Quakers lose to Denison

GRANVILLE (April 16, 2003) -- The Wilmington College Quakers found themselves down 9-0 after two innings, and were never able to recover, losing to Denison University 12-6 on Wednesday evening.

Denison scored seven runs in the first inning before adding two more in the second, taking a commanding 9-0 lead. The Green and White got their first runs of the game in the third inning before adding another run in the fifth and four more in the eighth, but it was not enough, as the Big Red came out with a 12-6 victory.

Aaron Lawson (Hebron/Lakewood) led the way for the team batting 2-for-3 while Chad Abbott (Hillsboro/Hillsboro) was 2-for-4 from the dish. Ben Buehner (Germantown/Valley View) had three RBI's, all from a three-run home run in the eighth inning, as Lawson crossed home twice in the game. John Elsen (Fairfield/Fairfield) came on in relief and pitched six-and-two-thirds of an inning, striking out two and allowing five earned runs.

The loss drops the Quakers record to 19-9-1 while Denison improves to 21-9 on the season.

The next game for the Green and White is set for Saturday, April 19 when the team travels to Alliance to play against conference foe Mount Union College in a double header, with the first pitch set for 1:00 p.m.