SPRINGFIELD — The Wittenberg baseball team split a doubleheader with DePauw in North Coast Athletic Conference play on Tuesday, falling 13-3 in the opener before roaring back for a 15-0 victory in seven innings in the second game. Tuesday's doubleheader marked the final home games for Wittenberg in its 2024 season.

The Basics

• Records: Wittenberg (22-15 overall, 11-3 NCAC), DePauw (21-14 overall, 10-4 NCAC)
• Venue: Carleton Davidson Stadium - Springfield, Ohio
• Wittenberg and DePauw are in second and third place, respectively, in the NCAC standings. Wittenberg has clinched a spot in the upcoming four-team NCAC Tournament and is one game behind conference leader Denison in the standings. Denison has concluded conference play with a 13-3 record, while Wittenberg has two games remaining.

Stat Leaders - Game 1

• Senior Matt Moore (Wadsworth, Ohio/Wadsworth) led the Wittenberg offense, going 2-for-3 with a double, two RBIs and one run scored.
• Senior Conor O'Malley (Avon, Ohio/Sr. Edward's) and freshman Xander Rodriguez (Salinas, P.R./Franklin County) also recorded two hits in the game. One of O'Malley's hits was a double.
• Sophomore Alex Nemunaitis (Ottawa Hills, Ohio/Ottawa Hills) and senior Parker Gryskevich (Brownsburg, Ind./Brownsburg) rounded out the extra-base hits for Wittenberg with one double each.
• Hunter Hrbek led the DePauw offense, going 3-for-5 with a home run, five RBIs and two runs.

Game 1 - DePauw 13, Wittenberg 3

• DePauw took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning on an RBI single from Hrbek.
• Wittenberg answered in the bottom of the second inning to take a 3-1 lead courtesy of a 2-RBI double from Moore and RBI double from Gryskevich.
• DePauw came right back with four runs in the top of the third for a 5-3 lead.
• A three-run homer from Hrbek highlighted a five-run seventh inning for DePauw, and the visitors plated two more runs in the top of the ninth for the 13-3 win.
• DePauw out-hit Wittenberg by a 13-9 margin and committed one error to Wittenberg's two.

Stat Leaders - Game 2

• Nemunaitis led the Wittenberg offense, going 2-for-4 with a double, four RBIs and two runs.
• Moore and Rodriguez posted identical stat lines of two hits, three RBIs and one run. One of Rodriguez's hits was a home run.
• Sophomore James MacAuley (Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich./Grosse Pointe North) was 2-for-3 with a double, two RBIs and three runs.
• Senior Luke Thomas (Tallmadge, Ohio/Tallmadge) was 2-for-4 with a double, one RBI and two runs.
• O'Malley was 2-for-3 with a double and two runs.
• Senior Joe Horoszko (Seven Hills, Ohio/Saint Edwards) and junior Charlie Schafer (Beavercreek, Ohio/Beavercreek) combined for the seven-inning shutout on the mound for Wittenberg. Horoszko got the start and allowed three hits over the first five innings, improving to 4-1 on the season. Schafer pitched the final two frames and allowed one hit while tallying one strikeout.

Game 2 - Wittenberg 15, DePauw 0 (7 inn.)

• After a scoreless first two innings, Wittenberg scored three runs in the bottom of the third on an RBI fielder's choice from Nemunaitis that plated an additional run courtesy of a DePauw error and an RBI single from Moore. Gryskevich led off that half-inning by reaching base on a hit-by-pitch, and back-to-back bunt singles from MacAuley and Thomas loaded the bases.
• Wittenberg plated seven more runs in the bottom of the fourth for a 10-0 lead. Those runs came via a 2-RBI double from MacAuley, RBI double from Thomas, 2-RBI double from Moore and two-run homer from Rodriguez.
• Looking for a spark, DePauw tallied a one-out single in the top of the fifth and appeared to be on its way to scoring when Max Bond hit a deep fly ball to right field. But O'Malley had other ideas, as he made an over-the-fence catch to rob Bond of a home run and keep DePauw scoreless.
• Wittenberg made it a 14-0 game in the bottom of the fifth after loading the bases with one out via a pair of hit-by-pitches that sandwiched a DePauw error. Nemunaitis followed with a double to left field that plated all three runners. He advanced to third on the throw home, and that throw was errant, allowing him to score as well. After an O'Malley double, Rodriguez hit a two-out RBI single to cap the scoring with Wittenberg up 15-0.
• The game ended in seven innings via the mercy rule.
• Wittenberg out-hit DePauw by a 13-4 margin and committed one error to DePauw's three.

Records & Milestones

• Eighth-year head coach Brian McGee is now 155-114 all-time at Wittenberg.
• The Tigers have hit a program-record 37 home runs this season, breaking the prior single-season record of 35 from 1997.
• Moore has 158 hits, 24 doubles and 124 RBIs in his career. He ranks third all-time in RBIs and is eight hits and 12 doubles shy of breaking into the program's all-time top 10 in those categories.
• O'Malley has 158 hits, 35 doubles, 17 home runs, 118 RBIs, 121 runs scored in his career. He is tied for fourth all-time at Wittenberg in home runs, ranks fifth in RBIs and is eight hits, one double and two runs shy of breaking into the program's all-time top 10 in those categories.
• Thomas has 139 hits and 34 doubles in his career. He is 27 hits and two doubles shy of breaking into the program's all-time top 10 in those categories.

Up Next

• The Tigers return to action on Saturday to close out their regular-season schedule with an NCAC doubleheader at Kenyon beginning at 12 p.m.