Baseball erupts for 15 runs in victory

Kroeger goes 5-for-6 in victory

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(WC Press Release) BLUFFTON, Ohio (March 25, 2004) -- The Wilmington College Quakers' powerful offence once again took center stage, as the Quakers handily defeated Bluffton 15-7 in a non-conference game Wednesday afternoon.

The Quakers struck first in the second inning when the team put up three runs on a hit batsman, a pair of triples and a single. After the three-run second the team added four more runs in the third inning, highlighted by Jamison George's two-run single.

After giving up three runs in the bottom of the third inning, the Quakers added the winning runs of the game, three of them, in the fifth inning as Jimmy Wolverton knocked in a pair of runs with a single down the left field line.

The Quakers added two more runs in the sixth before scoring two more in the eighth and another in the ninth, giving the team their 15-7 victory.

Mike Kroeger led the way by going 5-of-6 from the plate while Brent Bird was 4-for-5 and George 3-for-5. Bird scored a game-high four times in the contest, while George knocked in four runs and Wolverton, Bird and Kroeger each brought in three.

Derek Wellington was the pitcher of record for the Quakers, pitching four innings, scattering five hits and striking out six.

With the win the Quakers improve to 8-1 on the season, while Bluffton falls to 4-10.

The next game for the Green and White is on Sunday, March 28 when the team travels to Defiance to face off against the Yellow Jackets starting at 2:00.