Baldwin-Wallace Defeats Wilmington, 38-0, in Berea to Improve to 6-1 This Season
BEREA, OHIO — Sophomore quarterback
Ryan O'Rourke (Avon) threw four touchdown
passes as the Baldwin-Wallace College football team shut out Ohio
Athletic Conference rival Wilmington College, 38-0, today
(Saturday, October 23, 2010) on Tressel Field at The George Finnie
Stadium before 2,977 Professor Appreciation Day fans in Berea. The
shutout was B-W's first since a 17-0 whitewash of OAC rival
Capital University in the final game of the 2008 season.
In addition, the College recognized its 1980 football team at
halftime for its undefeated regular season (10-0), advancing to the
NCAA Division III National Playoffs and marking the last Yellow
Jacket team coached by the late and legendary College Football Hall
of Famer Lee Tressel.
The Yellow Jackets led 14-0 after one quarter, 24-0 at halftime and
38-0 after three stanzas.
O'Rourke completed 19-of-26 passes for 259
yards and the four TD, and the Yellow Jacket offense outgained the
Quakers, 433-145.
B-W opened the scoring at 4:40 mark of the first quarter when
O'Rourke threw a 16-yard touchdown pass to
junior tight end Aaron Hurd (Tiffin/ Columbian) to
cap a 6-play and 54-yard drive in 2:08. Senior placekicker
Brad Pollock (Brecksville/ Brecksville-Broadview
Hts.) kicked the PAT for a 7-0 lead.
B-W increased its lead to 31-0 at the 9:26 mark of the third quarter when junior running back Tim Miker (Parma/ Senior) ran 12 yards to paydirt and Pollock added the PAT kick. The TD run capped a 3-play and 44-yard drive in 1:11. B-W scored again at the 3:27 mark of the stanza when O'Rourke tossed a career-high fourth TD pass, this one a 21-yarder to junior WR Troy VanMeter (Gahanna/ Westerville North), and Pollock added his fifth PAT kick and eighth point of the contest to cap a 2-play and 30-yard drive in 45 seconds.
Offensively and in addition to O'Rourke, Van Meter led all receivers with nine receptions for 113 yards and a TD and Hurd caught six for 57 yards and a score. Senior RB John McGraw (North Ridgeville) led the running game with 59 yards in 11 attempts and Miker had 50 yards in eight attempts with a TD. Junior outside linebacker John Harysyn (Mentor) led the defense with nine tackles and a QB sack.
Offensively for the Quakers, freshman QB Brandon Arehart completed 11-of-28 passes for 100 yards. The running game was led by sophomore Tyrell Richardson with 34 yards in 13 attempts. Senior linebacker Bryce Martin led Wilmington with 15 tackles.
The Yellow Jackets are back in action next Saturday, Oct. 30 when they travel to New Concord, Ohio to play Muskingum University at McConagha Stadium at 1:30 p.m. Fans can listen to that game live on campus radio station WBWC, 88.3 FM, and via the WBWC Internet Web site at www.wbwc.com as well as watch that contest later that evening on SportsTime Ohio.
The next B-W home game is on Saturday, Nov. 6 when B-W plays OAC rival at No.2-ranked the University of Mount Union at Finnie Stadium at 1:30 p.m. on Seniors' and Parents' Day.
FOR MORE B-W Sports Information, please contact Sports Information Director Kevin Ruple by telephone at 440-826-2327 and e-mail at kruple@bw.edu. or Assistant SID Jeff Miller by phone at 440-826-2780 and email at jefmille@bw.edu Fans can access the latest B-W athletics information at www.bw.edu/athletics and we invite you to join us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/bwyellowjackets and Twitter at http://twitter.com/bwathletics.
