Led by a powerful offense and dominating starting pitching, the Case Western Reserve University baseball team opened its season with a doubleheader sweep over 17th-ranked Washington & Jefferson on Saturday afternoon at Ross Memorial Park in Washington, Pennsylvania. The Spartans won the first game 5-1 and rolled 17-3 in the second game.
CWRU starts the season 2-0, while the Presidents fall to 2-2.
Graduate student designated hitter Tre Armstrong led the way for the Spartans offensively, going five-for-seven at the plate across the two games with two triples and two RBIs. Neither sophomore pitcher Reece Marley nor graduate student pitcher Evan Flaxon allowed an earned run in his start with each pitcher lasting six innings to open the season.