Chris Nodeland
Chris Nodeland
4
Gwynedd Mercy GMBB 4-4
9
Winner Muhlenberg MUHL 2-3
Gwynedd Mercy GMBB
4-4
4
Final
9
Muhlenberg MUHL
2-3
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Gwynedd Mercy GMBB 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 4 9 2
Muhlenberg MUHL 0 1 0 0 0 5 1 2 X 9 13 2

W: Luke Foley (1-0) L: Root, Cooper (1-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Five-Run Sixth Spurs Mules Past Griffins

Davenport, Fla. - (10/3/2024) - A five-run sixth inning was the downfall of Gwynedd Mercy University (4-4), who celebrated the first home run of the season for sophomore center fielder Chris Nodeland (Hamilton, N.J.) among their runs in a 9-4 loss to Muhlenberg College (2-3). Nodeland launched his solo shot - the second of his collegiate career - in the fifth inning. The Griffins also got runs on a second-inning single from senior designated hitter Frank Ebling (Cherry Hill, N.J.), a sixth-inning fielding error by the Mules' third baseman, and an eighth-inning rocket back through the box from junior catcher Justin Smith (Broomall, Pa.).

Griffin Highlights
  • Junior first baseman Ricky Templeton (West Deptford, N.J.) doubled to left center with one out in the second inning. He advanced to third base on a wild pitch can scored on Ebling's single up the middle; 1-0.
  • In the fifth inning, Nodeland homered to right field with two out.
  • Gwynedd Mercy University's sixth-inning run scored with a lead-off walk to sophomore right fielder Sam Junker (Ambler, Pa.), a sacrifice bunt from senior second baseman Nick Price (Levittown, Pa.), a Templeton single, and Muhlenberg College's defensive miscue.
  • Price walked to lead-off the eighth inning. Singles from Ebling and Smith scored the fourth Griffin run of the game.
Gwynedd Mercy University continues their spring trip on Tuesday, March 12, at Lake Myrtle Park in Auburndale, Florida, where they will challenge The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) in a 9:45 a.m. contest. 
 
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