LIVE STATS - GAME ONE | GAME TWO
WILMINGTON, Ohio - The Wilmington College baseball team continues Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) play with a twinbill at Otterbein University on Wednesday. First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m.
The Teams: Wilmington and Otterbein. The Fightin' Quakers enter the series with a 12-15 overall record and a 1-7 OAC mark after falling to the University of Mount Union in a pair of games. The Cardinals are 18-9 overall and 7-3 in conference contests after splitting a series with nationally-ranked Baldwin Wallace University.
The Coaches: Tony Vittorio, who formerly led the University of Dayton's baseball program for 18 seasons, enters his fourth season as Wilmington's head coach. For the first time in nearly a decade in 2021, the Quakers didn't finish 10th in the OAC, turning in an eighth-place finish with a 10-24 conference mark. George Powell is in his 23rd season as Otterbein's head coach. He's guided the Cardinals to over 500 victories during his tenure.
The Hitters: A quartet of Quakers – Caleb Scott, Dominic Depa, Evan Kelsey and Aaron Burns – have driven in at least 20 runs with Scott leading the team in batting average (.400), doubles (11) and RBIs (31). Evan Kelsey and Tyler Shaneyfelt have stolen a combiend 30 bases with Jared Lammert having hit a team-best four triples. Brayden Quincel and Brayden Carter hit over the .400 clip for Otterbein while Sam Edgell has hit a team-best six home runs. He's also a perfect 12-for-12 in stolen bases.
The Pitchers: Aaron Boster and Luke Chappie have both pitched at least 30 innings for Wilmington with Boster leading the way in strikeouts (58) while carrying a 5.27 ERA. Jesse Reliford has two saves on the season and has a 4.26 ERA in 6.1 innings pitched. A trio of Cardinals - Nicky Zorne, Travis Burson and Logan Weber - have pitched over 30 innings with Zorne leading the way with a 3.44 ERA and a 4-1 record. He's also struckout a team-best 34 hitters.
Series History: Wilmington is 6-24 against Otterbein since the 2009 season with the team's splitting the last four matchups. More information on the series history can be viewed by visiting the links above.
Social Media: Wilmington athletics is represented on Facebook (Wilmington College Athletics), Twitter (@DubCQuakers) and Instagram (@DubCQuakers). Follow all the happenings of Wilmington College on social media by using the hashtag "#WeAreDubC".
Coverage: Live statistics of both games will be available – visit the link above.
Up Next: Wilmington hosts Capital University for an OAC twinbill on Friday. First pitch from Tewksbury-Delaney Field is scheduled for 1 p.m.
