SPRINGFIELD — Sophomore Alex Nemunaitis (Ottawa Hills, Ohio/Ottawa Hills) and senior Matt Moore (Wadsworth, Ohio/Wadsworth) both hit home runs to lead the Wittenberg baseball team to a 12-2 win over Wilmington in a non-conference game on Sunday. The game ended in seven innings via the mercy rule.

The Basics

• Records: Wittenberg (11-12 overall), Wilmington (2-19 overall)
• Venue: Carleton Davidson Stadium - Springfield, Ohio
• Earlier this season, on March 19, Wittenberg came away with a 23-8 victory at Wilmington.

Stat Leaders

• Nemunaitis was 3-for-3 in the game with the home run to go with two RBIs and two runs scored.
• Moore's homer was his lone hit of the game to go with three RBIs and one run.
• Senior Luke Thomas (Tallmadge, Ohio/Tallmadge) was 2-for-3 with two doubles to go with one RBI and three runs.
• Junior Jalen Williams (Catonsville, Md./Western Tech) and sophomore James MacAuley (Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich./Grosse Pointe North) tallied two hits each for the Tigers. Williams added a stolen base.
• In his first collegiate start, sophomore Mikey Eickhoff (Akron, Ohio/St. Vincent-St. Mary) earned the win on the mound to improve to 3-2 on the season. He allowed just one run on two hits and two walks while striking out three over five innings.
• Sophomore Andrew Rust (Dublin, Ohio/Coffman), senior Justin Kreller (Strongsville, Ohio/Strongsville) and junior Kyle Mahon (Dayton, Ohio/Centerville) pitched in relief of Eickhoff.

The Game

• Wilmington opened the scoring with a run in the top of the first inning, but Wittenberg responded with three runs in the bottom of the frame. The Tigers scored via a lodged ball advancement, RBI single from freshman Xander Rodriguez (Salinas, P.R./Franklin County) and Quaker error.
• An RBI groundout from senior Conor O'Malley (Avon, Ohio/St. Edward's) increased the lead to 4-1 in the bottom of the second inning.
• The Tigers plated six more runs in the fourth inning. MacAuley hit a leadoff single and came home on a double from Thomas. Nemunaitis followed with a two-run homer to left field, and Moore added a one-out three-run homer later in the frame for a 10-1 edge.
• Wittenberg added a run in the fifth courtesy of a Quaker error.
• The Quakers scored their second run of the game on an RBI single in the top of the seventh, making the score 11-2.
• Looking to end the game via the mercy rule, the Tigers loaded the bases with one out via a single from sophomore Ashton Newton (Lodi, Ohio/Cloverleaf) sandwiched between a pair of hit-by-pitches. After Wilmington recorded the second out via a fielder's choice play at home plate, Wittenberg got the run it needed to end the game via an RBI single from sophomore George Janzen (West Chester, Ohio/Roger Bacon).
• Wittenberg out-hit Wilmington by a 14-6 margin and committed no errors to the Quakers' four.

Quote - Head coach Brian McGee

• "The guys did such a great job today. It was a total team effort. We had a complete game from pitching to defense to hitting. Overall, a lot of positive things to take away from the weekend, and I'm excited about this next week ahead."

Records & Milestones

• Eighth-year head coach Brian McGee is now 144-111 all-time at Wittenberg.
• Moore has 143 hits, 21 doubles and 106 RBIs in his career. He is 23 hits, 15 doubles and three RBIs shy of breaking into the program's all-time top 10 in those categories.
• O'Malley has 133 hits, 30 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 33 hits and six doubles shy of breaking into the program's all-time top 10 in those categories.
• Thomas has 121 hits and 29 doubles in his career. He is 45 hits and seven doubles shy of breaking into the program's all-time top 10 in those categories.
• Nemunaitis and Rodriguez are tied for the team lead in home runs this season with five each. Rodriguez has a team-leading 28 RBIs.

Up Next

• The Tigers return to action on Tuesday hosting NCAA Division II foe Cedarville at 6 p.m.