GROVE CITY, Pa. -- The Grove City College baseball team earned its fifth straight victory Monday afternoon by pulling out a 5-4 win over visiting Hiram in non-conference action at Jack Behringer Field. 

Sophomore pitcher Michael Earman (Grove City, Pa./Grove City) earned his first win of the season by throwing a career-high 6 2/3 innings. Earman (1-1) highlighted his first start of the season by striking out five while allowing two runs and four hits. 

Junior first baseman Colin Marinpetro (Imperial, Pa./West Allegheny) went 2 for 4 while sophomore catcher Adam Weber (McKees Rocks, Pa./Montour) doubled. Junior center fielder Nick Sampson (Venetia, Pa./Peters Township) singled, walked and scored two runs while sophomore third baseman Sam Bevin (Louisville, Ky./Wake County) drove in two runs with a pair of sacrifice flies. 

Sampson scored an unearned run in the first when senior second baseman Luke Vittone (Seven Fields, Pa./Eden Christian) hit into a fielder's choice. Hiram tied the game in the second inning but Sampson gave Grove City a 2-1 lead in the third inning when he scored on a wild pitch. 

In the fourth inning, Bevin's fly out scored freshman DH John McIntyre (Vestal, N.Y./Vestal). Sampson's bunt single later scored Weber. 

Bevin pushed Grove City's lead to 5-2 in the eighth inning when his sacrifice fly scored freshman left fielder Braeden Coyle (Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair).

Hiram scored twice in the top of the ninth and had the tying run on second base. However, sophomore Bryce Trischler (Mars, Pa./Shady Side Academy) secured his second save of the season by striking out Ethan Ryan to end the game.

Trischler struck out two in his scoreless inning of relief. Sophomore Jack Houston (Vienna, Va./Vienna) pitched 1 1/3 innings in relief of Earman.

Houston and Trischler now share the team lead with two saves. Six men have saves this year for Grove City (19-9).

The Wolverines return to Presidents' Athletic Conference play Thursday at Waynesburg University. The doubleheader will start at 1 p.m.