Quakers split double header with Mount Union

ALLIANCE (April 21, 2003) -- The Wilmington College Quakers split their fifth straight OAC double header on Saturday, defeating the host Purple Raiders 7-2 in the first game before falling 3-1 in the afternoon game.

In the first game, the 7-2 victory, the Quakers found themselves down 2-1 going into the top of the sixth inning before the team scored two in the sixth, to take the lead, and then added four more in the seventh to help seal the win. Justin Evans (Franklin/Franklin), Ben Buehner (Germantown/Valley View) and Jerod Theobald (Cleves/LaSalle) each batted 2-for-3 in the game for the Quakers while Evans drove in a game best three runs. Luke Ogden (Peebles/Peebles) pitched the entire seven innings, scattering six hits and allowing just a single earned run while striking out three.

In the second game the Quakers fell behind in the third inning when the host Purple Raiders scored a pair of runs in the inning before the Green and White cut the deficit to one in the fifth inning. Mt. Union then added an insurance run in the bottom of the fifth, and held on for the 3-1 victory. The Quakers managed just five hits in the game, with Mike Kroeger (Cincinnati/Colerain) getting a pair of those. Aaron Lawson (Hebron/Lakewood) knocked in the only run in the game while Derek Wellington (Chillicothe/Chillicothe) picked up his first loss of the season, pitching six innings and allowing two earned runs while striking out one.

With the split the Quakers go to 20-10-1 on the season and 5-5 in the OAC while Mt. Union goes to 13-13 and 3-7 in conference action.

The next game for the Green and White is set for Wednesday, April 24 when the team plays host to Ohio Northern University in a conference double header with the first pitch slated for 1:00 p.m.