
03/11/2025 Fulton, MO- On March 11, 2025, Westminster hosted the University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy for a Tuesday doubleheader, coming away with two impressive victories. In the first game, the Blue Jays used an explosive second inning to secure a dominant 8–0 shutout, while the finale proved to be a tighter contest, ending in a 2–1 walk-off win.
Game 1: Westminster 8, UHSP 0
Westminster broke the game open with a seven-run second inning, turning a scoreless contest into a comfortable lead. After Sam Alles walked and later scored on a bases-loaded walk issued to Braden Eye, first baseman Beno Ballard cleared the bases with a grand slam. Two more runs came in on a misplayed fly ball, pushing the lead to 7–0. The Blue Jays added one more run in the fifth when Eye's sacrifice fly brought in Alles, resulting in an 8–0 final.
Pitching was equally strong for the Blue Jays, as starter Joshua Escobedo (2–1) tossed five shutout innings, surrendering just three hits and striking out four. Salvador Moncada kept up the momentum with two scoreless frames of his own, adding three strikeouts. Despite collecting only four hits in total, Westminster took advantage of UHSP errors and timely contact to pile up eight runs. The defense also played flawlessly, committing no errors to help secure the shutout.
Game 2: Westminster 2, UHSP 1
The second game offered a stark contrast, turning into a low-scoring duel that Westminster narrowly won. UHSP took a 1–0 lead in the fourth inning on a sacrifice-fly off starter Blake Althuisius, who allowed just one run across 4.1 innings. The Blue Jays struggled to string together hits early, but they broke through in the fifth when Keliʻi Price led off with a double, advanced to third, and scored on Troy Romero's sacrifice fly to right field.
With the game tied 1–1 entering the bottom of the seventh, Westminster rallied once more. Romero reached base and eventually came home on an RBI single by Cameron Schlegl, sealing the 2–1 walk-off victory. Reliever TJ Grassl recorded a key out in the fifth to keep things even, and Richard Decola (1–0) worked the final two frames, allowing three hits but keeping UHSP from scoring. In a contest where both teams combined for just six hits through the first six innings, the Blue Jays' ability to execute late-inning opportunities made the difference.