NORTH WALES, PA (April 21, 2025) - Georgian Court Baseball continued their season Monday with an early doubleheader against CACC South Division foe, Chestnut Hill. The Griffins got excellent pitching in a sweep of the Lions, 12-2 and 6-2. 

Game 1 - Chestnut Hill 12, Georgian Court 2 - 8 Innings
How it Happened
• Chestnut Hill pestered the Lions all game collecting 17 hits, 15 singles to score 12 runs.
• Georgian Court scattered four singles.
• Chestnut Hill made two errors in the field which led to both GCU runs. The Lions made one error defensively.
• CHC was all over the bases stealing seven bases and moving up on six wild pitches.
• GCU batters struck out nine times and walked once. Lion pitchers walked three and struck out four.
• The Lions stranded nine runners on base and CHC left five. 
• Georgian Court got on the board first in the second inning. Frank Marra ripped a one-out single and Oliver Santana drove him in with an infield single.
• The inning continued and JR Osmond, who was hit by a pitch, scored on a wild pitch for a 2-0 GCU lead.
• That lead only lasted until the bottom of the inning. Chestnut Hill started the inning with back-to-back singles and both of those runs came in on outs to tie the score.
• The Griffins followed suit with another two-run inning. An RBI single and their third run-scoring out made it a 4-2 ball game after three.
• Four singles in the fourth produced two more runs for Chestnut Hill as they took a 6-2 lead following a two-out, two-RBI hit. 
• CHC tacked on one more in the fifth, scoring on a wild pitch.
• Georgian Court threatened to get closer in teh seventh. A two-out Griffin error loaded the bases and kept the inning alive, but CHC starter J Schweiker got a strikeout to end the threat.
• That missed opportunity proved costly. The Griffins put a three-spot on the board getting a two-run home run and a two-out RBI single in the bottom of the inning.
• Ahead 10-2, Chestnut Hill put together a two-out rally to end the game early. It started with a walk, followed by consecutive singles to plate to more runners and end the game, 12-2 after eight.

Lion Stat Leaders
• Frank Marra singled twice and scored a run.
• JR Osmond walked and scored.
• Oliver Santana singled and drove in a run.
• Joshua Moreno knocked a pinch hit single. 

For the Griffins
• Jake Schweiker went the first seven allowing two runs, zero earned on three hits with eight strikeouts.
• Michael Benedetto singled three times, stole two bases and scored twice.
• Nicholas Shiffler homered as a part of a three-hit day with three RBI.
• Justin Geiger also had three hits finishing 3-4 with a double, two RBI and three runs batted in. 

Game Two - Chestnut Hill 6, Georgian Court 2
How it Happened
• The game featured eight runs on 10 hits with Chestnut Hill collecting seven and GCU just three.
• Only one extra-base hit in the game, a Griffin double.
• Georgian Court made four errors leading to three unearned runs.
• There were 11 stolen bases, seven by CHC and four by Georgian Court.
• Both teams struggled with walks. GCU walked four and CHC five. The Lions struck out five and Griffin pitchers fanned six. 
• Georgian Court went down in order in the first and it looked like Chestnut Hill might do the same. But a double, walk, wild pitch and two-out, two-RBI single changed the complexion of the innings and put the Griffins on top 2-0.
• Both teams scored in the second. The Lions got a run without the benefit of a hit. Two walks and two stolen bases brought in Israel Garcia who cut the lead in half.
• The Griffins used their legs as well to get the run back in the home half of the inning. They led off with a single, stole second, third and scored on a throwing error to make it a 3-1 game through three.
• The Lion scratched out a run in the fourth. A walk and two singles made it a one-run game again, 3-2. 
• JP Mahoney drove in Joshua Moreno who drew a one-out walk.
• Chestnut Hill had an answer again though. A single, failed pick off, stolen base and a wild pitch brought in the Griffins first run in the fourth.
• They made it 5-2 on a two-out RBI single.
• The Lions put the tying runs on base with two outs in the fourth, but a strikeout ended the inning with the Griffins still up three.
• Chestnut Hill scored again without needing a hit. A walk, stolen base, throwing error and wild pitch put CHC ahead 6-2 going to the seventh.
• Georgian Court went down in order in the final inning for the 6-2 final score.

Lion Stat Leaders
• Israel Garcia singled and scored a run.
• Jaylen Bruno doubled and drew a walk.
• JP Mahoney singled and drove in a run.
• Anthony Ortega went 4.2 innings allowing five runs, three earned on six hits with four strikeouts.
• Andrew Sloan allowed one unearned run in 1.1 innings of work. 

For the Griffins
• Dylan Broderick got the win allowing two runs on three hits in 4.2 innings. 
• Colby Seellig earned the save throwing 2.1 hitless innings with four punchouts.
• Kenyon Motley had a 2-3 day with two runs scored.
• Justin Geiger singled twice and drove in two runs.

News and Notes
• Chestnut Hill put a lot of pressure on the Lions defense stealing 14 bases in 16 attempts and moving up on nine wild pitches.
• Georgian Court got runners on base, but couldn't bring them in. They stranded 15 across the doubleheader and hit .125 with runners on and .059 with runners in scoring position.

Up Next
• Georgian Court has another road doubleheader this week against a CACC South Division foe. They'll be at Wilmington Wednesday, April 23 starting at 12 pm.