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Baseball splits with Gettysburg

Baseball splits with Gettysburg

COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – In their 2010 Centennial finale, the Ursinus baseball team split a pair of games with Gettysburg.

The Bears took game one 7-3, while the Bullets (15-19, 6-12 Centennial) defeated Ursinus (16-18-1, 6-12 Centennial) in game two 5-2.

In the opener, Ursinus took a 3-1 lead after three innings sophomore first baseman Rich Guthridge (Schwenksville, Pa./Spring-Ford) led off the second with a home run.

In the third, sophomore centerfielder Ben Gresh (Pottstown, Pa./Pottsgrove) scored on a RBI single by senior designated hitter Mike Schwager (Bechtelsville, Pa./Boyertown). Guthridge would later score on an error for a 3-1 lead.

In the fourth, Ursinus tacked on three more runs as junior third baseman Rob Vogt (Basking Ridge, N.J./Seton Hall Prep) had a RBI double scoring sophomore shortstop Brandon Sullivan (Gilbertsville, Pa./Boyertown), followed by a two-run double by senior left fielder Tommy Clarke (Whitehouse Station, N.J./Hunterdon) that scored senior right fielder Bret Umstead (Green Lane, Pa./Upper Perkiomen) and Vogt.

Ursinus got one run in the sixth as Guthridge homered for the second time in the game.

Sophomore pitcher Steve Christakos (Rockville, Md./Walter Johnson) got the win, going the full seven innings. He struck out two and walked one.

Sullivan, Umstead and Guthridge all finished with three hits. Schwager finished with two.

In the second game, Gettysburg scored two runs in the seventh and ninth to take the win.

Trailing 1-0 in the sixth, Ursinus tied the score as Sullivan scored on a sacrifice fly by Clarke.

Ursinus would score one more time in the game, as senior catcher Chris Fusco (Reading, Pa./Exeter Township) scored on a RBI double by junior second baseman Danny Ludwig (Boonton, N.J./Mountain Lakes).

Sullivan finished game two with two hits.

Ursinus will host Albright on Wednesday.