Geneva Men’s Baseball Opens 2017 Season With a Pair of Losses to Delaware Valley

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Fort Pierce, FL – The Geneva College baseball team opened its season down for their annual Florida spring break trip. The Golden Tornadoes were swept by Delaware Valley College. Despite tallying more hits in the first game, the Golden Tornadoes lost the 6-5 decision followed by a 12-4 loss in game two. The pair of losses move Geneva’s record to a 0-2 start; remaining 0-0 in Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) play.

Despite taking the early lead with nine hits off Delaware Valley pitchers, the Golden Tornadoes were on the wrong end of the scoreboard when they could not convert enough runs from their hits.

Sophomore Jericho Hilling (Willamsburg, PA/Hollidaysburg) and junior Joey Luciana (Oakmont, PA/St. Joseph) each collected multiple hits in the effort. Hilling, sophomore Brandon Schlick (Harmony, PA/Seneca Valley), junior Forest Beighley (Beaver Falls, PA/Blackhawk), junior Richie Rowe (Beaver Falls, PA/Blackhawk), and junior Dan Staub (Oil City, PA/Oil City) each drove in a run.

Senior Jeff Parker (Green Brook, NJ/Timothy Christian) took the loss after he went five innings, surrendering five runs, five hits, and throwing two strike outs.

Delaware Valley would again prove too much for the Golden Tornadoes to handle as they soundly handed them a score of 12-4. Delaware Valley never looked back after going up by two runs in the first half.

Geneva’s offense was able to pull together some action in the third, fourth, sixth, and seventh innings with runs batted in by Luciana, sophomore Mark Overmier (Crofton, MD/Mount St. Joseph), and Rowe but it was not enough to change the momentum of the game. Rowe went 3-for-4 at the plate to lead Geneva in hits.

Junior Josh Glover (Springfield, VA/West Springfield) took the loss after lasting four innings, surrendering seven runs off eight hits, throwing two strike outs, and walking two batters.

The Golden Tornadoes will look to bounce back as they return to the diamond tomorrow, March 7 at 10 a.m. when they take on Eastern Nazarene College.

Geneva College is a Christ-centered academic community that provides a comprehensive education to equip students for faithful and fruitful service to God and neighbor. Offering over 40 traditional undergraduate majors and programs, Adult Degree Programs with fully online and classroom options, and high-demand graduate degrees, Geneva's programs are recognized for their high quality. U.S. News & World Report ranks Geneva as a Top Three Best Value Regional University with one of the Top 100 engineering programs in the nation. Adhering to the truth of Scripture, a Geneva education is grounded in God’s Word as well as in a core curriculum designed to prepare students vocationally to think, write and communicate well in today’s world.

Mar 6, 2017

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