A Game of Momentum Shifts
The Baldwin Wallace baseball squad entered the Division III College World Series with high hopes, but a 7‑6 defeat to East Texas Baptist in Eastlake, Ohio, turned those hopes into a fight for survival.
East Texas Baptist drew first blood when an early error opened the door for Carson Livesay to score, and the lead grew to 6‑5 in the seventh inning after Justin Flannery’s two‑run double and Joaquin Costa’s RBI groundout.
The Yellow Jackets rallied in the ninth, as Colin West and Matt DelDuca hit back‑to‑back doubles to trim the margin to a single run, yet a critical misplay in the fifth had already allowed three runs to cross the plate.
Denison, fresh off an 8‑0 victory over Johns Hopkins earlier on May 30, now stands as the next opponent in an elimination game scheduled for May 31, a contest that could determine which team advances to the championship series.
With East Texas Baptist sitting at 2‑0 and poised to contend for the title, Baldwin Wallace must regroup quickly, hoping to rebound before its next appearance on the national stage.