SPRINGFIELD — The Wittenberg baseball team celebrated Senior Day with a doubleheader sweep of Oberlin in North Coast Athletic Conference play on Saturday. The Tigers opened with a 10-3 win in Game 1 and closed with a 14-1 victory in seven innings in Game 2 and have now won five straight games, scoring double-digit runs in each of the past four.

The Basics

• Records: Wittenberg (14-12 overall, 5-1 NCAC), Oberlin (11-16 overall, 1-7 NCAC)
• Venue: Carleton Davidson Stadium - Springfield, Ohio
• Prior to the start of Game 1, Wittenberg held a ceremony honoring seniors Parker Gryskevich (Brownsburg, Ind./Brownsburg), Justin Kreller (Strongsville, Ohio/Strongsville), Austin Luther (Hughesville, Md./St. Mary's Ryken), Mitch Macy (Broadview Heights, Ohio/Brecksville Broadview Heights), Conor O'Malley (Avon, Ohio/St. Edward's) and Luke Thomas (Tallmadge, Ohio/Tallmadge) and fifth-year seniors Nick Cunningham (Fredericktown, Ohio/Fredericktown), Joe Horoszko (Seven Hills, Ohio/St. Edward's) and Matt Moore (Wadsworth, Ohio/Wadsworth).

Post-Game Video Interview - Wittenberg baseball's 2024 senior class

Stat Leaders - Game 1

• Gryskevich finished with two hits, both of which were doubles, and one run scored.
• Sophomore Alex Nemunaitis (Ottawa Hills, Ohio/Ottawa Hills) posted two hits, including a double, to go with two runs.
• Sophomore James MacAuley (Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich./Grosse Pointe North) added two hits, including a double, to go with two RBIs and one run.
• Thomas finished with two hits, one RBI and two runs.
• O'Malley posted two hits and three runs.
• Freshman Xander Rodriguez (Salinas, P.R./Franklin County) tallied a double, three RBIs and one run.
• Cunningham got the pitching start for the Tigers and earned the win to improve to 1-2 on the season. He allowed three runs on seven hits and one walk while striking out four over 5.2 innings.
• Junior Charlie Schafer (Beavercreek, Ohio/Beavercreek) and Kreller 3.1 scoreless innings in relief and combined for three strikeouts.
• Kyle Baxt led the Oberlin offense with three hits, including a double, and one run.

Game 1 - Wittenberg 10, Oberlin 3

• Wittenberg opened the scoring with three runs in the bottom of the second inning on an RBI sac fly from Moore and 2-RBI double from MacAuley.
• The Tigers increased their lead to 5-0 on a 2-RBI double from Rodriguez in the third.
• After Oberlin plated a pair of runs in the top of the fourth, Wittenberg answered with three runs in the bottom of the frame via RBI singles from Thomas and junior Rocco Royer (Lake Bluff, Ill./Lake Forest) and a Yeomen error.
• Oberlin added a run in the top of the fifth to get within 8-3.
• The Tigers capped the scoring with a two-run seventh, getting an RBI sac fly from Rodriguez and RBI single from Moore.
• Wittenberg out-hit Oberlin by a 14-9 margin, and each team committed one error.

Stat Leaders - Game 2

• Junior Ben Seibert (Cincinnati, Ohio/LaSalle) led the Wittenberg offense, going 4-for-5 with two doubles to go with three RBIs and two runs scored.
• Royer was 2-for-3 with a home run to go with five RBIs and two runs.
• Gryskevich was 2-for-3 with two RBIs and two runs.
• Macy was 2-for-3 with one RBI and two runs.
• Nemunaitis added one hit, two RBIs and one run.
• Luther got the pitching start for the Tigers and earned the win to improve to 3-1 on the season. He allowed one unearned run on six hits and one walk while striking out six over six innings. Schafer pitched the final inning.

Game 2 - Wittenberg 14, Oberlin 1 (7 inn.)

• Oberlin scored first, getting a run via a Tiger error in the top of the second inning.
• Wittenberg scored two runs in the bottom of the third via a sac fly from Royer and RBI walk from Nemunaitis.
• The Tigers added five more runs in the fourth for a 7-1 lead via RBI singles from Seibert and Thomas, a 2-RBI single from Royer and a sac fly from Nemunaitis.
• Royer hit a two-run homer to right-center field to spark a seven-run sixth-inning for the Tigers. Gryskevich added a 2-RBI single to go with an RBI single from Macy and 2-RBI double from Seibert to cap the scoring.
• The game ended in seven innings via the mercy rule.
• Wittenberg out-hit Oberlin 14-7 in the game, and each team committed one error.

Quote - Head coach Brian McGee

• "Nick Cunningham and Austin Luther gave us two outstanding starts today. Charlie Schafer continues to be the guy we can rely on out of the bullpen. Justin Kreller gave us a scoreless inning of work to close out Game 1. It was nice to see the guys put together more complete games by performing at the plate and giving solid supportive run-stopping defense. This team just plays with grit, passion and energy. It's as fun to watch as it is to coach."

Records & Milestones

• Eighth-year head coach Brian McGee is now 147-111 all-time at Wittenberg.
• Moore has 144 hits, 21 doubles and 109 RBIs in his career. He is tied for ninth all-time in RBIs and is 22 hits and 15 doubles shy of breaking into the program's all-time top 10 in those categories.
• O'Malley has 140 hits, 31 doubles, 15 home runs and 109 RBIs in his career. He is tied for sixth all-time at Wittenberg in home runs and tied for ninth all-time in RBIs and is 26 hits and five doubles shy of breaking into the program's all-time top 10 in those categories.
• Thomas has 125 hits and 29 doubles in his career. He is 41 hits and seven doubles shy of breaking into the program's all-time top 10 in those categories. On Saturday, he became the program's all-time record-holder for hit-by-pitches with 29, breaking the old mark of 28 set by Jack Siefert from 2018 to 2022.

Up Next

• The Tigers return to action on Monday hosting a non-conference game against Capital at 6 p.m.