COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – The Ursinus College baseball team suffered a setback, falling to Dickinson College 18-16 and 7-3 in a doubleheader on Sunday afternoon at Thomas Field.
 

The Bears honored 11 seniors prior to the contest. Cory Burns, Jordan Williams, Jakob Cantor, Dylan Runsdorf, Mike Scheller, Connor Bogansky, David Morgan, Peter Balos, Jude Gilhool, Andrew Richter, and Kieran Hollander were each recognized for their hard work, dedication, and commitment to the baseball program over the last four years.

 
In game one, Williams, Balos and Cantor led the Bears offense with two hits apiece, while Richter finished 1-for-5 with four RBIs. Sophomore Brandon Sullivan extended his on-base streak to 33 games by recording a base hit in each contest. Sullivan added four stolen bases and currently leads the Centennial Conference with 34 this season.  He now holds the Ursinus single season record, breaking the previous mark of record of 32, held by Richie Barrett in 2001.
 
 
Game One: Dickinson 18, Ursinus 16
 
In a high scoring affair, the 34 combined runs marked as the most in a game for Ursinus since falling 26-12 to Franklin & Marshall College on April 13th, 2018, seven years ago.
 
The Red Devils opened the scoring with two runs in the top of the first inning, capitalizing on three hits to take an early lead. Ursinus responded in the bottom half, scoring once to cut the deficit to 2–1. Sullivan led off with a walk, stole second and scored on an RBI ground out by Richter.


Ursinus took its first lead in the second inning, scoring four runs on four hits to go ahead 5–2. The Bears loaded the bases with no outs thanks to a single, an error and a hit-by-pitch. Junior George Nestor gave Ursinus a two-run lead with an RBI single to right field, and an error cleared the bases to make it 4–2. After a sacrifice bunt advanced Nestor to third, Sullivan added an RBI single to center to extend the lead to 5–2.


The Bears stretched their lead to 10–2 in the fourth inning, scoring five runs on five hits and two defensive errors. Williams and Balos each recorded RBI singles, and an RBI double by sophomore Barritt Ross pushed the lead to eight. Dickinson answered with six runs in the top of the fifth to cut the deficit to 10–8. In the bottom of the fifth, Ursinus loaded the bases with no outs via three walks. After a strikeout, Richter singled to drive in two runs, and Balos added his second RBI of the game to make it 13–8. After a scoreless top of the sixth, Cantor ripped an RBI triple in the bottom half to give Ursinus a 14–8 lead.


Dickinson rallied for five runs in the top of the seventh, cutting the Bears' lead to 14–13. Ursinus responded with two runs in the bottom of the inning on a bases-loaded walk by Ross and a fielder's choice to push the lead to 16–13. However, the Red Devils surged ahead with three runs in the eighth and two in the ninth to complete the comeback and seal an 18–16 victory.
 
Game Two: Dickinson 7, Ursinus 3
Dickinson nearly struck first in the top of the first inning, but Hollander stranded the bases loaded by recording back-to-back strikeouts on the mound. In the Bears' first at-bat, Sullivan reached on an infield single and stole second before Richter came through with an RBI single to give Ursinus a 1–0 lead. The Red Devils responded with two runs in the second, tallying two hits and drawing three walks.


In the bottom of the second, Ross led off with a single and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt. Nestor followed with a double to right-center to score Ross and tie the game at 2–2. Both pitching staffs settled in, keeping offenses off balance until Dickinson added a run in the fifth to reclaim a 3–2 lead.


The Red Devils tacked on two unearned runs in the top of the seventh on a two-out single to right field. Ursinus opened the bottom half with a leadoff single but could not capitalize, as two strikeouts and a flyout ended the threat.


Dickinson extended its lead to 7–2 in the eighth inning, scoring twice on three hits before a 6–3 double play ended the frame. Ursinus plated its final run of the contest in the bottom half, but the Red Devils held on for a 7–3 win.
 
The Bears return to action Monday evening when they face Franklin & Marshall College at 7:30 p.m. at Penn Medicine Park.