The Case Western Reserve University baseball team opened its Spring Break trip on Sunday by dropping a pair of close games at Salem Memorial Ballpark in Salem, Virginia. CWRU lost to North Carolina Wesleyan 7-5 in the early game and fell to host Roanoke 9-8 in the later game.
The Spartans drop to 3-2 on the season while the Battling Bishops improve to 7-5 and the Maroons improve to 4-4.
Senior center fielder Cole Jarrett went five-for-nine in the two games with three runs scored and two runs batted in. Sophomore third baseman/pitcher Zack Carinci went three-for-five in the first game and drew two walks in the nightcap.