Quakers split double header with Wittenberg

WILMINGTON ­ (March 23, 2003) ­ The Wilmington College Quakers split a double header with route 68 foe Wittenberg University on Sunday, March 23. The Green and White won the first game by a 12-3 score before the hosts were defeated 7-5 in the second game of the afternoon.

The Quakers jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead after one inning in the first game while they scored a pair of runs in the second and six more in the fifth.

Justin Evans (Franklin/Franklin), Aaron Lawson (Hebron/Lakewood) and Ben Buehner (Germantown/Valley View) each had three hits in the game while Tom Harter (Westlake/Westlake) and Evans each crossed the plate a trio of times. Buehner had four runs batted in while Lawson had three. Derrick Wellington (Chillicothe/Chillicothe) pitched the complete game for the Green and White, striking out four while allowing just a pair of earned runs.

In the second contest, the Quakers found themselves down 5-0 going into the bottom of the third inning, and were never able to close the gap. The hosts got their first run in the third inning before scoring three in the fifth to cut the gap to 6-4, and added another in the seventh, but it was not enough to overcome the strong Wittenberg squad.

Lawson and Brent Bird (Columbus/Hilliard Darby) each had a pair of hits while Evans, Buehner, Jerod Theobald (Cleves/LaSalle), Jimmy Wolverton (London/Madison Plains) and Bird each scored a run for the Quakers. Bird drove in a team-high two runs for the Quakers. Dusty Mack (Batavia/Glen Este) picked up his first loss of the season, which drops his record to 2-1 on the year.

The next game for the Green and White is on Wednesday, March 26 when the team travels to Bluffton, Ohio to take on the Beavers of Bluffton College with the first pitch set for 4:00.