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Millersville

McNelly
5
Assumption ASSUMPTI 0-1
8
Winner Millersville MILLERSV 3-1
Assumption ASSUMPTI
0-1
5
Final
8
Millersville MILLERSV
3-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Assumption ASSUMPTI 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 11 0
Millersville MILLERSV 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 8 13 0

W: Blankenbiller, Garet (2-0) L: C. Chiappone (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Ethan Hulsey, Director of Athletic Communications

Ninth-inning homers rally Marauders past Assumption

MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. - With Millersville trailing Assumption by a run in the bottom of the ninth, Cole Houser hit a solo home run, and Mark McNelly walked off with a three-run blast, completing an 8-5, come-from-behind win for the sixth-ranked Marauders. 

McNelly has quickly shown a flair for the dramatic as he has hit two game-winning, ninth-inning home runs in just eight at bats as a Marauder. He finished Friday's game with five RBIs, two hits and a walk. Houser scored three times with a home run and a triple. Sam Morris went 4 for 5, and Matthew Williams went 3 for 5 with three runs scored. 

All four of Millersville ninth-inning runs were scored with two outs. The Marauders led 4-3 entering the ninth, but Assumption took the lead on a two-out, two-run single from Lorenzo Lombardo. The Greyhounds sent Corey Chiappone (0-1) out for a fourth inning of work, and he retired the first two Marauders he faced. Houser's first home run of the season gave the Marauders life, and Williams and Morris delivered back-to-back singles, setting the stage for McNelly's home run. 

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • Morris returned to the lineup for the first time since the season opener when he was hit with a batted ball while pitching. He is now 7 for 9 with four runs in his two starts. 
  • Williams turned in his third multi-hit game in four starts and has scored and driven in a run in all four games. 
  • Carson Kulina allowed two runs on seven hits while striking out seven in five innings of work. Conor Cook allowed one run in his season debut. Harry Prince struck out two in 2/3 of an inning. Garet Blankenbiller (1-0) struck out six and allowed two runs on two hits and two walks in three innings. Blankenbiller is now 10-0 in his career. 
UP NEXT
  • Millersville plays Molloy Saturday at 11 a.m. in Morehead City, N.C. 
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