Baseball celebrates senior day

The Muskingum baseball team celebrated senior day with a split against Heidelberg. The Muskies dominated in game one in 14-2 fashion, and dropped game two in a high scoring 13-9 contest.

The Basics

• Records: Muskingum (16-15 overall, 7-7 OAC), Heidelberg (20-12 overall, 7-7 OAC)
• Location: Mose Morehead Field – New Concord, Ohio

Notables

• The 2024 Muskingum baseball seniors were honored before the game for their commitment to the program. 

Game 1

• The Muskies scored 14 runs on 15 hits in a high octance offensive performance.
• Junior Weston Melick logged a four hit, one RBI, and two runs scored to lead a potent offense.
• Freshman Aiden Reis added in three hits, two RBI’s, and two runs scored. 
• Sophomore Sam Palmieri and freshman Grant Mellerson each knocked two hits. Mellerson added one RBI and one run scored. Palmieri threw in one RBI and two runs scored.
• Senior Wyatt Reeder, senior Gavin Hawk, junior Tobie Teke, and freshman Conner Thamann each added one hit.
• For extra base hits, Hawk logged a double, Palmieri a triple, and Reis added both a double and triple.
• Mellerson and Reeder each had two stolen bases. Melick and Reis both snagged a stolen base as well.
• Senior Erik Cover logged 8.2 innings of work on the mound for Muskingum. He recorded 10 strikeouts while only allowing five hits as he earned the win for the Muskies.
• Senior Liam Carey came in to take care of the final Heidelberg batter and close out the game.
• Aidan Corrigan led Heidelberg with two hits.

Game 2

• Muskingum scored nine runs on 17 hits with five errors.
• Palmieri, Thamann, and Reeder all had three hits to pace the Muskie bats in game two.
• Senior Ryan Schwartz, Melick, and Teke each added in two hits. 
• Reis and sophomore Mike Davis both added a hit to round out the Muskies. 
• Teke led the Muskies in the RBI column with three.
• Palmieri, Teke, Melick, and Thamann each had a double. 
• Palmieri, Teke, and Schwartz all had a stolen base. Thamann and Reeder both had two stolen bases.
• Freshman Shoei Yamashita got the start on the mound in game two. 
• Adam McVicker and Theo Walsh led the Student Prince’s with three hits a piece.

Up Next

• Muskingum will be back in action on Thursday, April 25, when they host Bethany at Mose Morehead Field. The contest is set to start at 4:00 p.m.