Gwynedd Valley, Pa. - (4/30/2022) - Gwynedd Mercy University (17-20, 10-8) walked-off with the first game to today's Atlantic East Conference (AEC) doubleheader against Cabrini University (25-9, 10-5) on a successful squeeze bunt from senior second baseman
Jake Martell (Yardley, Pa.); 4-3, but lost game two to the Cavaliers on an eighth-inning single to left field; 7-6.
A lead-off walk to junior third baseman
Noah Andress (Levittown, Pa.) (0-for-1, BB, R) was followed by a one-out single from Martell (3-for-4, R, RBI) that put two Griffins aboard in the third inning of game one. A double from senior right fielder
T.J. Brasier (Levittown, Pa.) (1-for-3, R , 2 RBI) brought both runners home, 2-0, and a single to left center from senior designated hitter
Billy Collins (Hatfield, Pa.) (1-for-3, RBI) scored Brasier to give Gwynedd Mercy University an early 3-0 lead. The Cavaliers scored a run in the fourth inning, 3-1, and tied it with a pair of runs in the sixth; 3-3. After sophomore
Mitchell Bramsway (Temecula, Calif.) recorded his fifth scoreless out, a lead-off single through the left side from senior catcher
Nate Campbell (Royersford, Pa.), a wild pitch, a balk, a walk to senior center fielder
Jack Jamison (Fort Washington, Pa.), set the table for Martell's successful squeeze. Bramsway earned the win (4-1) with 1.2 innings of untouched relief.
In game two, the Cavaliers owned a 1-0 advantage before back-to-back sacrifice flies from Brasier and senior left fielder
Brett Swire (Boyertown, Pa.) gave the Griffins a 2-1 lead at the end of three innings. Cabrini University got the lead back with two runs in the top of the fifth, 3-2, but a sixth-inning grand slam from junior first baseman
Nick Price (Levittown, Pa.) gave the Griffins a 6-3 lead heading to the later frames. There, the Cavaliers evened the score with a three-run seventh, 6-6, and scored the eventual winning run with a two-out single to left in the eighth inning; 7-6.
Gwynedd Mercy University finishes their AEC schedule with a 10-8 record and concludes their regular season schedule next Saturday, May 6, when they host New York University (NYU) for a 12:00 p.m. doubleheader.
