Second baseman James DiBiasio plated the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth inning, but Muskingum rallied for two runs in the bottom of the frame to nip Ohio Wesleyan 7-6 on Monday in Port Charlotte, Fla.

With the score tied 5-5, junior outfielder Scott Wise (Delaware Hayes) led off the ninth with a double and moved to third on an infield single by freshman outfielder Craig Phillips. DiBiasio then bounced into a double play, with Wise scoring to give the Bishops a 6-5 lead.

Alex Vaccaro led off the bottom of the ninth with an infield single, chasing sophomore righthander Robbie Shane, and sophomore righthander Andrew Cox took the mound for the Bishops. Vaccaro moved to second on a sacrifice and took third on a wild pitch before Forrest Wright walked and Brock Whiteman was hit by a pitch to load the bases.

Erik Spitzer followed an infield single to Cox, scoring Vaccaro with the tying run, and Wright scored the winning run on a wild pitch.

Ohio Wesleyan took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first on an RBI single by junior outfielder Zach Frentsos (Delaware Hayes) and an RBI fielder’s choice from sophomore first baseman Nathan Strome, and the Bishops added two more runs in the second without the benefit of a hit, taking advantage of Muskie pitcher Jared Patterson’s three-base throwing error on a sacrifice by freshman shortstop Zach Bott.

Muskingum came back with a Tyler Hardcastle RBI in the second, evened the game with three runs in the third with the help of Jared Whittington’s two-run single, and took the lead in the fifth on Whiteman’s infield grounder.

The Bishops tied the game at five in the seventh as DiBiasio led off with a single, moved to third on Michael Congrove’s throwing error and scored on Bott’s sacrifice fly.

Frentsos went 2-for-4 and DiBiasio scored three runs to highlight the Bishop offense.

Junior righthander Eric Livingston (Delaware Hayes) started on the mound for Ohio Wesleyan, throwing five innings and allowing five hits and five runs. Cox was charged with the loss in relief.

Chris Wolfe picked up the win in relief for Muskingum.

SOFTBALL

Ohio Wesleyan 12, New Jersey City 1

Senior second baseman Devon Walker and senior first baseman Emily Bradley collected two hits apiece and freshman catcher Brooke Nethers slammed a three-run homer as Ohio Wesleyan defeated New Jersey City in non-conference play on Monday in Fort Myers, Fla.

The Bishops took a 4-0 lead in the second, with senior outfielder Krystle Skaziak, senior outfielder Amanda Sanders and sophomore first baseman Ashley Allen knocking in runs.

Ohio Wesleyan added five more runs in the third, with Bradley’s two-run double to right center the big hit, and finished off the scoring on Nethers’ three-run, inside-the-park home run in the bottom of the fourth.

Bradley was 2-for-2 with two runs scored and two RBI while Walker finished at 2-for-3 with two runs scored. Allen and Skaziak drove in two runs apiece.

Freshman righthander Amanda Barker, making her first collegiate start, pitched the complete game for Ohio Wesleyan, allowing three hits and striking out five while walking none.

Tara Perrucci was the starting and losing pitcher for NJCU.

WOMEN’S TENNIS

Gettysburg 9, Ohio Wesleyan 0

Junior Pam Quigney, senior Mollie Campbell and sophomore Mackenzie Conway stood out for Ohio Wesleyan in a non-conference loss to Gettysburg on Monday in Hilton Head, S.C.

Quigney lost in a super tiebreaker to Kylle O’Sullivan at No. 3 singles, falling 6-1 in the first set before coming back to win the second set 6-4. She dropped the super tiebreaker, though, 10-2.

Campbell fared likewise at No. 5 singles, with Gettysburg’s Laura Habecker winning the first set 6-2 before Campbell came back to win a 7-6 (7-4) marathon in the second set only to see Habecker take the super tiebreaker by a 10-5 count.

Conway won the first set at No. 6 singles, defeating Lydia MacKenzie by a 6-4 score, but MacKenzie came back to win the second set 6-3 and the super tiebreaker 10-7.