by Nathan Webber
The 2012 Whitworth baseball season is underway. The Pirates have posted a 4-3 record while exploding for 54 runs in their first seven games.
Over the weekend, the Bucs were in the Swing into Spring Baseball Classic in Pasco, Wash. Whitworth had a strong first two days of the tournament as the team beat Lewis & Clark College twice (14-5, 15-1), but lost 4-3 in a close contest with Corban College. The Pirates also beat the University of Puget Sound 7-3 on Sunday.
“We went into the weekend with the expectation of coming away 4-0,” head coach Dan Ramsay said. “We ended up going 3-1, which is not a bad way to finish. I’m pretty happy with the way we performed and hope to continue with the momentum we gained from this tournament next weekend.”
In Whitworth’s Friday game against Lewis & Clark, the Pirates started off strong, collecting 11 hits in the game and 10 walks in the winning effort.
The game against Corban College started in similar fashion as the Bucs scored three runs in the first inning but then surrendered the lead in a 4-3 loss.
The Bucs ended Saturday the way they ended Friday, though, as they roughed up Lewis & Clark 15-1. The Bucs had a solid outing from senior pitcher CJ Perry as he gave up only one run in seven strong innings. An eight- run seventh inning for the Bucs finished off the Pioneers.
In Sunday’s game, the Pirates scored early and often again with four runs in the first two innings. Senior Landon Scott drove in one run and had two hits, and Muelheims (pictured above) had an RBI double in the 7-3 win over Puget Sound.
Whitworth will play again on Feb. 18 as it takes on Concordia University at 11 a.m. and University of Puget Sound at 1 p.m.
Contact Nathan Webber at nwebber13@my.whitworth.edu.