Game One Box Score / Game Two Box Score

   (Butler, Pa.): Clarion's Jerico Weitzel and Josh Beimel had three hits and Scott Berkes pitched the final 2.1 innings to lead the Golden Eagle baseball team to an 11-8 game two win in eight innings and a split in its opening PSAC-West doubleheader against Mercyhurst on Saturday at Pullman Park in Butler. Clarion lost game one 6-1.

 

            Clarion raised its overall record to 3-14 overall and 1-1 in the PSAC-West. Mercyhurst, ranked 30^th in Division II, is now 16-6 overall and 3-3 in the PSAC-West.

 

            In game two Mercyhurst led 2-0 entering the top of the fourth when Clarion erupted for six runs.

Weitzel reached on an error and scored on a single from Beimel. Matt Rossi singled and Ken Morgan then scored Beimel on a sac fly. Chad White walked, Dane Dobson posted an rbi single, Mark White walked and Nate Weiss was hit by a pitch to score White with the fourth run. Weitzel came to bat for the second time in the inning and had a two rbi single for a six-run inning.

 

            Mercyhurst answered with three in the fourth and one in the sixth to tie the game 6-6.

 

            Clarion took the lead in the top of the seventh when Weitzel singled and came home on Beimel's double, but the Lakers scored in the bottom of the seventh to send the game to extra innings.

 

            In the eighth with two outs Dobson and Mark White walked, Jon Roncolato  banged a double to right field that scored Dobson and White. Weitzel delivered an rbi single and Beimel an rbi single to seal the win.

 

            Scott Berkes pitched the final 2.1 innings to get the win. Mike Dunn started and went 2.1 innings yielding 2 runs, with Brandon Slater tossing 1 inning and giving up 3 runs. Seth Peterson tossed .2 innings, Mark White 1.2 innings and one run, then Berkes came on to finish.

 

            Beimel and Weitzel has three hits each and three rbi's in the game.

 

            In game one Mercyhurst scored five runs in the bottom of the second on their way to a 6-1 win. Eric Panko was the starter and loser going 2 innings and giving up 5 runs on 5 hits.

 

            Jerico Weitzel was two for three with an rbi in game one.

 

            Clarion will next host Pitt-Bradford on Tuesday, March 29 at 3pm at Memorial Stadium.