Baseball Records Season-High 19 Runs in Road Victory

The Capital University baseball team pounded out 17 hits and drew 15 walks Friday in a 19-10 triumph over OU-Lancaster at Beavers Field in Lancaster, Ohio.

Eleven different players registered hits for the Crusaders (6-5 overall), who broke the game open with a five-run fourth after trailing 4-3 entering the inning. Capital added seven in the sixth and four in the eighth for the final margin.

Junior outfielder Nate Campbell (Latrobe, Pa.; above) posted a team-high four hits, including his first career home run, and scored three times. Junior Taylor Branisel (South Euclid, Ohio), senior infielder Brandon Natale (Westerville, Ohio) and junior Andy Grillo (McArthur, Ohio) also contributed with multi-hit games. Senior infielder Jacob Thuman (Westerville, Ohio) walked five times and contributed three runs scored.

Sophomore pitcher Robert Fravel (Port Clinton, Ohio) improved to 1-1 with his first win of the year after tossing three innings in relief of starter Anthony Klamic (Wooster, Ohio). Six different pitchers appeared in the contest for Capital.

Full game statistics and play-by-play are currently unavailable.

The Crusaders continue play tomorrow at Malone. The scheduled doubleheader is set to begin at 1 p.m. in Canton, Ohio.