GLENVILLE, W.Va. - Thomas Caufield hit for the cycle and drove in four runs, and
Ben Wilchacky continued his stellar start to the season by tossing five shutout innings in Millersville's 15-0 romp over Alderson Broaddus Friday afternoon.
Caufield joined
Luke Trainer as the second Marauder in as many seasons to record a single, double, triple and home run in the same game. Caufield's two-run home run put Millersville on top 2-0 in the top of the first, and in the second, he tripled in a pair for a 4-0 Millersville lead.
Jimmy Losh hit a three-run home run in the fourth inning and finished game 3-for-5 with three RBIs and three runs scored.
On the mound, Wilchacky (3-0) won for the third time in as many starts. A single to the second batter he faced was the only baserunner that reached against Wilchacky. He struck out seven for the second game in a row.
GAME HIGHLIGHTS
• Early, it was Losh setting the table from his leadoff spot, Caufield driving him in, and
Luke Trainer following with an RBI hit of his own. After Losh and Caufield put the Marauders up 4-0, Losh doubled in Caufield as part of a six-run second inning.
Tyler Wright led off the inning with a one-out double, and later singled in a run.
• Trainer plated another run in the third with an RBI ground out, and then in the fourth, it was Losh's turn to drive in runs. He smacked a three-run homer--his first of the season. Freshman
Sam Morris drove in Losh with a single, and
Keegan Soltis brought home Morris with a single of his own in the sixth.
John Seibert capped the scoring with an RBI groundout in the seventh.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
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Tyler Wright went 2-for-2, giving him two hits in three of the last four games, and extended his hitting streak to nine games dating back to last season.
• After Wilchacky exited,
Garet Blankenbiller made his Millersville debut with two strikeouts in a shutout inning. Alderson Broaddus loaded the bases on
Will Conroy with two outs, but Conroy finished a scoreless seventh with a ground out.
NOTES
• Wilchacky has allowed just two earned runs, walking four and allowing eight hits in his 14 innings this season. He leads the team with 16 strikeouts.
• The game was the first-ever meeting between Millersville and Alderson Broaddus.
• Millersville has now scored at least nine runs in four of seven games.
UP NEXT
• Millersville continues play in Glenville, W.Va., with a nine-inning game against Fairmont State Saturday, Feb. 26 at 11 a.m.