TOCCOA FALLS, Ga. – The Goshen baseball team picked up their second win of the season on the road in Georgia. A three-run home run by Trent Sillett helped push Goshen to an 11-7 victory in game one before a 3-0 loss in the second game.
 
Goshen was on the board early in the first game. The Leafs got a run in the first because of an errant throw to third and then a run in the second from a wild pitch. Char Reeves scored later in the inning on a fielder's choice.  Toccoa Falls scored twice in the bottom half of the second to make it 3-2 and then added one in the third to tie it up.
 
The Maple Leafs opened things up in the fifth with a five-run inning. A Joshua Rubio groundout scored Evan Creager. Jenner Rodammer hit a single to center to score Nate Lange. Then, the big play was a three-run home run by Trent Sillett that scored Rodammer and Reeves and advanced the lead to 8-3.
 
However, the Screaming Eagles retaliated with four runs in the bottom half of the inning. Wyatt Helvey had a bases-clearing double that highlighted the inning for Toccoa Falls. Helvey got to third base but could never score, and Goshen maintained an 8-7 advantage.
 
The Maple Leafs added some insurance runs in the seventh when Creager also hit a bases-clearing double – scoring Joseph Cerda, Gabe Kermode, and Sillett. Goshen led 11-7, which would be the final score.
 
Eric Pettipiece earned the win on the mound for Goshen. He allowed four earned runs and four hits in two innings with three strikeouts. Camm Nickell threw the following four innings, allowing three earned runs on four hits with five strikeouts. Benjamin Witterstaetter picked up the save. He had two strikeouts and allowed no hits in the seventh.
 
Rodammer was a perfect 4-4 at the plate, scoring two runs with an RBI, four singles, and a walk. Lange was 3-4 with a double and two runs scored. Sillett also had a multi-hit game with three RBIs, two runs, and two walks.
 
While game one was an offensive showcase, the second game proved to be a pitcher's duel.
 
There were no runs through the first four innings for either team. Jack Bennett was on the mound for Goshen, and Toccoa Falls had Noah Davis. The Screaming Eagles broke the drought in the fifth when Chathan Clouatre singled to center to bring two runners home. Right after that was a Caleb Adams single that brought in the third run. 3-0 would be the final score.
 
Davis allowed the Maple Leafs to get just two hits in his seven innings on the mound. Davis had eight strikeouts in his complete game. For the Leafs, Bennett threw six innings, allowing three earned runs on four hits. He had six strikeouts and just one walk.
 
Reeves and pinch hitter Morgan Baker had the only hits for Goshen.
 
Head coach Alex Childers emphasized that the team must work on consistency. "We played really well at times and very poorly at times," he said.
 
"We have to learn to make adjustments quicker and better. A lot of that is on our coaching staff in preparing and coaching them. We have another opportunity tomorrow to learn and compete, and we are excited for that."
 
Saturday's games against the Screaming Eagles begin at 11:00 am.