Graduate student designated hitter Cole Cherkas swings during a game versus Drew University at Gillespie Field this season. Photo by Abby Smith '27
Graduate student designated hitter Cole Cherkas swings during a game versus Drew University at Gillespie Field this season. Photo by Abby Smith '27
April 12, 2025

Moravian Drops Series Opener to Wilkes

EDWARDSVILLE, Pa. --- The Moravian University baseball squad dropped a 10-6 decision to Wilkes University Saturday in the opening game of a Landmark Conference series.

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EDWARDSVILLE, Pa. --- The Moravian University baseball squad dropped a 10-6 decision to Wilkes University Saturday in the opening game of a Landmark Conference series.

How It Happened

  • The Greyhounds hit as the home team even though the game was played at Wilkes as the weather forced the opening game of the series to be played on the Colonels' turf field
  • The Hounds took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first frame. Sophomore first baseman Wyatt Harrar led off with a single and moved to third on a double from graduate student designated hitter Cole Cherkas. Freshman third baseman Troy Rabosky ripped an RBI single to bring in Harrar while freshman shortstop David Vozzo hit a sacrifice fly to score Cherkas
  • Wilkes answered with a run in the top of the second, and the Colonels added a run on the top of the third to knot the score at 2-2
  • The Blue & Grey retook a 3-2 edge with a run in the bottom of the third as Rabosky led off with a solo home run, his fifth homer of the season
  • The Colonels scored twice in the top of the fifth to move ahead for the first time at 4-3
  • Moravian tied the contest at 4-4 in the bottom of the inning as Cherkas led off with a triple before scoring on a long foul fly ball from Vozzo
  • Wilkes moved ahead for good with three runs in the top of the sixth and three more in the top of the eighth for a 10-4 advantage
  • The Hounds got a run in the bottom of the eighth as Vozzo started the frame with a double and eventually raced home on an RBI groundout by senior right fielder Nick Henry
  • The Blue & Grey finished off the scoring with a run in the bottom of the ninth as freshman center fielder Luke Keitsock singled to begin the inning before touching the plate on a bases loaded RBI sacrifice fly off Rabosky's bat 

Inside the Numbers

  • Moravian collected 11 hits in the game with Rabosky going 3-for-4 with three RBIs, a run and a homer
  • Keitsock was also 3-for-4 with a run and a triple while Cherkas went 2-for-5 with two runs, a double and a triple
  • Harrar had a 2-for-4 game with a run while Vozzo had a hit, a double, a run and two RBIs
  • Henry had one RBI
  • Graduate student Aaron Flyte started on the mound for the Greyhounds, and he had a pair of strikeouts in four innings of action. Sophomore Nick Leonard recorded two strikeouts in an inning of action while sophomore Andrew Benvenuto and freshman Luke Piripavel both had one strikeout in an inning of work Sophomore Ryan Grill, freshman EJ Youngling and sophomore Wes Griffith all tossed two-thirds of an inning

Up Next for the Greyhounds

  • Sunday, April 13 vs. Wilkes University (DH), 12:00 p.m.
  • Tuesday, April 15 at Drew University, 3:30 p.m.