BEAVER FALLS, Pa. – The Washington & Jefferson College baseball team slugged five home runs, totaled 20 runs on 32 hits en route to a doubleheader sweep of Geneva College Thursday afternoon. The Presidents took game one by a 9-1 score before securing the sweep with a 11-5 victory in game two. 
 
The sweep extends the Presidents' winning streak to six games. W&J is 10-7 overall and 4-0 in PAC play. Geneva drops to 10-8 overall and 2-4 in the conference. 
 
Game One – W&J 9, Geneva 1 
 
The Presidents bats slugged three home runs to back a strong pitching performance by Anthony Pass (Clinton, Pa./West Allegheny) in the game one win. 
 
Pass, the reigning PAC Pitcher of the Week, tossed eight shutout innings. Pass scattered seven hits, issued no walks, and struck out two during a 94-pitch outing. The win improves Pass to 3-1 on the mound this season. 
 
W&J opened the scoring with a pair of runs in the second inning. Josh Dezenzo (Alliance, Ohio/Marlington) singled and scored on an RBI double by Zac Stern (Coraopolis, Pa./Montour). Three batters later, Eli Owens (Alexandria, Va./West Potomac) doubled home Stern to push the lead to 2-0. 
 
The Red and Black put up a five-spot in the top of the fifth. W&J homered three times during the inning. Andrew Miko (Portage, Pa./Portage) led off with his first collegiate home run. 
 
Following a bunt single by Owens, LaDuca pulled one over the left field fence to swell the lead to 5-0. The home run was the first of the season for LaDuca. Four batters later, Dezenzo smacked his fifth home run of the season. The Dezenzo blast made the score 7-0 in favor of the Presidents. 
 
W&J added to its lead with single runs in the seventh and ninth innings. LaDuca led off with a single, stole second and scored on a Drew Garthdouble. Ben Schuler (McDonald, Pa./South Fayette) singled and later scored on an RBI single by Sam Schuster (Fairport Harbor, Ohio/Fairport Harding) in the ninth. 
 
That was more than enough support for Pass, who put together a second-straight quality outing on the bump. 
 
Dezenzo finished with three hits, two runs and two RBI in the opener. LaDuca reached base four times with two runs and two RBI. Owens and Nolan Lutz (McDonald, Pa./South Fayette) also recorded multi-hit efforts. 
 
Game Two – W&J 11, Geneva 5
The potent Presidents' offense scored runs early and often in game two. W&J scored in each of the first four innings to build a 9-0 lead. 
 
LaDuca singled and scored in the opening inning to give W&J a 1-0 advantage. Dezenzo led off with a single and later scored on an RBI double by Brody Bartenstein (Corning, N.Y. / Corning-Painted Post). Later in the frame, LaDuca brought home Bartenstein with an RBI single. 
 
In the third inning, Zaas launched a two-run home run over the right field fence in the third. Zaas' fourth home run of the season made it 5-0 Presidents. 
 
A two-run home run by Garth highlighted a four-run fourth inning. Garth's home run, his fourth of the season, extended the lead to 9-0. 
 
The Golden Tornadoes put up a three-spot in the bottom of the fourth. 
 
Dezenzo doubled to lead off the sixth. Two batters later, Stern eventually used a sac fly to extend the lead to 10-3.  
 
The Presidents loaded the bases in the ninth and used an RBI groundout to produce another run. Geneva scored twice in the ninth to round out the scoring. 
 
LaDuca, who has been sporting a red-hot bat as of late, finished with three more hits. Zaas added three hits, two RBI and two runs scored. Garth finished with two hits and two RBI. 
 
Eleven different Presidents recorded at least one hit in game two. 
 
Justin Giarrusso (Pittsburgh, Pa./Plum) was credited with the win. He tossed two scoreless innings of relief. He struck out five, walked none and allowed one hit. 
 
Jake Stiehl (Reston, Va./South Lakes) also was effective in relief. The sophomore tossed two scoreless innings and struck out four.  
 
Up Next: W&J returns to action with a trip to Grove City on Wednesday, April 3. The doubleheader is scheduled for a 1 p.m. start.