Petrels Top Panthers on Road, 10-5

The Oglethorpe University baseball team defeated LaGrange College on the road on Wednesday evening, 10-5.

The Petrels used two runs each in the fourth and fifth innings to turn a 2-1 deficit into a 5-2  lead. RBI singles by Matthew Cornwell and Andrew Lofholm gave the Petrels the 3-2 lead in the fourth, and a sac fly by Jake Spear and an RBI single by Jeff Pope in the fifth gave the Petrels the three-run lead.

LaGrange pulled their deficit back to 5-4 over the next two innings, but the Petrels would put the game away in the eighth and ninth, scoring five runs over the last two innings.

A two-run double by J.J. Rizzo and an RBI single by Andy Farrey would give the Petrels their three runs in the eighth. Then, after LaGrange scored a run in the bottom half to make it 8-5, the Petrels would end the scoring in the ninth with an RBI groundout by Cornwell and an RBI walk by Farrey.

Freshman righty John Gibbs moved his record to a perfect 3-0 on the season, as he allowed just one earned run on four hits over five innings.

Farrey had the best evening at the plate for the Petrels, going 2-for-3 with two RBIs and a run scored. He also worked three walks on the night.

Oglethorpe moved back to the .500 mark, at 13-13 on the year, with the win. They will continue SCAC play this weekend when Sewanee comes to town for a three-game set. Saturday will feature a doubleheader, with first pitch schedule for 2 p.m. A single game will be played on Sunday. First pitch for that game will be at 1 p.m.