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Beaver Falls, PA – Geneva baseball hosted the Baptist Bible Defenders for a second doubleheader in two days and split for the second time in two days. A seventh inning decision handed Geneva a loss in game one with a 10-7 final score. Geneva’s bats came alive in game two after celebrating its five seniors; Shane Wingard (Clarksburg, PA/Apollo Ridge), Stephen MacLean (Woodbury, CT/Nonnewaug), Tyler DamazoDan Jeffreys (Moon Twp, PA/Moon) and Ryan McGonigle(Vandergrift, PA/Apollo Ridge) between games during the program’s senior day. The Golden Tornadoes earned 16 hits for the split with the final score of 13-4, raising their overall record to 13-24.

In game one Aaron Witman (Greencastle, PA/Shalom Christian Academy) tallied three rbis on two hits. He singled in the first and doubled in the third.

The visiting Defenders jumped ahead in the first with two runs. Geneva tied up the game the third and took the lead in the fourth with three runs.

In the sixth Baptist Bible earned three hits for three runs leveling the scoreboard at five runs.

The lead changed again to 7-5 in the bottom of the sixth when the Golden Tornadoes answered with two runs. Witman’s sacrifice fly brought home Matt Chubb (Absecon, NJ/The Pilgrim Academy) and Donnie Tong (Columbus, OH/Tree of Life Christian) crossed home plate while Damazo stole second.

The back and forth game came to a disappointing close when Baptist Bible rallied five runs for the 10-7 win.

Tyler Pagaduan (Voorhess, NJ/Eastern Regional) took the loss.

Before the start of game two, Geneva honored its five seniors thanking them for their dedication to the program and throwing a round of catch with their senior day escort.

Geneva ensured that game one’s results didn’t repeat with 16 total hits.

Ryan McGonigle (Vandergrift, PA/Apollo Ridge) doubled in the second, followed by two wild pitches to give Geneva its first run. JC Ackerman (Lewis Center, OH/Worthington Christian) rbi single to left field brought home Tong, pocketing a pair of runs to none.

McGonigle went 3-4 at the plate driving in one, scoring two off his double in the second and single in the third and sixth innings.

Stephen Maclean (Woodbury, CT/Nonnewaug) and McGonigle’s rbi singles doubled Geneva’s lead to 4-0 in the third.

Baptist Bible Defenders double followed by a sacrifice fly put them back in the game at 4-2 in the fourth.

In the fifth, Tyler Damazo’s (Beaver Falls, PA/Blackhawk) rbi single extended the GTs lead to 5-2. JC Ackerman then stepped up and earned a two rbi single followed by Forrest Beighley’s (Beaver Falls, PA/Blackhawk) rbi single widening the lead to 8-2.

Baptist Bible attempted to close the gap in the sixth with two runs but would prove to be too little too late.

The Golden Tornadoes bats continued to ensure the win rallying five runs in the sixth.

Josh Glover (Springfield, VA/West Springfield) had an outstanding game from the mound. He struck out six batters while allowing only three earned runs, four hits and two walks in a complete seven inning game.

“It was a nice day for the seniors and I’m glad we could finish the day strong with a win,” said Head Coach Alan Sumner.

Friday, May 1 the Golden Tornadoes host the Washington and Jefferson Presidents in their last home game of the season. The conference single nine inning game is scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m.

Geneva College invites students to step forward and leap ahead with an academically excellent, Christ-centered and affordable education. Offering nearly 40 undergraduate majors, Adult Degree Programs with fully online and campus-based options, and high-demand advanced graduate degrees, Geneva's programs are recognized for their high quality. U.S. News & World Report ranks Geneva as a Top 10 Best Value with one of the Top 100 engineering programs in the nation. Adhering to the inerrancy of Scripture, a Geneva education is grounded in God’s word as well as in a core curriculum designed to prepare students vocationally to think, write and communicate well in today’s world. 

Apr 29, 2015