The Brock University baseball team opened the OUA regular season with a sweep over the Toronto Varsity Blues. The Badgers took Game One by the score of 11-5 and came from behind to win Game Two 9-8 at George Taylor Field Sunday afternoon.

In Game One, the Badgers trailed 4-2 after two innings. Over the next five innings, Brock collected eight runs to go up 10-4, on route to their first victory of the season.

Offensively, Brock was led by Matthew Legg (2-for-3, RBI), Dawson Veeneman (2-for-4) and Noah Koffman (2-for-5, RBI) who all collected two hits each. After being walked on three straight occasions, Justin Gideon got a pitch over the plate and belted his first homerun of the season with a two-run blast. Nick Spillman, Blake Stepien, Jaiden Hill and Matthew Casburn all added one hit a piece.

Starter Alex Nolan went three complete innings allowing four runs (2 earned) while fanning five and walking two. Picking up the victory was southpaw Andrew Raponi who threw three shutout innings not allowing a hit while walking four and striking out three.

In Game Two, the Badgers trailed 7-2 and rallied back to take an 8-7 lead. In the top of the 6th, Toronto tied the game 8-8 and in the bottom of the 7th with a runner on second, Koffman recorded a walkoff single for the game winner.

Leading the Badgers offense was Koffman (2-for-4, 2 RBI), Hill (2-for-2, 2 RBI), Gideon (2-for-3, RBI) who all collected two hits each. Newcomer Matt Pigat drove in two runs while Stepien, Tyler Nakamura and Legg all chipped in with one hit each.

Starting pitcher Chase Porter threw four innings allowing four runs on three hits while striking out seven and walking two. Bryson Maclean recorded the victory throwing a shutout inning in the seventh.