Box Score The #18 ranked Webster University baseball team started its spring trip with a loss to Moravian College (PA) on March 7 in Punta Gorda, FL.  The Gorloks took an early 1-0 lead, but three unearned runs helped put them in a 4-1 hole, before losing, 5-2.

Alec Bahnick (SO, Owensboro, KY/Owensboro Catholic HS) singled to lead off the third, swiped second and third, and scored on a groundout by Blake Thomas (JR, Troy, IL/Triad HS).  The Greyhounds scored two in the bottom of the third when pitcher C.J. Lee helped put himself in a hole.  After allowing two singles, a throwing error on a ground ball by Lee allowed one run to score and the runner to reach.  After a sac bunt, a Moravian sacrifice fly scored the go ahead run.

The Greyhounds scored two more in the sixth, one unearned, off reliever Trey Tigart (SO, Sikeston, MO/Sikeston HS) who had relieved Lee in the fifth.  Moravian sandwiched a pair of singles around an error.  Matt Goro (SO, Wildwood, MO/Lafayette HS) was summoned to put out the fire, and struck out the first batter he faced to end the inning, but the Gorloks trailed 4-1.  Goro was touched for a run in the seventh after giving up a double, an intentional walk, and an RBI single to make it 5-1, Moravian.

Webster would score one more run, in the eighth, courtesy of a walk to Charlie Gandolfi (SR, Mundelein, IL/Mundelein HS), a wild pitch, passed ball, and sacrifice fly by Thomas to make it the 5-2 final.

Lee went 4 2/3 innings, giving up two hits and two walks, two unearned runs, and striking out one.  He is now 1-1 on the season.  Thomas was 0-3, but drove in both of Webster's runs.  Mike Golich (FR, Aurora, IL/Aurora West HS), taking over at first base for Jeff Kammer (SR, Chesterfield, MO/Lafayette HS) was 2-2.  Dylan Rajkovich (JR, Orland Park, IL/Carl Sandburg HS) was 2-4 in the game. 

Moravian is a member of the Centennial Conference.  The Greyhounds were 32-12 in 2014, advancing to NCAA III Championships.


Webster is now 1-3 on the season.  The game vs. Moravian was the first of eight games the Gorloks will be playing in Florida over the break.  Webster will next play Wheaton College (MA) on March 8 in Auburndale and #12 ranked Marietta College (OH) on March 9 in Port Charlotte.