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Baseball works extra to beat Swarthmore, 9-4

Box Score

SWARTHMORE, Pa. – Ursinus sophomore left fielder Chris Menzies went 3-for-5, including a two-run double in the top of the tenth as Ursinus (7-25, 3-13 Centennial) broke open a tie game to defeat Swarthmore (21-15, 9-7 Centennial) 9-4 on Friday afternoon.

Menzies joined junior center fielder Josh Schnell with three hits each, while both players along with sophomore right fielder James Hoff all had two RBI in the win.

Freshman designated hitter Devyn Kerr had two runs scored in the win.

Trailing 3-0 after three, Ursinus got on the board in the fourth when Hoff grounded out scoring freshman first baseman Chris Jablonski.

In the fifth, Ursinus scored two more as Kerr scored on a bunt by Schnell, which turned into a fielding error allowing Kerr to advance. Junior second baseman Ralph Aurora hit a sacrifice fly to right, allowing senior third baseman Jake Kohler to score.

In the seventh, Ursinus took a 4-3 lead when Menzies scored on a single to right field from Schnell.

In the tenth, Ursinus scored its first run on RBI single by senior catcher Kevin Wilson. Ursinus added another run when Hoff flied out to right, scoring Jablonski.

Junior Chris Ryder got the win in relief of senior Steve Berardi. Berardi threw seven innings, striking out five. Ryder pitched the final three, allowing just one hit while fanning three.

Ursinus hosts McDaniel Saturday to close out the season at the T.

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Players Mentioned

Ralph Aurora

#2 Ralph Aurora

IF
5' 7"
Junior
Steve Berardi

#30 Steve Berardi

RHP
5' 10"
Junior
James Hoff

#5 James Hoff

C/OF
5' 9"
Sophomore
Devyn Kerr

#11 Devyn Kerr

IF
6' 1"
First-Year
Jake Kohler

#37 Jake Kohler

RHP
6' 1"
Senior
Chris Menzies

#6 Chris Menzies

C
5' 7"
Sophomore
Chris Ryder

#32 Chris Ryder

LHP
6' 4"
Junior
Josh Schnell

#20 Josh Schnell

OF/C
5' 11"
Junior
Kevin Wilson

#12 Kevin Wilson

C
5' 8"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Ralph Aurora

#2 Ralph Aurora

5' 7"
Junior
IF
Steve Berardi

#30 Steve Berardi

5' 10"
Junior
RHP
James Hoff

#5 James Hoff

5' 9"
Sophomore
C/OF
Devyn Kerr

#11 Devyn Kerr

6' 1"
First-Year
IF
Jake Kohler

#37 Jake Kohler

6' 1"
Senior
RHP
Chris Menzies

#6 Chris Menzies

5' 7"
Sophomore
C
Chris Ryder

#32 Chris Ryder

6' 4"
Junior
LHP
Josh Schnell

#20 Josh Schnell

5' 11"
Junior
OF/C
Kevin Wilson

#12 Kevin Wilson

5' 8"
Senior
C