FORT MYERS, Fla. - The Western Connecticut State University baseball team opened its southern trip with a doubleheader loss to Haverford College, 10-1 and 10-4 on Friday afternoon at Terry Park.

Game One
Haverford 10, WestConn 1 (7)

Highlights for the Wolves:
WestConn scattered five hits with Jake Montas wrapping a double and scoring the lone Wolves' run.

Julian Gonzalez went 1-for-3 with an RBI single in the visitor's top half of the seventh inning.

Nicholas Moeller, Riley McGuire and Nick Lepere each has one hit in three at bats.

Connor Gannon suffered the loss after allowing 10 runs, nine of them earned over the first five and two third innings.  He struck out three and walked two and drops to 1-1 on the young season.

Zach Schilling came on to record the last Fords out after yielding a hit in the bottom half of the sixth inning.

Highlights for Haverford: 
First-year catcher Chuck Norton was an offensive standout with five hits in seven at-bats on Friday, while the pitching staff combined for 14 strikeouts and just four walks over 14 solid innings.

The Fords struck for three first-inning runs off of Connor Gannon, banging out four hits in that first inning rally as Jack Wallis singled ahead of a double by Zach Crampton, a Zach Landry single, and a Zach Becker double into the gap. Haverford added four more runs in the second inning, as Pranav Rane and Harry Genth set the table for Jonny Flieder's triple and Wallis' double as suddenly Haverford was ahead 7-0 in the early goings.

Riley Grohowski was terrific for the Fords on the hill, as he logged a complete-game effort, allowing just five hits and an unearned run while striking out four and walking a pair. The sophomore looked the part of a staff ace in holding the Wolves off guard throughout the contest, mixing pitches effectively and flummoxing the lineup.

The Fords tacked on three more insurance runs in the sixth inning, with Daniel Rosman notching an RBI single to help highlight that frame. 

Game Two
Haverford 10, WestConn 4 (7)

Highlights for the Wolves:

Nicholast Moeller went 3-for-4 and belted a solo  home run in the fourth inning.

Jesse Dunn went 2-for-3 and drove in a pair of runs in the Wolves three-run fourth inning.  He plated Jake Montas and Spencer Barnett.  Montas preceded Dunn's single with an RBI of his own, driving in Joseph Brunelli to open the scoring in the bottom half of the sixth inning.

Tyler Olmo took the loss on the bump after allowing seven runs, four of them earned over the first five innings.  He struck out four and walked two 

Miguel Gonzalez and Anthony Ormond each worked and inning in the loss.

Highlights for Haverford:
In the second game of the day, Haverford turned to Wyatt Mattison on the mound. Mattison was a force as well, twirling six innings and striking out nine. Haverford stuck to a tried and true formula, adding early runs as a way to cruise to victory behind standout pitching. 

The Fords were up 6-1 after five innings, with Flieder doubling in the second and Kendrick Curry II notching a single in the third inning. Norton joined the hit parade yet again in the fifth to plate an insurance run, and Kyle Beach and Norton both homered in the seventh as Haverford began to run away with the contest in a power-aided frame.  After Mattison turned in a strong day of work, Jack Sampson got the seventh for the Fords, striking out one and allowing just one baserunner. 

Up Next on March 11:
WestConn takes on Wabash College in an early double dip.  First pitch on Saturday is slated for 9 am with a second game to follow at noon.