Box Score (WASHINGTON, Pa.) – The Thomas More College baseball team fell, 7-0, to Washington & Jefferson College today (Friday, March 30, 2018) in a non-conference game at Ross Memorial Park.
With the loss, the Saints fall to 5-8 and with the win, the Presidents improve to 9-8.
W&J scored two in the second, two in the fourth and three in the eighth, while holding Thomas More scoreless for the 7-0 victory.
At the plate, junior catcher Sam Hauer (Cincinnati, Ohio/Elder), junior first baseman Sean Lawrence (Independence, Ky./Simon Kenton), senior third baseman Tyler Smith (Independence, Ky./Simon Kenton) and junior shortstop Jacob Whitford (Fort Thomas, Ky./Highlands) each had a hit for the Saints.
Sophomore pitcher Griffin Smallwood (Lakeside Park, Ky./Dixie Heights) suffered the loss on the mound as he pitched seven innings giving up four runs (all earned) on nine hits and struck seven. Junior pitcher Adam Ruwe (Park Hills, Ky./Covington Catholic) pitched the eighth and gave up three runs (all earned) on five hits and struck out one.
The two teams will get together tomorrow for a Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) doubleheader starting at 12 p.m. at Ross Memorial Park.
