WILMINGTON, Ohio – The Wilmington College baseball team steps out of conference play to host Mount St. Joseph University for a single game on Wendesday. First pitch from Tewksbury-Delaney Field is slated for 4 p.m.
The Teams – Wilmington and Mount St. Joseph (MSJ). The Fightin' Quakers enter the game with an even 17-17 overall record that featured a 5-2 record last week. WC most recently fell to Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology 16-9 on Sunday. The Lions are 13-20 overall and most recently split a series with Franklin College over the weekend.
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. Jeff Newman is in his ninth season as MSJ's skipper.
The Hitters - Zach Christensen and Caleb Scott both hit over .400 for Wilmington with Scott leading the team in hits (53), doubles (13) and a program-best 42 RBIs. Christensen is one of three Quakers - alongside Tyler Shaneyfelt and Evan Kelsey - to have stolen over a dozen bases. Shaleyfelt, who hits a .373 clip, leads the team with 23 swipes while Aaron Burns has left the park six times. Ryan Murray leads MSJ in several offensive categories including: hits (43), average (.374), triples (3), home runs (6) and RBIs (34).
The Pitchers - Tyler Shaneyfelt has a 2.60 ERA for Wilmington after a complete-game shutout of Heidelberg University on the weekend. Aaron Boster, who has struckout a program-record 62 batters thus far this season, has pitched 61.2 innings and carries a 5.25 ERA. Brice McGee and Ryan Caulfied both have under 3.50 ERAs for MSJ.
OAC Hitter of the Week - Tyler Shaneyfelt is this week's OAC Hitter of the Week.
Series History - Wilmington is 7-10 against MSJ in the last decade with the Quakers having won the first three meetings of the year in late February. More information on the series history can be viewed by visiting the link above.
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Coverage: Live statistics of all three games will be available – visit the link above.
Up Next: Wilmington hosts Muskingum University for a Senior Day twinbill on Saturday. First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m.
