Dominant pitching and a timely hit helps UOlivet defeats Wilmington, 2-1

WILMINGTON, Ohio – Behind a strong pitching performance, The University of Olivet baseball team defeated Wilmington (Ohio) College, 2-1, this afternoon on Tewksbury-Delaney Field. With the win, the Comets sweep the three-game weekend series against the Quakers.

THE BASICS

• Final Score: Olivet 2, Wilmington 1
• Location: Tewksbury-Delaney Field; Wilmington, Ohio
• Records: Olivet 4-1 overall, Wilmington 0-3 overall

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Comets scored their first run in the second inning. Wyatt Ball singled down the left field line, stole second base and advanced to third base on a ground out. He came around to score when Austin Alflen struck out. But the ball was dropped and then thrown away by the catcher, allowing Ball to come home with the game's first run.
• Wilmington used a two-out hit to tie the game in the bottom of the fourth inning.
• Olivet plated the winning run in the fifth inning. Tyler Duncan hit a single to the right-center gap, stole second and scored on EJ Suggitt's base hit up the middle.

FOR THE COMETS

• Olivet recorded seven hits.
• Suggitt was 2-for-3 with two singles and a walk.
• Charlie Quilliam started on the mound and threw four innings. He allowed a run on one hit, while striking out 10 and walking one. Quilliam pitched in a game for the first time since the Comets' 2025 season-opener.
• Dawson Sherman tossed five scoreless innings of relief to pick-up the win. He gave up three hits, with three strikeouts and zero walks.

UP NEXT

• The Comets are now off until next Sunday, March 8, when they play Hilbert (N.Y.) College in their first spring break game at the Ripken Baseball Tournament in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. First pitch is set for 1:30 p.m.