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The Fighting Muskies baseball team took down Washington

& Jefferson as they move on to Marietta on Wednesday

BY MATTHEW DOTSON | DRESDEN BUZZ

Muskingum University batter prepares to take first base after being walked by the Pitt Greensburg pitcher. Matthew Dotson
Vs. Washington and Jefferson (3/31) Vs. Bethany (3/29) Vs. Dennison (3/26) Bobcats jumped out to a two-run lead
On Tuesday at Mose Moorehead Muskingum University hosted the Muskingum played top-ranked Den- in the top of the sixth inning before the
Field in New Concord, the Fighting Bisons on Sunday afternoon. Right out nison University Thursday night at Big Muskies wrapped up a two-run bottom
Muskies jumped out to an early 4 – 0 of the gate, the Muskies roared into Red Field in Granville. Dennison put of the eighth inning to tie the game
lead over Washington and Jefferson. action as they put seven runs on the the first two runs up to set the tone and take the winning run.
They added to their lead in the bottom board at the end of the first inning. of the game as they scored in every Freshman Tyler Mastro led the
of the fourth, fifth, and seventh innings Over the next five innings, Muskingum inning but the second to defeat the Muskies with three hits and an RBI on
with a run in each to take the game 7 amassed 23 total runs on 18 hits with Muskies 17 – 7. four at-bats. Senior Sam Palmieri had
– 0. seven doubles in the mix, which was Junior Aiden Reis led the Muskies’ three RBIs, including a two-run dou-
The game was the second shutout of a season high. The Bisons only man- offense with three hits, finishing 3-for- ble in the third inning. Freshman Josh
the season for Muskingum. The Musk- aged two total runs in the game, giving 4 at the plate. Classmate Grant Mell- Beavon had two hits on four at-bats
ies had 32 at-bats, seven runs, 12 hits, the Muskies the 23 – 2 victory. erson went 3-for-4 as well, scoring two and an RBI.
and four RBIs. Sophomore Lex Casta- Junior Conner Thamann led the runs.
neda pitched five scoreless innings, al- Muskies with three hits on four at- FOLLOW THE BUZZ
lowing six hits, and landed five strike- bats, including a three-run home run. Vs. Pitt.- Greensburg (3/24)
outs. Juniors Aiden Reis and Grant Meller- The Muskies defeated the Bobcats @DRESDENBUZZ
The next home game for the Fighting son each had three hits, adding six in a close matchup that ended 6 – 5
Muskies will be Saturday, April 11th at runs collectively for the Muskies. in favor of Muskingum, with the two
1 PM. teams tied at 3 in the fifth inning. The

Blue Devils baseball broke even on the season so far at 2 - 2

BY MATTHEW DOTSON | DRESDEN BUZZ
Vs. West Muskingum (3/31) fourth, with five more runs, backed by
Just up the road from Zanesville two final runs in the top of the fifth to
High School, the Blue Devils headed lead 11 – 2. Despite many attempts,
to West Muskingum to play the Torna- Zanesville couldn’t make any more
does. The first two innings of the game runs happen, and they went down af-
were scoreless for both teams. The ter seven by a score of 11 – 2.
Blue Devils opened scoring at the top
of the third with four runs, followed by Vs. Ridgewood (3/28)
a run in the top of the fourth inning to After wet weather made Zanesville
lead 5 – 0. West added a run in the change plans for Saturday’s game,
bottom of the fifth inning, but Zanes- they headed North to West Lafayette,
ville answered back in the sixth with where the Blue Devils were going to
two more runs to increase their lead face the Ridgewood Generals. Ridge-
to 7 – 1. With a four-run top of the sev- wood shut out the Devils while pump-
enth inning, the Blue Devils increased ing out a run in the bottom of the
their score to 11, and although the Tor- second inning, followed by two in the
nadoes scored a run in the bottom of fourth inning, and three final runs in
the inning, it was not enough to avoid the bottom of the sixth inning to win
the 11 – 2 loss to the Blue Devils. the matchup 6 – 0.
Zanesville will travel to Thornville on
Friday to face the Sheridan Generals, Vs. Cambridge (3/26)
with the game starting at 5 PM. Zanesville traveled to play in Don
Coss Stadium on Thursday in Cam-
Vs. West Muskingum (3/30) bridge. The Devils started out strong,
The Tornadoes came to visit the Blue with a score by Tyson Kimble on a
Devils on Monday. West navigated the catcher’s error, followed by a single hit
first two scoreless innings to open up by Mahki Murray to drive in S Norris,
the scoring in the third inning with four and two runs scored on a fly out by
runs to lead 4 – 0, but not for long, Karter Burrell. Zanesville scored two
as the Blue Devils nabbed two runs more runs in the top of the fourth to
in the bottom of the inning to narrow lead the game 8 – 4. The Final score
the lead to 4 – 2. The Tornadoes kept in favor of the Blue Devils was 10 – 5.
Zanesville’s Mahki Murray throws a fastball from the mound in West Lafayette. Matthew Dotson the momentum going in the top of the