CHESTERTOWN, Md.– Washington College baseball celebrated senior day today at Athey Park with a double header against the Bullets of Gettysburg. Game one was a back-and-forth contest that saw the Shoremen rally with a six run eighth inning to take the game 9-6. Game two was a pitchers duel that saw the Bullets strike first with a run in the fifth. They added one in the sixth to make it 2-0. The Shoremen cut it to one in the sixth as both teams traded runs through the rest of the game. Down 4-3 with the bases loaded in the ninth, Washington was unable to get the tying run across. 

GAME ONE: Washington 9 Gettysburg 6

How it happened:
-Senior pitcher Andrew Lerario got the start for the Shoremen and worked a scoreless first inning, surrendering just one hit. Lefty Izaiah Santiago came on in the second. Gettysburg took a 1-0 lead with a sac-fly in the second. Washington quickly answered in the bottom half when Scooter SanFilippo executed a squeeze play to score Logan Yi. 

-The Shoremen took a 3-1 lead in the fourth through a Luke Herz sac-fly and SanFilippo RBI single. Gettysburg chipped away tied the game in the seventh before taking a 5-3 lead in the eighth. 

-Washington trailed by two with one down in the eighth when they got to the Bullets bullpen. Cole McGee drove in one with an RBI single to make it 5-4. With the bases loaded, SanFilippo delievered a sac-fly to tie the game at five. With two down, Elias Philiposian ripped a double down the left field line, scoring two and giving the Shoremen a 7-5 lead. Ty Everitt followed with a double to right before Nick Miller tripled to bring him across for a 9-5 lead. 

-Anthony Sofran came on in the ninth and was able to limit the damage after Gettysburg loaded the bases for a 9-6 win.  

For the Shoremen:
Batting: 
- Cole McGee finished 3-for-4 with an RBI and pair of runs scored. Scooter SanFilippo finished 1-for-2 with three RBIs. Nick Miller finished 2-for-4 with a triple and RBI. 

-Elias Philiposian, Ty Everitt, Noah Iseman, Reese Hirsh and Logan Yi each finished with a hit. Iseman and Yi each scored twice and walked once. Philiposian and Everitt scored with Everitt adding one RBI. Luke Herz walked once and finished with a run and RBI. 

Pitching: 
-Alex Martin took the win, throwing the eighth, surrendering two runs from two hits and a walk. Santiago worked six innings, giving up three earned runs from four hits and four walks. Sofran pitched the ninth and gave up one run from three hits.   

For Gettysburg
Batting: 
-Preston Toothman finished 2-for-4 with two runs scored and one RBI. 
Pitching:
-Connor Sikora took the loss, giving up six earned runs in 0.2 innings of work. 

GAME TWO: Washington 3 Gettysburg 4
 
How it Happened:
- Both teams starting pitchers cruised through the first four innings. Gettysburg came closest but Ty Everitt gunned down the Bullets runner at the plate to end the third inning.
 
-Gettysburg struck first with a run in the fifth. The Bullets added one in the sixth and would have made it 3-0 had it not been for Everitt throwing out his second runner at the plate on the day. 
 
-The Shoremen were finally able to get on the board when Luke Herz doubled in Noah Iseman to make it a 2-1 ballgame in the sixth. The Bullets canceled it out with a solo-homer by Matt Nichols in the seventh to make it 3-1. Washington made it a 3-2 game after Elias Philiposian double, advanced to third on a Ty Everitt sacrifice and then scored via wild pitch. 
 
-Jay Nesson came out to start the eighth inning for the Shoremen. The senior worked around a walk and error to pitch a scoreless inning. The Bullets would add some insurance in the ninth through a Shoremen error to make it 4-2. 
 
-The Shoremen loaded the bases up in the ninth but could only score once.  
 
For the Shoremen
Batting:
-Logan Yi and Elias Phliposian each finished 2-for-4. 
 
-Reese Hirsh, Noah Iseman, Cole McGee, Luke Herz and Elias Philiposian each had a hit. Herz drove in one run, Iseman and Philiposian scored twice.  
 
Pitching:
-Sofran took the loss, giving up one earned run from five hits and a pair of walks in 6.1 innings of work. 
 
For Gettysburg
Batting:
-Matt Nichols finished 1-for-2 with a solo-homer and two runs scored.
 
Pitching:
- Ryan Wooten took the win with 5.2 innings of work surrendering one earned run from five hits and a walk. 
 
Up Next: 4/25 – at McDaniel - 3:30 p.m.