Goldey-Beacom earns a split over D’Youville

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The Goldey-Beacom College baseball team earned a split on Saturday by losing their first game 7-5 to the D’Youville University Saints, but they would take home a win in the second with a score of 8-1.

Let’s talk about the 8-1 win!

Baseball sees a split with D’Youville!

Game 1⚡️Calen Kampes 3H (HR) 2 RBI, Kyle Walker 2H 1 RBI, Garrett Musey 1H 1 RBI

Game 2⚡️Kampes and Musey 2H (HR each) 2 RBI, Petrillo 2 RBI inside the park home run. Nate Miller 4 SO and 5H in complete game#GBCLightning

📸: Jeff Fannon pic.twitter.com/6wsOY1AhtY

— GBC Athletics (@GBCLightning) March 16, 2024

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Braden Kolmansberger hits a four-run homer in Goldey-Beacom’s 15-6 win over D’Youville

Game Recap:

Goldey-Beacom takes a two-run lead after the end of the second inning.

Neither team would get a run on the board in the first, but that would all change in the second inning.

The Lightning would strike first as junior catcher Calen Kampes would blast a three-run homer to left field in the bottom of the second inning to give his team a 2-0 lead.

The Lightning leads by three runs in the bottom of the third inning.

D’Youville would answer back in the top of the third inning, as Ethan Hammond pushed in a run on a fielder’s choice to slice the score to 2-1.

GBC would punch back in the bottom of the third when the team scored two runs on one hit to take a 4-1 edge.

The fourth batter of the inning would be senior infielder Garrett Musey, who would smack a two-out, two-run homer to left field to give his team a 4-1 advantage.

GBC leads by five runs at the end of the fifth inning.

The homers would continue to fly for Goldey-Beacom, as junior outfielder Christian Petrillo would hit a two-run bomb in the bottom of the fifth inning to take the score to 6-1.

Goldey-Beacom takes home an 8-1 victory!

The Lightning would keep pouring on the runs in the bottom of the sixth inning, as junior infielder Braden Kolmansberger would slap a two-run double up the middle to push the score to 8-1.

Pitching Recap:

Sophomore starting pitcher Nate Miller went seven innings, gave up five hits, one run, one earned run, one walk, struck out four batters, and earned the win.