIETTA, Ohio – No. 23 ranked Marietta College split a non-conference doubleheader with Frostburg State University Wednesday (April 23) afternoon at Don Schaly Stadium. The Pioneers posted a 3-0 shutout in game one before dropping a 7-1 decision in the nitecap.

A trio of Pioneers combined to throw the shutout. Sophomore Christian Herstine started and worked the first 3.0 innings allowing four hits with a walk and four strikeouts.

Freshman Kordell Antill (1-1) pitched the middle 3.0 innings to earn his first career victory. Antill gave up three hits and waked one. Sophomore Jason Byers notched his second save pitching the final 3.0 innings and giving up one hit and striking out three.

Marietta (23-11 overall) got on the board with two runs in the bottom of the fourth. Tyler Packanik lined a one-out triple to straight away center field and then scored on a wild pitch. Tim McCoy made it 2-0 later in the inning when he deposited an 0-1 pitch over the right field wall for his second home run of the season.

Ryan Hanahan led off the home half of the seventh inning with an infield single. Josh Ungerbuehler pulled a single through the left side of the infield moving Hanahan all the way around to third. Another Frostburg wild pitch allowed Hanahan to score making it 3-0.

Senior Austin Poretz (6-2) took the loss. Poretz tossed 6.0 innings and allowed two runs on 10 hits. He walked one and struck out seven. Sophomore Kyle McCormack worked the last 2.0 innings and was charged with one run n three hits.

Ungerbuehler finished 4-for-4, while McCoy was 3-for-4 with the solo home run. Hanahan and Packanik each collected a pair of base hits.

Frostburg (24-11 overall) roughed up the Pioneers for six runs in the first two innings of game two and then cruised to a 7-1 win on the arm of senior Kenny Georgius.

The Bobcats plated four runs in the first inning and chased Marietta starter Mike Finlan after just 0.1 of an inning. Finlan (2-3) allowed four runs on three hits with two walks and a strikeout. Four other Pioneers toed the rubber with Mike Fulton and Zak Janus each working 2.0 shutout innings.

Georgius (6-1) had the Marietta hitters off balance all game long. He pitched 8.0 innings and allowed just one run on six hits. Georgius struck out seven and walked two. Nick Huff threw a perfect ninth inning to close out the game.

Hanahan was the lone Pioneer with two hits in the second game.

Marietta hosts John Carroll University Saturday (April 26) for a 1:00 p.m. Ohio Athletic Conference doubleheader.