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Wright, Skibinski
Put Gannon Baseball in Deep Freeze |
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Complete Box Scores Seniors Nate Wright and Chris Skibinski are the third and fourth starters in the Ashland University pitching rotation. Both are quiet righthanders who don’t really have an aggressive sales pitch when it comes to boasting about their pitching. But who needs a sales pitch when you have out pitches like this duo? Sunday (Mar. 30) at AU’s Donges Field, the two seniors hurled shutouts as AU swept Gannon in a Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference baseball doubleheader. Wright pitched a three-hitter in the first game as the Eagles routed the Golden Knights, 13-0. In the second game, Skibinski pitched a complete game four-hitter in a 9-0 Ashland triumph. Wright didn’t walk a batter and struck out eight. Skibinski didn’t give out a free pass and had four strikeouts. Wright is 5-0 and the team leader in wins. Skibinski is 4-0 and is second on the team in victories. The Eagles, who won three of four from Gannon over the weekend, are 18-8, 7-1 in GLIAC action. Gannon is 7-11 and 2-6. Ashland didn’t have any problems scoring runs in either contest Sunday. In the first game, senior Brock Wiskochil ignited the offense by going 4-for-4 with five RBI. The catcher-designated hitter had a double and three singles. Leadoff man Tim Hinchliffe was 2-for-4 and scored three runs and junior catcher Josh Gaub was 3-for-4 and drove in three runs. Junior center fielder Brandon Cornell went 2-for-2 and senior first baseman Butch Kaufman was 2-for-4. Junior infielder Pat Crum had two of Gannon’s three hits. Sophomore righthander Dale Dollard was the starter and loser for GU. If Gannon had any thoughts about bouncing back to take the nightcap, the Eagles quickly erased them. AU scored three times in the first inning of the second game and added six more runs in the third. Gaub had a two-run single in the first. AU collected five of its 10 hits in the third inning. Senior outfielder Adam Whetstone had a two-run single in the frame and sophomore outfielder Richie Jones drove in two runs with a double. Gaub, Jones and Cornell finished the second game 2-for-3. Whetstone was 2-for-4. Sophomore lefty Matt Berkey took the loss, falling to 0-3. |