March 20, 2021
Moravian Rallies For Sweep at Juniata to Give Coach Paul Engelhardt 300th Career Win
HUNTINGDON, Pa. --- The Moravian College baseball squad rallied from a 6-0 deficit in the second game to defeat host Juniata College 7-6 after capturing the first game 18-5 as the Greyhounds opened their 2021 Landmark Conference season Saturday. The sweep also gave Head Coach Paul Engelhardt his 300th career victory.
Game 1
Game 1
Moravian University
1-0, 1-0
18
Juniata College
0-1, 0-1
5
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
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4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 1 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
Game 2
Game 2
Moravian University
2-0, 2-0
7
Juniata College
0-2, 0-2
6
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
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0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 3 |
HUNTINGDON, Pa. --- The Moravian College baseball squad rallied from a 6-0 deficit in the second game to defeat host Juniata College 7-6 after capturing the first game 18-5 as the Greyhounds opened their 2021 Landmark Conference season Saturday. The sweep also gave Head Coach Paul Engelhardt his 300th career victory.
How It Happened – Game 1
- The Greyhounds jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the top of the first inning in their first plate appearance in over a year. Senior first baseman Brett Moyer had a two-RBI single in the inning while freshman designated hitter Brett Stewart added an RBI double and freshman left fielder Connor Wengryn connected on an RBI sacrifice fly
- Moravian doubled the lead to 8-0 with four more runs in the second inning. Graduate student third baseman Ian Csencsits, Stewart and junior catcher Nick Montone each had RBI singles while Wengryn added an RBI double
- The Hounds pushed the edge to 10-0 with two runs in the top of the third frame on a two-RBI triple from Moyer
- The Blue and Grey erupted for eight runs in the top of the fifth to extend the lead to 18-0. Moyer drove in two more runs with a double while Montone added an RBI single. Wengryn drew a walk with the bases loaded for an RBI while sophomore second baseman Mason Fisher had an RBI sacrifice fly. Junior center fielder Robert Roman connected on a two-RBI single while the final run scored on an error
- Juniata would get on the scoreboard with a run in the fifth inning and four more in the bottom of the seventh
- Junior Eddie Olsen earned the win on the mound for the Greyhounds as he struck out six batters in six innings of action
How It Happened – Game 2
- The Eagles scored five runs in the bottom of the third inning and one more in the fourth to take a 6-0 lead
- The Hounds closed the gap to 6-4 with a four-run sixth inning. Stewart was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded for the first run while the second run crossed the plate on a balk. An error by Juniata would allow two more runs to score
- Moravian took the lead in the top of the seventh with three runs on an RBI single from Moyer and a two-RBI double by Montone that was the game-winning hit
- Junior Kyle Petsch earn the victory on the mound for the Hounds with four innings of relief work
First for the Hounds
- Moravian had six freshmen make their collegiate debuts including Stewart, Wengryn, second baseman Paul Croyle, Matt Madigan, pitcher Aaron Flyte and outfielder David Ciaccio
Inside the Numbers
- Coach Engelhardt now has a career mark of 300-242-1 in his 15th season leading the Greyhounds
- Moyer was 4-for-6 on the day with seven RBIs, five runs scored, a double and a triple. He had six RBIs in the opener, just one shy of the school record for a single game
- Montone went 4-for-7 with four RBIs and a double while Stewart was 3-for-6 in his collegiate debut with three RBIs
- Roman had a 3-for-7 day with four runs and two RBIs
- Csencsits scored four runs while senior shortstop Michael Miceli crossed the plate five times without reaching base on a hit during the two games
Up Next for the Greyhounds
- Sunday, March 21 vs. Juniata College (DH), 12:30 p.m.
- Saturday, March 27 vs. The University of Scranton (DH), 12:30 p.m.
