The Case Western Reserve University baseball team picked up a sweep of a pair of seven-inning games against Ohio Wesleyan University on Thursday afternoon, winning 12-8 in the early contest, followed by a 2-1 victory in the second game of the day at Nobby's Ballpark in Cleveland, Ohio.

The Spartans improved to 16-8 on the year with the two wins, including a 10-2 mark in home games. It was the second time this season that CWRU has swept Ohio Wesleyan in a doubleheader, as the Bishops dropped to 2-18 on the year following the two losses.

Junior outfielder Cole Jarrett led the way offensively, going four-for-seven at the plate with a run scored and two RBIs. First-year third baseman/ pitcher Zack Carinci threw 2.2 scoreless innings and earned saves in both games of the doubleheader.

Game 1 – CWRU 12, Ohio Wesleyan 8
Case Western Reserve hit around to score five runs in the second inning and never surrendered the lead in a 12-8 win over Ohio Wesleyan in the opening game of the doubleheader.

CWRU's bats pounded out 12 hits, all but one of which was a single, and took advantage of seven errors by the Bishops' defense in the game. Senior catcher Tre Armstrong led the team with a three-for-three performance at the plate, scoring three runs a walk and a stolen base, Jarrett went three-for-four with a run scored, two RBIs and a stolen base, and sophomore second baseman Trey Haley added a two-for-three showing with three runs scored, an RBI and a triple.

The Spartans would jump out to a 5-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning. The first six batters of the inning all reached for CWRU, starting with a single by Armstrong. After a walk to sophomore outfielder Flynn Lenahan, sophomore second baseman was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Jarrett followed with an RBI single to give CWRU a 1-0 lead, and sophomore outfielder Kevin Mackenzie drove in a run with a single, with two more runs scoring on an error to extend the Spartans' lead to 4-0. Mackenzie came around to score the fifth and final run of the inning on an error.

After the Bishops scored two in the top of the third, Armstrong and Haley each scored on errors in the bottom of the frame to extend the Spartans' lead back to five runs, 7-2. Ohio Wesleyan scored again in the fourth, before CWRU responded with three more in the bottom of inning, including one on an RBI single by sophomore first baseman Nick Talarico, to go ahead 10-3. The Bishops continued to chip away at the lead, and pulled back within two runs, 10-8, with one out in the sixth. With the tying run at the plate, Carinci entered the game, and got out of the inning on a strike-out throw out double play. CWRU added runs in the bottom of the sixth on an RBI triple by Haley and a run scoring single by Jarrett, and Carinci retired the side in order in the seventh to close out the win.

Making his first career start, first-year Tyler Horvath allowed one earned run (three total) on three hits and four walks, while striking out three batters to earn the win and improve to 2-1 on the year. Carinci picked up his fourth save of the year in the game. Ohio Wesleyan's Ethan Soderna suffered the loss to drop to 0-4 on the campaign.

Game 2 – CWRU 2, Ohio Wesleyan 1
Case Western Reserve senior Tony Smodilla held Ohio Wesleyan to a run on two hits over six innings, and back-to-back doubles by sophomore outfielder Jonathan Simon and Mackenzie in the fifth accounted for both the Spartans' runs in a 2-1 win over the Battling Bishops in the second contest of the day.

Smodilla was strong in his first start of the campaign, allowing just a pair of singles and three walks in the game, while striking out six batters. He earned the victory to improve to 4-1 on the year, while lowering his ERA to 1.54.

The game was scoreless until the top of the fourth, when Ohio Wesleyan took the lead without a hit in the frame, scoring a run on a balk after a pair of walks and a groundout put runners on second and third with two outs.

The score remained 1-0 until the bottom of the fifth. Sophomore catcher Jack Anderson reached on an error to start the inning and came across to score the tying run two batters later, on an RBI double by sophomore outfielder Jonathan Simon. Mackenzie followed with a double of his own, driving in Simon to give the Spartans a 2-1 advantage.

Smodilla worked around a single and a walk in the sixth to hold Ohio Wesleyan scoreless. Carinci entered the game to pitch the seventh, maneuvering around a base hit and a walk and inducing a ground out to third base to lock up his second save of the day and fifth through five tries this season.

Six different Spartans each picked up a hit in the game, as CWRU outhit the Bishops 6-3 in the contest.

Michael Lipscomb suffered a complete game loss for Ohio Wesleyan, dropping to 0-4 on the year.

The Spartans are now scheduled to be off until Sunday, May 2, when the team travels to play a doubleheader at Franciscan University.