Ryan Greifelt
4
Winner Webster WEBSTER 1-2
1
Transylvania TRANSY 0-1
Winner
Webster WEBSTER
1-2
4
Final
1
Transylvania TRANSY
0-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Webster WEBSTER 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 11 1
Transylvania TRANSY 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 2

W: Greifelt, Ryan (1-1) L: L. Patton (0-1) S: Hunt, Carter (1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Kyle Jones

Gorloks Earn First Victory Of Season Behind Dominant Pitching By Greifelt and Hunt.

DECATUR, Ill. - The Webster University baseball team hit the road to Millikin University for a neutral site decision against Transylvania University Sunday afternoon at Workman Family Baseball Field. The Gorloks earned their first victory of the 2025 season by defeating Transylvania by the final score of 4-1. WU's Ryan Greifelt and Carter Hunt pitched the full game and combined for 12 strikeouts.  

Webster opened this decision with the bats as Karl Peters led off the game and reached base on an error where he later advanced to second on a wild pitch. Two batters later, the Gorloks struck first on the scoreboard with an rbi single to right by Evan Evola that scored Peters for the 1-0 lead. 

In the bottom of the first, the Pioneers tied the game at one apiece on a rbi single through the left side by Calvin Schubert. Greifelt got out of the inning with a flyout double-play and a caught stealing throw down to second by catcher Dalton Groves. 

In the top of the second, WU's Ryan Hartz led off the inning with a single to left. Moments later, Hartz advanced to third on a single by right by Nick Schumacher. After a stolen base by Schumacher, Groves laced an rbi single to left that scored Hartz for the 2-1 lead. With runners on the corners and no outs, Peters laid down a great sacrifice bunt that scored Schumacher that increased the advantage to 3-1. In the bottom of the second, WU's Greifelt recorded a scoreless inning with a flyout and back-to-back strikeouts. 

In the third inning, both starting pitchers in Luke Patton and Greifelt recorded a scoreless inning as Greifelt fanned two batters. 

In the top of the fourth, Transylvania made their first pitching change of the game and called upon Connor Arnold as he recorded a scoreless inning. In the bottom half, Greifelt recorded his third straight scoreless inning by adding two more strikeouts to his outing.  

In the top of the fifth, James Theodore led off the inning with a single and later advanced to second on a single by Cullen McBride. Moments later, both runners advanced 90 feet on a wild pitch. With one out, Cameron Hailstone drew a walk that loaded the bases. The offensive threat of the Gorloks came up short as the score remained 3-1. WU's Greifelt returned to the mound in the bottom of the fifth and continued his dominance with another scoreless inning. 

In the bottom of the sixth inning, Webster called upon senior reliever in Hunt out the bullpen as he recorded two strikeouts that kept the lead of 3-1. Hunt followed up with back-to-back scoreless innings in the seventh and eighth as the score remained 3-1. 

In the top of the ninth, the Gorloks added their final run of the game on an rbi double to center by McBride that scored Theodore that made the score 4-1. Hunt closed out the game with two strikeouts in the bottom of the ninth that led to the victory. 

On the mound, Greifelt pitched five innings, struck out six and earned the win. Hunt pitched four scoreless innings, struck out six, and earned the save.

For the game, Theodore recorded a team-high three hits while McBride and Schumacher had two each. WU's Peters, Evola, McBride, and Groves recorded one rbi each. 

The Gorloks will close out their trip in Decatur on Monday, February 24 with a decision against Benedictine University starting at 3:30PM. 
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