MEADVILLE, Pa. -- Twenty-five hours after walking off against the University of Rochester, the Allegheny College baseball team did so again, this time beating Oberlin College by an 8-7 final score on Sunday evening.

The 11-inning marathon not only featured another walk-off victory but also included a handful of home runs, plenty of small ball, bouts of strong pitching, and a 35-minute weather delay due to a near white-out snow squall. Pregame precipitation didn't affect first pitch, but by the third inning, a passing storm turned Robert M. Garbark Field into a brief winter wonderland.

Tied at 6-all heading into extra innings, Oberlin (6-6) took the lead in the top of the 10th with a two-out double. But the Gators (7-5) responded in the bottom of the 10th to force another frame. Back-to-back walks to Patrick Page (Columbus, Ohio/Bishop Hartley) and Tyson Bryant-Dawson (Oakland, Calif./Manvel (Texas)) loaded the bases, and with two outs, Brady Nolin (Cumberland, Maine/Greely) was plunked to force home the tying run.

Bryant-Dawson then moved from the outfield to the mound, and despite a lead-off double from Oberlin's Grayson Black, Allegheny escaped the inning unscathed. The bottom of the 11th began with a pair of infield singles from Alejandro Samayoa (Katonah, N.Y./John Jay Cross River) and Anthony Maslo (Wexford, Pa./North Allegheny). With one away, the Yeomen intentionally walked Jonathan Sharp (Chardon, Ohio/Notre Dame Cathedral Latin) to set up a possible double play.

Facing an 0-2 count with two outs, Bryant-Dawson played the role of hero with a sharp liner back up the middle, driving Samayoa home for the winning run.

Most of Allegheny's eight runs were recorded in the third and fourth innings, and three came via the long ball. Just as the snow began to consume the ballpark, Bryant-Dawson slugged a solo shot into left field. In the fourth, Matt Jennings (Birmingham, Mich./Brother Rice) launched a two-run blast down the left-field line, which gave the Gators a 5-4 advantage that lasted until the seventh inning.

Inside the Box Score

• Allegheny exhausted a significant portion of its bench in the win by using 23 different players.
• The Gators used five pitchers, four pinch hitters, and three pinch runners in the win.
• Both teams recorded 14 hits.
• Allegheny had five extra-base hits, including two home runs.
• Five Gators finished with two hits, including Samayoa and Malso, who were both 2-for-3 at the dish.
• Bryant-Dawson and Jennings combined for five RBIs in the first two spots in the lineup.
• Walker Cunningham (Cambridge Springs, Pa./Cambridge Springs) earned the start on the mound and surrendered four runs (three earned) in 4.0 innings.
• John Doney (Tampa, Fla./Tampa Prep) struck out five of the first six batters he faced and tossed 3.0 innings out of the bullpen.
• Bryant-Dawson earned the win with one scoreless inning in the top of the 11th.

News and Notes

• Allegheny improved to 7-5 overall with the non-conference win.
• The Gators are now riding a three-game win streak after earning a trio of victories over the weekend.
• Allegheny's last extra-winning victory came on March 8, 2023, when the Gators needed nine innings to beat Gustavus Adolphus College, 14-13, in what was initially scheduled to be a seven-inning contest as part of a doubleheader in Arizona.
• The Blue and Gold have won five consecutive games against Oberlin dating back to the 2021 season.
• Bryant-Dawson and Jennings both hit their first home runs of the 2024 campaign.
• Jennings, who has a hit in five consecutive games, extended his on-base streak to 12 in a row.
• Doney's five strikeouts are a single-game career-high for the senior righty.
• In only his second collegiate appearance on the mound, Bryant-Dawson earned his first win.

Up Next
The Gators will travel north to Hamburg, New York, to face Hilbert College in a non-conference showdown on Wednesday, March 20. The first pitch is slated for 3:00 p.m.