The Basics
Score: No. 20 Roanoke 3, Guilford 1
Records: Roanoke 17-5, 3-2 ODAC | Guilford 13-10, 1-4 ODAC
Location: Greensboro, N.C.

The Lead: Three Roanoke pitchers combined to allow just five hits as the Maroons topped Guilford 3-1 in ODAC Baseball action on Wednesday.

How it Happened:

• John Ruhlman started on the mound and went three innings. The southpaw surrendered four hits, did not allow a run and struck out two before giving way to Steven Loney (1-0).
• Loney tossed three innings, did not allow a hit, walked one and struck out four. Sal Trancucci earned the save after going the final three innings and giving up just one run on one hit.
• Roanoke jumped on the board in the first inning when Will Black singled to open the game. Black advanced to second on a wild pitch and moved to third on a ground out. A Collier Donald RBI groundout brought in Black to give RC a 1-0 lead.
• The score stayed that way until the fifth inning when Dean Hermanson singled with one out and moved to second on a stolen base. Hermanson moved to third on a wild pitch then came into score following a Will Decker RBI single to make it 2-0 Maroons.
• RC tacked on another run in the sixth inning when Sean Guida reached on an error, stole second and moved to third on a Donald single. Guida made it 3-0 when he came home on a double play groundout.
• Guilford pushed across a run in the home half of the eighth inning to make it 3-1, but Trancucci retired the side in order in the ninth to preserve the Roanoke win.
• Ty Walser (1-2) took the loss for Guilford after going six innings and giving up three runs on five hits.

Up Next: Roanoke will host No. 1 Shenandoah on Saturday in an ODAC doubleheader starting at Noon.