ELSAH, IL - The Magic Number is now at one.
Junior
John DuHadway (1-0) had a dominating performance in just his second start of the season in leading Webster to the 13-0 victory over Principia Saturday in the first game of the scheduled doubleheader. The second game was suspended in the bottom of the third due to weather.
The usual reliever held the Panthers scoreless on just two hits with a career-high 14 strikeouts. With DuHadway's brilliant outing, the Gorloks pitching staff extended its consecutive scoreless inning streak to 23 innings. He has surrendered two earned runs over his last 19 2/3 innings of work with both runs coming in his only other start against Blackburn last week.
As DuHadway was rolling out zeroes on the Panthers portion of the scoreboard, the Gorloks were sliding crooked numbers on their half.
Webster scored two runs in each the second and third innings. Included in the scoring was career home run number 21 for
Andrew Fuiten. The senior slugger started the scoring with a solo shot in the second, which give him nine on the season. Sophomore
Craig Schaefer accounted for the two runs in the third inning courtesy his two-run single.
Junior
Aaron Senzell continued his feasting of Principia pitching with a two-run home run in the sixth inning. In two games against the Panthers, Senzell is 5-for-6 (.833) with two home runs, three runs scored and five RBI.
The Gorloks put the game on ice with a seven-run seventh inning as
Joe Biagini connected on his first career grand slam to get the scoring started. Two PC errors brought home two more runs before
Dakota Huey capped the scoring with an RBI double.
Webster (21-10 overall, 18-0 SLIAC) will step away from conference action Monday when they travel to Washington University. The Gorloks will host a rare nine-inning doubleheader Tuesday when they play MacMurray at 4 p.m., then Maryvlle at 7 p.m,