OBERLIN, Ohio -- The Grove City College baseball team opened a five-game road trip Wednesday afternoon with an 8-3 setback at Oberlin (5-2) in non-conference action at Dill Field. Oberlin broke open the game by scoring four runs in the bottom of the fifth inning. 

Grove City (6-5) forged a 1-1 tie in the top of the second inning when sophomore third baseman Kenny Lavrich (Franklin, Pa./Cranberry) singled, advanced to second on a wild pitch and later scored on a two-out single from senior second baseman Lucca Baccari (Irwin, Pa./Penn Trafford). 

Senior first baseman Markus Williams (Sewickley, Pa./Eden Christian) belted a solo home run in the top of the seventh. He also scored in the ninth inning on when freshman catcher Adam Weber (McKees Rocks, Pa./Montour) hit a sacrifice fly. Weber went 2 for 3.

Junior pitcher Evan Umland (Pasadena, Calif./La Canada) pitched five innings and took the setback. He struck out six while allowing two earned runs. Junior Isaiah Zuchowski (Barneveld, N.Y./Poland), freshman Michael Earman (Grove City, Pa./Grove City), freshman Wil Peters (Mesa, Ariz./Westwood) and freshman Jack Houston (Vienna, Va./Vienna) all pitched in relief. 

The Wolverines will visit Penn State DuBois for a 5:30 p.m. doubleheader Friday afternoon. The teams moved the twinbill up one day due to impending weather this weekend.