Baseball splits with Westminster in day three in Florida

FORT PIERCE, Fla. – The Ursinus College baseball team forged a split with Westminster (Pa.) on Tuesday afternoon, dropping the first game 7-2 before battling back to win the nightcap 8-7.

In game one, the Bears (4-3) got two hits each from sophomore infielder Brandon Sullivan (Glibertsville, Pa./Boyertown), junior Rob Vogt (Basking Ridge, N.J./The Hill School), sophomore outfielder Ben Gresh (Pottstown, Pa./Pottsgrove) and senior outfielder Tommy Clarke (Whitehouse Station, N.J./Hunterdon).

Freshman pitcher Kyle Levocz (Philadelphia, Pa./Father Judge) took the loss, striking out nine and not walking a batter.

In game two, Ursinus battled back from a deficit to win in the bottom of the seventh. Senior outfielder Brett Umstead (Green Lane, Pa./Upper Perkiomen) drove in the tying run with a triple, while Umstead scored on a game-winning hit by senior catcher Chris Fusco (Reading, Pa./Exeter Township).

Vogt was 2-for-4 in the win.

Sophomore Sean Grimes (Villanova, Pa./Radnor) got the win in relief of freshman pitcher Allen Weaver (Lemoyne, Pa./Trinity). Grimes threw 3.2 innings, allowing eight hits.

Ursinus will take on Elizabethtown on Thursday.