Gwynedd Valley, Pa. - (3/26/2023) - Gwynedd Mercy University (10-7, 1-2) opened their Atlantic East Conference (AEC) season with a weekend series opposite Marymount University (10-9, 2-1). The Saints won Saturday (Mar. 25) night's opener 8-1, using a three run first inning and five later scores to overshadow a first at-bat RBI (run-batted-in) from graduate designated hitter
Billy Collins (Hatfield, Pa.). The Griffins evened the series with a 5-3 win in game two; a failed pick off and a two-run single from senior catcher
Nick Price (Levittown, Pa.) in the sixth inning plated the runs needed for senior pitcher
Trey Livingstone (Pennsburg, Pa.) earn the win (2-1; 6.0IP, 6H, 3R, 4BB, 4K) and junior
Mitchell Bramsway (Temecula, Calif.) the save (SV (1), 1.0IP, H, K) in the first game of Sunday's (Mar. 26) doubleheader at Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School. Sophomore
Cooper Root (Runnemede, N.J.) was masterful through the first six innings of game three. Unfortunately, the Saints tied the rubber match with four seventh-inning runs and won it with a two-run blast in the top of the ninth inning; 6-5.
Griffin Highlights
- Game 1
- Collins (1-for-3, RBI) plated the Griffins' only run of game one with a first-inning single through the left side.
- Six other Griffins recorded at least a hit in the contest.
- Junior Frank Ebling (Cherry Hill, N.J.) took the loss (2-1; 4.0 IP, 8H, 4ER, 4BB, 3K).
- Game 2
- Price (2-for-4, R, 2RBI) and Collins (2-for-4) each recorded two hits in the contest.
- Ebling started off a great day (5-for-7, 2 2B, HR, R, 2RBI) with a second-inning solo shot to right field.
- Livingstone earned his second win of the season with four strikeouts in six innings of work.
- Bramsway worked around a two-out double for his first save of the season.
- Game 3
- Gwynedd Mercy University supported Root's strong start with a four-run lead; a second-inning single to left field from junior left fielder Zach Redican (Lafayette Hill, Pa.) scooted under the fielder's glove for graduate shortstop Rob Bailey (Abington, Pa.) to score before third-inning RBI's from Price and senior third baseman Noah Andress (Levittown, Pa.), and a fourth-inning RBI single from freshman right fielder Sam Junker (Ambler, Pa.) gave the Griffins the headstart.
- Ebling's RBI-double in the ninth inning was the exclamation point on a 4-for-5 performance.
- Root took no decision despite limiting the Saints to four runs on four hits and three walks. He struck out five.
Gwynedd Mercy University breaks from their AEC schedule on Wednesday, March 29, when they visit Clarks Summit University for a 4:00 p.m. contest.