Baseball & Men's Lacrosse: 4-29-17
"On This Day" is a Wells College Athletics feature designed to look back over the past three seasons when most of our 2020 seniors began play for the Express and what highlights happened to Wells' spring teams on this day on April 29
Baseball: April 29, 2017
The Wells College baseball team completed its first-ever doubleheader sweep of a North Eastern Athletic Conference opponent by defeating visiting Gallaudet University 3-2 in extra innings in the first game and 6-2 in the second game on Saturday, April 29 at the Wells Turf Field in Aurora, N.Y.
Wells 3, Gallaudet 2 (9 innings)
The scheduled seven-inning game was scoreless into the top of the ninth, when Gallaudet took a two-run lead. Wells rallied in the bottom of the ninth for a one-run win.
Wells starting pitcher Zach Kemp didn't allow a hit until the top of the sixth. He pitched the complete game and earned the victory to improve his record to 4-3 on the year. Kemp scattered four hits over nine innings with seven strikeouts and three walks. Both ninth-inning runs were earned.
The Express got a second-inning double and fourth-inning triple from Dylan Nolan, but couldn't muster a run until the bottom of the ninth. Nolan again led the offensive charge with a leadoff double. Mike Diehr hit an infield grounder that was thrown away and allowed Nolan to score from second and Diehr to move to second base. Tyler Young walked, and Mark Yorkey sacrificed to move the runners to second and third. An intentional walk loaded the bases and Gallaudet brought five defenders into the infield. A.J. Nesci bunted the first pitch down the first base line and none of the defenders had a play as Wells walked off with a victory.
Wells 6, Gallaudet 2
Aaron Wintermute pitched a complete-game victory for the Wells. He scattered four hits and didn't issue a walk over the nine innings. It was his first victory as a member of the Express, and he had three strikeouts.
Mike Diehr, Nolan, and Brandon Shirley had two hits each. Nolan hit a bases-loaded triple that scored three runs as part of Wells' five-run rally in the fifth. Greyson Avots scored two runs and tripled in the first inning.
Men's Lacrosse: April 29, 2017
The Wells College men's lacrosse team scored a season-best 21 goals and wrapped up its 2017 season with a 21-17 victory over Medaille College in North Eastern Athletic Conference play on Saturday, April 29 in a game played at Dobson Field at D'Youville College in Buffalo.
The Express tied its best overall win total in 10 years of competition in varsity men's lacrosse with four wins, and the three conference wins established a program-best in that category.
Wells led 6-3 after the first quarter and 13-6 at halftime and led the rest of the way. After falling behind 1-0 early in the first, Wells scored five goals in a row.
Alex Milliken capped his stellar Wells career with eight goals. Brady Hoose had five goals and two assists, and Tanner Mingen had six points on three goals and three assists. Jordan Milliken had two goals and two assists and Aaron Heisey had a goal and three assists. Brendan O'Connor and Josh Delaney each scored their second career goals in the victory.
Wells goalkeeper Nick Hallinan had 16 saves. The Express won 22 of 42 faceoffs. Hoose led Wells with three caused turnovers. Heisey had 15 ground balls and Mingen had 11 ground balls.
