WASHINGTON, Pa. - The Ohio Dominican Panthers baseball team took a short break from conference play with a midweek trip to the Keystone State on Wednesday (April 19).

Ohio Dominican extended their current winning streak to four games. The Panthers scored in seven of the nine innings and compiled 14 hits for a 12-4 win over the California (Pa.) Vulcans at Wild Things Park. 

Ohio Dominican jumped out with six runs in the opening inning, including three runs before a run was recorded. Jordan Daniels (Blacklick, Ohio) walked on four straight pitches and stole second base.  Lane Marshall (Wooster, Ohio) singled home the leadoff batter. Jack Mathey (Copley, Ohio) walked and David Silva (Tontogany, Ohio) reached on a bunt single to load the bases. Michael McFadden (Brunswick, Ohio) scored Marshall with a RBI single and Devan Nail (Elyria, Ohio) walked in a run after a pitching change. Mason Kurtz (Ostrander, Ohio) made it 4-0 with a sacrifice fly to center field. Another walk loaded the bases before Daniels drove in a pair of runs in his second at-bat of the inning. 

Alex Brill (Amherst, Ohio) added a RBI single in the second inning after a Mathey single and McFadden walked. The Panthers led 7-0 with an inning and a half in the books. 

In the third inning, Brennen Hunt (Ashland, Ohio) walked for his second straight plate appearance. He stole second before scoring on a RBI triple from Marshall. 

Nail took advantage of an error in the fourth inning as Ohio Dominican looked to add on to the already 9-0 lead. Kurtz and Hunt came through with back-to-back singles as Nail crossed the plate. 

For the fourth time in five innings, ODU got the leadoff man on base. Mathey singled and Silva continued the moving train. Nail doubled home a run as the Panthers hit ten runs for the seventh time this season. 

The Vulcans added three runs in the fifth and one in the sixth, closing the gap to 10-4. 

Ohio Dominican finished the scoring with a run in each of the seventh and eighth inning. Nail brought Silva home after he doubled in the beginning of the seventh inning. Two hit batters and a walk loaded the bags in the eighth as a wild pitch scored the last run of the day at 12-4. 

Chance Woods (Columbus, Ohio) pitched six innings with four runs allowed (one earned) to pick up the win. He allowed nine hits and two hit batters while striking out three. Chase Hunt (Ashland, Ohio) earned a three-inning save with three shutout innings. He scattered two hits and a walk with three strikeouts. 

Nine different players combined for 14 hits with four multi-hit games. Silva had three hits with two runs scored. Marshall ended with two hits and two RBI while Mathey scored three times while reaching base three times (two hits and a walk). Brill finished with two hits of his own. 

The Panthers walked ten times with Daniels and B. Hunt taking two free passes and then stealing a pair of bags each. 

Ohio Dominican will travel to Tiffin on Thursday (April 20) to open a four-game series with the Dragons. The series was adjusted to Thursday and Sunday due to inclement weather this weekend. Both days will start at 1:00 PM.