Clarksville, Ark. – Westminster College rallied from an early 10-1 deficit and picked up its first baseball win of the season with a 13-10 victory over Simpson College of Iowa Sunday on the final day of play at the Ozarks Classic.

The Blue Jays (1-2) scored six runs in the fifth inning and five runs in the sixth inning to jump in front to stay in getting the first collegiate victory for first-year head coach Dennis Hughes.

Sophomore Andy Pichler (St. Louis, Mo./Oakville) recorded three hits and scored three runs, junior Danton Hughes (Jefferson City, Mo./Helias) added three hits and three RBI, and freshman Justin Whitaker (Kossuth, Miss./Kossuth) finished with three hits. Junior Matt Mallette (St. Louis, Mo./St. Mary’s) and senior Nick Genetti (St. Louis, Mo./St. Mary’s) each drove in three runs to help make a winner of junior Tyler Ten Eyck (DeWitt, Mich./DeWitt) who got the win for pitching one inning of shutout relief. Freshman Tommy Bohnert (St. Louis, Mo./Oakville) threw three shutout innings to get the save against Simpson (0-3).

Ozarks Classic Schedule/Results:
Friday, Feb. 17
Millsaps (Miss.) 9, Westminster (Mo.) 1
U. of the Ozarks (Ark.) 6, Simpson (Iowa) 1
Saturday, Feb. 18
Millsaps (Miss.) 11, Simpson (Iowa) 10
U. of the Ozarks (Ark.) 4, Westminster (Mo.) 1
Sunday, Feb. 19
Westminster (Mo.) 13, Simpson (Iowa), 10
Millsaps (Miss.) vs. U. of the Ozarks (Ark.), 1:30 p.m.