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Wabash 8, Ohio Wesleyan 2
Wabash 3, Ohio Wesleyan 2

Senior third baseman Luigi Russo (Kelowna, B.C./Rutland Senior) drove in a run to even the game at 2 in the top of the eighth, but Wabash answered with a run in the bottom of the inning to win the nightcap and complete a sweep of a North Coast Athletic Conference doubleheader on Tuesday in Crawfordsville, Ind.

In the opener, the Bishops took the lead on an RBI single by sophomore first baseman Dillon Ysseldyke (Hilliard/Bradley) in the top of the first inning, but the Little Giants pulled away for the win.

Senior outfielder Davis Graham (Canton/Massillon Jackson) opened the first game with a double, moved to third on an infield out, and scored on Ysseldyke's single for a 1-0 Bishop lead.

Wabash struck for 4 runs in the third, with Liam Patton singling in 2 runs, and added a run in the fifth on an RBI double by A.J. Reid.

Ysseldyke launched a solo homer to right to lead off the sixth, and senior catcher Lucas Stetter (Fort Collins, Colo./Rocky Mountain) singled and junior outfielder Max Pershin (Chicago, Ill./Lane Tech College Prep) walked to bring the tying run to the plate, but Sam Phillips came on in relief for Wabash and retired the next 3 batters on fly balls to get out of the inning.

Russo and Ysseldyke each went 2-for-4 for Ohio Wesleyan.  Freshman righthander Josh Ferreira (Raynham, Mass./Portsmouth Abbey (R.I.)) was the starting and losing pitcher for the Bishops.

Jacob Bishop pitched the first 5.0 innings for Wabash, and Phillips allowed 1 hit over the final 4.0 frames to record a save.

Graham led off the third inning of the nightcap with a single, moved to third on a double by Ysseldyke, and after a walk to senior first baseman Izaiah Withrow (Carroll/Bloom-Carroll), sophomore outfielder Edrick Padilla (Salinas, P.R./Perkiomen (Pa.) School)) drew a walk to force Graham home.

The Little Giants tied the game in the bottom of the inning as Brayden Lentz led off with a single, moved to second on a sacrifice, took third on an infield single, and scored on an infield out.  Wabash took the lead in the fifth on a sacrifice fly by Austin Simmers.

Senior outfielder Nick Malenda (Cleveland/Lyndhurst Brush) led off the eighth with a walk and was forced at second by sophomore outfielder Blake Farley (Hudson).  Farley stole second and scored on Russo's single to even the score at 2.

Wabash took the lead on a one-out double by Camden Scheidt and a single by Liam Patton in the bottom of the inning.

Graham and Yssekdyke each went 2-for-5 for the Bishops.  Sophomore righthander Jason Monos (Amherst/Steele) was the losing pitcher in relief.

Robbie Manuzzi picked up the win in relief for Wabash, with Reid working a scoreless ninth for a save.

Box Score - Game 1
Box Score - Game 2