Wise, VA-- The West Virginia Wesleyan College Baseball Team would take on UVA-Wise for a four game conference series. The Wesleyan Bobcats would come into the match-up 16-30 with a 9-19 conference record. 

Game 1:

On the mound for game 1 would be Senior pitcher, Hunter Rotarius out of Apopka, FL. 

Wise would come out of the gates pretty strong as they put up 2 runs on 2 hits in the bottom of the first inning as the Bobcats still look to get on board. In the bottom of the second inning the Cavaliers would put on another run as the Bobcats would be trailing 3-0 with 5 innings to go. 

In the top of the 6th inning and the Bobcats would get something going as Antonio Vega would start off the inning with a walk bringing Ryan Kiser to the plate. Domonic Castello would score Vega on a fielder's choice making the game 3-1. 

Wise would tack on another run making it 4-1 going into the top of the 7th inning. Greg Smith would start things off in the top of the 7th with a single to right field. Eric Forbrick would come to the dish as he would double to left center field scoring Smith from first base. Antonio Vega would keep it rolling as he would single to center field as Forbrick would come into score as the Bobcats are only down by one run. Nick Grotti would single to center field as Ryan Kiser would come to the plate. Kiser would roll over to first base as the Bobcats would come up just short as the final score would be 4-3. 

Game 2: 

On the mound for game 2 would be Junior pitcher Griffin Roe out of Stewart, FL. 

The Cavaliers would come out strong just like they did in game 1 as they put up 2 runs in the bottom half of the first inning on two hits. In the top of the second inning the Bobcats would answer with a run themselves. Antonio Vega would double to lead of the top half, Nick Grotti would come to the plate next as he would single to left field bringing in Vega to score. The Bobcats would fail to capitalize on any more runs in the inning as the game is now 2-1. 

The Cavaliers would continue to pour on runs as the Bobcats were having a tough time trying to slow them down. They would put up 3 runs on just two hits as Roe would be losing some command on the mound. 

In the top half of the 3rd, the Cavaliers would not be the only team to put up some runs as the Bobcats would put up 2. Greg Smith would crush a double into left field, later in the inning Eric Forbrick would continue to crush the ball as he would hit a 2 run blast to make it a 5-3 game. The Bobcats defense would need to do a better job of holding off the Cavaliers as they would be in a groove. 

It wouldn't be until the top of the 5th inning when there would be any runs scored as the Bobcats had a huge opportunity. Jonathan Cintro would start off the inning by earning a 6 pitch walk. Eric Forbrick would come up as he would bloop one into left field bringing Antonio Vega to the plate. Vega would get hit by the pitch loading the bases with 0 outs. Nick Grotti would step up as he would hit a shallow fly ball in foul territory right over first base. Cintron would tag up and score making it 5-4 as the Bobcats would still have runs in scoring position. The very next batter Ben Fulks would hit into a double play to end the inning as the Bobcats would trail by just one run. 

Wise would take back control of the game as they would score 5 runs on 5 hits in the bottom of the fifth inning as the momentum as really gone to the Cavaliers in game 2. The Cavaliers were not done there as they would put up 3 runs in the bottom half of the 6th inning.

The Bobcats would have one more chance to really put a dent in the score, the inning started off with another home run from Eric Forbrick to bring it to an 8 run ball game. The Bobcats would have their opportunities but in the end fell short.

The Bobcats will take on the Cavaliers tomorrow looking to take two and split the series.

Game 3:

On the mound for the Bobcats would be Freshman pitcher Michael Maiolo out of Beckley, WV. 

The Bobcats would be the first to draw blood in Game 3 as Nick Grotti would lead things off in the top of the second with a walk. Dominic Castello would come up as the Bobcats would execute a perfect hit and run as Grotti would move to 3rd base. Ryan Kiser would step in and ground into a 6-4-3 double play, however Nick Grotti would come across to score to make it 1-0 Bobcats. 

It wouldn't take long for the Cavaliers to put some runs together as they would tack on 2 runs on 3 hits in the bottom half of the 2nd. 

Greg Smith would come up to bat in the 3rd inning as he would get things rolling for the Bobcats as he would double to left field bringing Alex Skinner up. Skinner would smoke an opposite field 2 run home run to take back the lead and the momentum as the Bobcats would be up 3-2. 

The game would be quite until the bottom of the 5th inning when the Cavaliers would also hit a 2 run home run to the opposte field as they would take the lead back. 

The Bobcats would not be done fighting as they still have 2 innings to pour on more runs. Eric Forbrick would start off the top of the 6th inning with a double to left center field. Antonio Vega would move Forbrick to third base with 1 out. Nick Grotti would reach on a throwing error from the shortstop which would also bring in Forbrick to score to tie the ball game up. 

This game would be heading into extra innings as the Cavaliers would be the ones that would get the first run to score which would walk off the game on an error.

Game 4: 

On the mound for game 4 would be Junior pitcher Kyle Kania as he looks to maintain his perfect record. 

The Bobcats would be the first to score as Greg Smith would single to left field. The very next batter, Jonathan Cintron would walk on 5 pitches, Eric Forbrick would then come up with 0 outs as he would reach on an error by the pitcher as the Bobcats would have the bases loaded. Antonio Vega would ground into a double play as Smith would come into score. Nick Grotti would step up and single to bring Cintron in to score as the Bobcats would take a 2-0 lead. 

In the bottom half of the 1st, Wise would go on a run as they put up 3 runs on 3 hits and an error on the Bobcat defense. 

The Bobcats would be down 5-2 heading into the top of the 3rd as Greg Smith would reach on an error by the shortstop. Jonathan Cintron would reach on another walk bringing Eric Forbrick up. Forbrick would single to left field as Smith would come into score. Nick Grotti would hit a SAC fly as Cintron would come into score to make it 6-4. Sam Ross would come up to the plate as he would single and would take the game to make it 6-5.

Wise would put on 4 runs striaght until the Bobcats woiuld have a turn in the top of the 7th inning. Eric Forbrick would hit the farthest ball of the weekend as he would make it 9-7. The Bobcats would play small ball and they would produce 2 more runs to make it 9-9. 

The Cavaliers would produce another run in the bottom of the 8th inning. The Cavaliers would walk it off again as they would go on to sweep the Bobcats. 

The Bobcats will be back in action next weekend as they take on Glenville State College.