RICHMOND – The Earlham College baseball team began the 2023 Quaker Bowl Series with a 15-3 loss in Sadler Stadium to WIlmington College.
Max Fries hit a two-run double down the left field line in the bottom of the opening inning to put EC on top initially in the contest.
Michael Medley then brought Fries home with an outfield single for a 3-0 lead.
Wilmington took the lead off of six runs in the third inning, and expanded it with eight runs in the fifth.
Justin Dillhoff started on the mound for the Quakers and tossed three innings. The junior used just 14 pitches to get two strikeouts and a ground ball in the first inning. Dillhoff totaled five strikeouts in the appearance.
The Quakers will be back in action tomorrow for a doubleheader beginning at noon in Sadler Stadium.