(TIFFIN, OH)- Thomas More's baseball team opened Great Midwest Athletic Conference play on Saturday (March, 16th) in a doubleheader against Tiffin. The Saints won game one by a score of 11-1 and lost game two by a score of 8-4. Thomas More is not an overall 8-8 on the season, and 1-1 in conference play.
Game 1: Thomas More 11-1 (7 innings)
- Sophomore Jeremy Ward (Cincinnati, OH / Elder) hits an RBI single in the 2nd inning to give the Saints the lead (1-0).
- Graduate student Derek Atwood (Burlington, KY / Conner) clears the bases later in the inning with a grand slam home run to make it 5 to 0.
- Tiffin scores one in the bottom of the second to make it 5 to 1.
- Senior Brady Baldock (Burlington, KY / St. Henry) hits an RBI double in the 5th to make it 6 to 1 Saints.
- In the 6th inning, sophomore Gunner Kalkhoff (Cincinnati, OH / LaSalle) walks to pick up an RBI and bring home another run.
- Later in the inning, Baldock clears the bases with a three RBI double to make it 10 to 1.
- Junior Ben Duncan (Hilliard, OH / Hilliard Bradley) hits an RBI single in the 7th to make it 11 to 1.
Game 2: Tiffin 8-4 (7 innings)
- In the top of the first inning, junior Gavin Vogelgesang (Cincinnati, OH / St. Xavier) scored on a wild pitch to make it 1-0.
- Sam Bond would later single to bring home another Saint run to make it 2-0.
- Also in the first inning, senior Gavin Pearson (Burlington, KY / Cooper) scores on a wild pitch to extend the lead to 3.
- Tiffin took the lead in the second inning after posting 7 runs.
- Junior Derek Marinucci (Canton, MI / Divine Child) walked to bring home a Saint run in the 3rd. (4-7)
- Tiffin added another run in the 4th.
Game 1:
- Brady Baldock went 3-4 at the plate with 4 RBIs and 2 doubles.
- Derek Atwood went 1-4 at the plate with a four run homer.
- First year Sam Bond (St. Leon, IN / East Central) went 3-4 at the plate with a double.
Game 2:
Game 1:
- Junior Austin Dennis (Cincinnati, OH / Oak Hills) pitched the complete 7 innings for the Saints. He picked up the win, and struck ut 3.
Game 2:
- Junior Jackson Grimmelsman (Cincinnati, OH / Elder) got the start. He went 1.0 innings, allowed 6 earned runs and struck out 2. He picked up the loss.
- Senior Zach Dugan (Cincinnati, OH / Elder) pitched 5.0 innings, allowing just 1 run on 2 hits and struck out 2.

The Saints return to action tomorrow to finish the series with Tiffin. First pitch of game 1 of the doubleheader will be at 12:00 PM.