WASHINGTON, Pa. -- The Grove City College baseball team split a Presidents' Athletic Conference doubleheader Monday afternoon at league-leading Washington & Jefferson. Grove City (15-6, 3-1 PAC) handed W&J its first league setback of the season in the opener, 13-6. The Presidents (15-6, 5-1 PAC) pulled out a 2-1 win over Grove City in the nightcap at Ross Memorial Park.

Grove City broke open the opener by scoring eight runs in the top of the second inning. Junior first baseman Markus Williams (Sewickley, Pa./Eden Christian) opened the scoring by belting a two-run home run, his first clout of the season. Sophomore right fielder Josh Minnich (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley), who earlier scored on the Williams' homer, capped the outburst with a three-run blast to center field. 

Junior second baseman Lucca Baccari (Irwin, Pa./Penn Trafford) added a run-scoring single in the inning while sophomore third baseman Shane Cato (New Castle, Pa./Shenango) scored on a groundout by sophomore shortstop Luke Vittone (Seven Fields, Pa./Eden Christian).

Grove City added its ninth run in the fourth inning as Vittone scored on a sacrifice fly by sophomore DH Mally Kilbane (Olmsted Falls, Ohio/Olmsted Falls). 

W&J trimmed the lead to 9-2 in fifth inning, then pulled to within 9-6 in the eighth inning. However, Grove City sewed up the win with a four-run ninth inning. 

Williams drove home freshman center fielder Nick Sampson (Venetia, Pa./Peters Township) to give Grove City a 10-6 lead. Senior catcher C.J. Saylor (Lancaster, Pa./Hempfield) followed with a three-run home run to left field that scored Williams and sophomore pinch runner Sam DiStefano (Fairview, Pa./Fairview).

Sampson and Vittone both went 2 for 4 with two runs scored. Williams finished 2 for 5 and scored twice. 

Senior pitcher Tate Ostrowski (Essex, Mass./Covenant Christian) earned his sixth win of the season by pitching into the eighth inning. Ostrowski (6-0) struck out five in seven innings. He allowed five earned runs. Sophomore Evan Umland (Pasadena, Calif./La Canada) struck out three men over the final two innings in relief. 

Sophomore pitcher David Leslie (Butler, Pa./Butler) fired a complete game in Game Two, his second straight complete game. He allowed two runs in eight innings while striking out five. W&J broke a 1-1 tie in the bottom of the ninth when Evan Sante doubled in pinch runner John Klein.

Grove City took a 1-0 lead in the third as sophomore left fielder Nico Rodriguez (Stafford, Va./Mountain View) doubled and later scored on a Sampson groundout. Grove City finished the nightcap with five hits while W&J had six total hits. 

The Wolverines will host Penn State Behrend at 4 p.m. Tuesday in non-conference play at Jack Behringer Field.