COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – The Ursinus College baseball team used comeback victories on each side of a twin bill to earn a doubleheader sweep over Gettysburg College on Saturday afternoon during their Centennial Conference opener.
 

The Bears scored three runs over the final two frames to win game one 7-6, while a seven-run fifth inning and a five-run seventh frame lifted Ursinus to a 15-12 victory in the nightcap. Junior Jakob Cantor shined in the first game finishing 4-of-5 at the plate with two RBIs, while classmate Jordan Williams went 3-for-3 with RBIs as well. In game two, first-year Barritt Ross went 2-for-4 at the plate collecting his first career homerun and earning his first collegiate save in the contest. Junior Peter Balos added five RBIs in the nightcap behind a 3-for-5 performance at the plate. It marks as the firs time since the 2009 season that the Bears have swept the Bullets in their season series.

 
Game 1: Ursinus 7, Gettysburg 6

Junior lefty David Morgan got the start in game and sailed through the opening frame retiring the Bullets in order to bring the Bears up to the plate. Senior Will Kelley and Cantor led off the first with one out singles, but they would be stranded as back-to-back strikeouts ended the inning. Gettysburg took an early 1-0 lead in the second frame as outfielder Jack Burke led off with a single before advancing on a groundout, passed ball, and later scoring on a wild pitch.

 
Ursinus was kept off the board in the second, while the Bullets added two more runs in the third inning to increase their lead to 3-0. Gettysburg capitalized off two free passes before a single and a sacrifice fly increased the Bears deficit to three. Morgan stranded a runner in scoring position as he picked off a runner for the final out of the frame. Kelley reached base for the second time in the bottom of the third inning but was later caught trying to swipe second base.

 
The Bears responded with two runs in the bottom of the fourth frame as they capitalized off four base hits to bring their deficit to 3-2. After a groundout, Balos recorded a base hit up the middle before advancing to third via a single from designated hitter Jude Gilhool. Williams drove in Balos with a double into the left centerfield gap, but a great defensive play caught Gilhool trying to advance to third. Sophomore George Nestor followed up with a single into left field to score Williams from second, but Nestor was caught trying to advance to second base.
 

The Bullets added another run in the fifth inning off a wild pitch, but Ursinus added two more runs in the bottom half of the frame to tie the game at four apiece. Sophomore Kyle Rosenfeld led off with a single and advanced to third on a single into right field by Ross. Kelley recorded an RBI via a groundout to score Rosenfeld, while a single into left center allowed Ross to cross the plate and tie the score.
 

Sophomore Dan Bass replaced Morgan in the fifth frame, and he settled in during the sixth as he retired three of the four batters he faced. In the bottom of the sixth inning, Williams led off with his third hit via a single into left field and advanced to third on a bunt single by Nestor. Nestor and Williams would be stranded on base as a caught stealing and back-to-back strikeouts ended the frame.
 

Gettysburg regained a 5-4 lead in the seventh as a double and an error put a runner on third with just one out. Bass induced an infield popup, but a perfectly placed bunt by third basemen Will Bercaw pushed the go ahead run across the plate. Ursinus answered in the bottom half of the frame with two crucial runs to retake a 6-5 advantage. Kelley opened with a double down the left field, while a single from Cantor, and a walk by Richter loaded the bases with no outs. The Bullets nearly escaped the jam as a pop up and strikeout brought Williams up to the plate with Ursinus trailing by one. Facing an 0-2 count, Williams reached on a catcher's interference call to push across a run while Cantor scored via a wild pitch to give Ursinus a one-run advantage.
 

The Bullets put the tying run on third during the ensuing inning, but Bass recorded a fly out to escape the jam and still held a 6-5 lead. The Bears added an insurance run in the eighth frame as Rosenfeld reached base via an error and Cantor added his fourth hit behind a single into left field to score the sophomore from third base. The Bullets added a late run in the ninth, but Bass kept the tying run stranded on second base as an infield pop out ended the contest.
 

On the mound, Morgan pitched 4.2 innings allowing only three hits and three earned runs but surrendered four free passes and one punchout. Meanwhile, Bass pitched 4.1 innings allowing five his and one earned run and fanned six batters for his second consecutive victory.
 
Game 2: Ursinus 15, Gettysburg 12

Game two featured a total of 12 pitchers between the two squads, 20 combined hits, and 27 total runs in the contest. Rain sprinkled throughout the contest as Gettysburg scored in five consecutive innings, but the Bears put crooked numbers on the board during the fifth and seventh innings to complete the sweep.
 

In the bottom of the first inning, Cantor continued to see the ball well earning his fifth hit of the day via a single into right center. After stealing second base, Cantor was stranded in scoring position as a groundout ended the first frame. Junior lefty Kieran Hollander received the start on the mound for the nightcap and retired the Bullets in order during his second inning of work behind two flyouts and a groundout.
 

Gettysburg struck first in the top of the third inning as totaled five runs off three hits and two Bears' defensive errors. The final three runs of the frame each came with two outs on the board as the visitors led 5-0 after 2.5 innings.
 

The Bears quickly answered with three runs in the bottom half of the frame to cut their deficit to 5-3 as they capitalized off two base hits and three hit-by-pitches. Ross led off the frame with a one-out single and later advanced to third as Cantor and junior Andrew Ritcher each were plunked. With two outs and the bases juiced, Ross came across to score on a wild pitch before a single into left field by Balos scored two runs. Sophomore designated hitter Shane Beaver was hit-by-a-pitch during the following at-bat leading to a Bullets pitching change.
 

Gettysburg responded with a run in the fourth inning and two runs in the fifth inning to extend their lead to 8-3. Three runners reached base on free passes while an error with two outs allowed the Bullets to add two unearned runs in the fifth. Ursinus regained a 10-8 advantage in the bottom half of the frame as a seven-run inning gave the Bears their first lead of the contest. Kelley, Balos, and junior catcher Dylan Runsdorf each tallied base hits in the inning, while two others reached base via free passes. After an error allowed a run to score and cut the Bears deficit to 8-7, Ross came through by crushing his first collegiate homerun, a three-run shot to left field to give Ursinus a 10-8 lead.
 

The Bullets bounced back in the sixth as a solo homerun from first basemen Jack Pistner cut the Bullets deficit to 10-9. Senior righty Ian Conroy came into the contest during the previous inning and settled in by recording a strikeout and two flyouts to close out the inning. After the Bears went down in order, Gettysburg tied the contest at 10 apiece in the seventh inning as a Bears defensive error with two outs allowed another run to score. With the go-ahead run on second, Conroy escaped the jam by collecting a flyout to left field.
 

The Bears' offense broke through in the bottom of the seventh as five runs crossed the plate to give Ursinus a 15-10 advantage. Two runs crossed on wild pitches while another was forced in by a hit-by-pitch. With two runners on, Balos tallied his fourth and fifth RBI of the game with a single down the right field line to give Ursinus a five-run cushion.
 

First-year Ben Couture retired each of the three batters he faced in the eighth frame, before Gettysburg added two runs in the ninth to cut their deficit to three. With the tying run on deck, Ross came into the game on the mound and recorded his first collegiate save after collecting back-to-back flyouts to end the contest.
 

The Bears return to action on Tuesday as they travel to Haverford, Pennsylvania for a Centennial Conference midweek contest against Haverford College at 3:30 p.m.