Chatham Baseball Falls in DH at Grove City

GROVE CITY, PA – April 9, 2018 – Playing through snow showers for both games on Monday, the Chatham University baseball team dropped a doubleheader at PAC opponent Grove City, falling 4-2 in the opener and 8-0 in game two at R.J. Behringer Field.

RECORDS: Chatham drops to 7-14 (0-8 PAC) while Grove City evens out at 9-9 (3-1 PAC).

WHAT'S NEXT: The Cougars head to W&J on Saturday, April 14 in a PAC doubleheader starting at 1 pm.

GAME ONE (Grove City 4, Chatham 2)

AT THE PLATE: The Cougars were limited to just four hits as sophomore designated hitter Justin Silvious (Carlisle, Pa./Carlisle) went 2-for-4 with an RBI.

Junior outfielder Brett Vallorani (Latrobe, Pa./Greater Latrobe) and first-year pinch hitter Andrew Clark (Pittsburgh, Pa./Carlynton) collected the other Chatham base knocks.

ON THE MOUND: Sophomore righty Connor Paul (Carlisle, Pa./Carlisle) earned the start and struck out six in six innings, giving up just one earned run in the defeat.

Junior right-hander Bryan Crawford (Gibsonia, Pa./Hampton) pitched the final two frames, allowing one run.

GAME TWO (Grove City 8, Chatham 0)

AT THE PLATE: Chatham tallied three hits as senior first baseman Carmen Jansante (Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park), sophomore third baseman Cameron Moeller (Blacklick, Ohio/Licking Heights) and sophomore second baseman George Cedeno, Jr. (Passaic, N.J./Passaic) all collected base knocks.

ON THE MOUND: First-year righty Ryan Shawley (Latrobe, Pa./Greater Latrobe) suffered the loss, tossing the first five frames while striking out five.

Sophomore righty Adam Cerar (Mentor, Ohio/Lake Catholic) threw the final three innings, fanning four Wolverines.