Another Successful Day at George R. Walter Field

On Tuesday, April 3, 2007, Pitt Johnstown beat Wheeling Jesuit University (West Virginia) at another home double-header. Head Coach Todd Williams’ record improved to 12-13 Tuesday afternoon with a win of 10-9 in the first game and a win of 17-8 in the second.

What could be better than 77-degree weather, sunshine, and a baseball game?! I totally loved this weather, sporting a skirt and a UPJ Baseball T-Shirt I bought off Scott Parnell. It’s sad to say that about 90% of my sweats, are Mountain Cat Baseball. This year alone I spent over $200 on clothing; my money paid for a lot of that Florida trip to Fort Pierce.

"UPJ Mountain Cat Baseball The Cats are back!!!" T-shirt design

It wasn’t looking good for the Mountain Cats until the bottom of the sixth inning when sophomore outfielder Matt Hanley (Delmont, Pa) hit a grand slam to right field, bringing in the last four runs to bring the final score to 10-9. UPJ had 14 hits out of 32 at bats and nine RBI. Freshman right-hander Tyler Zaremski (Bethel Park, Pa) earned his second win of the season with giving up only one run and three hits. He pitched two innings in relief for sophomore right-handed pitcher Mike Jewart (Natrona Heights, Pa).

The boys must have been feeling “gangster” this afternoon because a new CD was played in between games. Instead of the usual 80s, rock, and alternative music, almost every song was rap. Campanella, Farabaugh, and Mangini finally were able to convince the others to play some hip-hop for a day.

Garrett Pampiks (Gibsonia, Pa) earned the win in the second game after pitching the last 1.1 innings, surrendering two runs on four hits and striking out three. The Mountain Cats went through four pitchers during the second game: Zach Toth, Banner Mann, Eric Faint, and Pampiks. Although the pitching was a bit of a struggle, UPJ hammered out 18 hits in the nightcap, and after the third inning, the Cats were in the lead 17-5. Junior second baseman Dan Delsignore (Johnstown, Pa) went 4-for-5 with two singles, a double, and a triple, and senior Cody Gallaher (Sidman, Pa) had three hits and three RBI. Junior shortstop Chris Turka (Natrona Heights, Pa) also had three hits and three RBI along with two hits, while freshman third baseman Josh Campanella (Allison Park, Pa), freshman catcher Justin Demek (Cabot, Pa), and sophomore outfielder Josh Farabaugh (Altoona, Pa) all had two hits.