Box Score
Ohio Wesleyan 10, Otterbein 2

Senior outfielder Michael Blatchford (Shaker Heights), sophomore first baseman Canyon McWilliams (Shaker Heights), and freshman outfielder Nick Sala (Oviedo, Fla.) drove in 3 runs apiece to lead Ohio Wesleyan past Otterbein in a non-conference matchup on Thursday in Westerville.

Otterbein jumped to a 2-0 lead on a 2-run homer by Bryan Stopar.

Sophomore righthander Seth Pritchett (Centerville) settled down after that, blanking the Cardinals on 2 hits over the next 5.0 innings.

Blatchford drilled a 2-run homer down the rightfield line to even the game in the third, and the Bishops took the lead in the fourth on Sala's RBI single.

Sala smashed a 2-run homer in the sixth, and Ohio Wesleyan pulled away with 5 runs in the eighth, highlighted by McWilliams' bases-clearing double.

Blatchford and freshman outfielder Cole Antle (Grove City) each went 4-for-5 for Ohio Wesleyan.  Pritchett went the first 6.0 innings, striking out 6 and walking one, to record the win.  Sophomore righthander Tom Ryan (Columbus/St. Charles) worked 3.0 scoreless innings of relief to pick up a save.

John Kopicky was the starting and losing pitcher for Otterbein.

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