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Box Score 2 NASHVILLE –The Trevecca Nazarene University baseball team (22-8, 17-3 Great Midwest) rebounded from a Game 1 loss to salvage a split against the University of Findlay in a Great Midwest Conference doubleheader Monday afternoon at Jackson Field.
Findlay (11-20, 9-15) won Game 1, 6-3, but Trevecca scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning in the nightcap to pull out an 8-7 victory and take three of four games from the Oilers.
With the 3-1 series win, Trevecca has now won all six of its Great Midwest Conference series this season and the Trojans avoided back-to-back losses for the first time since March 12 and 13, when Trevecca lost a pair of non-conference games to Davenport on The Hill.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
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Trevecca got on the board first in the bottom of the opening inning, as Braden Odom led off with a walk and moved to second on a groundout. Ethan Harrison then singled down the left-field line to bring home Odom and give the Trojans an early 1-0 lead.
A two-run double with two outs in the top of the second put Findlay ahead, 2-1, but the Trojans tied the game with a run of their own in the bottom of the third. With one out, Harrison drew a walk and then stole second. John Anderson got another walk to put runners on first and second before Joseph McNamee singled to right field to bring home Harrison and level the game at 2-all.
The Trojan bats went quiet in the middle innings, though, mustering just two hits total in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings. It was then that the Oilers took the lead, using a solo homer in the fourth and a single, two walks, and a balk in the fifth to plate a pair of runs and go up, 4-2. A two-run single with one out in the seventh added a pair of insurance runs for Findlay, making the score, 6-2.
Trevecca did get one run back in the bottom of the seventh – that coming on a solo homer by John O'Dwyer with two outs – but that was all the offense the Trojans could come up with as the Oilers took the opening game of the doubleheader, 6-3.
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The nightcap was a story in three acts: The Opening Inning, The Middle 7 Innings, and The Bottom of the 9th Inning.
The opening inning saw Trevecca score six unearned runs – all coming with two outs – on four hits, two hit batsmen, a walk and a passed to grab a 6-0 lead after just one frame. Jordan Jackson had a two-run single and Shawn Wallwork, Dalton Mauldin and Odom each had a run-scoring single in the inning to help the Trojans build a sizable advantage.
However, the middle seven innings saw Findlay score four runs in the second, one in the third and twice more in the sixth to take a 7-6 lead as Trevecca only had five hits total from the second through the eighth innings and it appeared Trevecca was headed for a split of the four-game series.
However, in the bottom of the ninth, Harrison started the rally with a two-out single. O'Dwyer then singled to right-center field and an error on the play allowed Harrison to scamper all the way home to tie the game at 7. Bryant Goolsby was hit by a pitch, putting runners at first and second for Wallwork. Wallwork promptly singled to left-center field to bring home O'Dwyer to complete the rally and give the Trojans their seventh win in their last eight games overall and fifth victory in their last six contests on The Hill.
STATS REPORT
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No Trevecca player had multiple hits, as the Trojans had only five hits in the contest. O'Dwyer's homer was his team-leading fifth of the season and the quartet of Wallwork, Harrison, McNamee, and Mauldin accounted for the remainder of the Trojans' hits. Harrison also had an RBI and scored a run in the game.
Zeke Lecomte (0-1) started and took the loss for the Trojans, giving up three runs (all earned) on three hits with four strikeouts and two walks in 3.1 innings. Three other pitchers – Brooks Helton (1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K), Tiger Cox (2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2 K), and Tyler Koprowski (0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 K) – covered the final 3.2 innings out of the bullpen.
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Trevecca pounded out 12 hits in the contest and swiped six bases as well. Wallwork led the hit parade, going 4-for-5 with two RBI, a run scored and a stolen base, Harrison had two hits, scored two runs and stole a base, O'Dwyer had two hits and scored a run, Odom got a hit, an RBI, scored a run and stole two bases and Mauldin pitched in a hit, RBI, run scored and a stolen base.
Davis Jackson started the game for the Trojans, but lasted just three innings and allowed five runs (all earned) on nine hits with three strikeouts. Alex Clouthier relieved him and threw 5.1 innings, giving up two runs (both earned) on four hits with one strikeout, but it was Jay Benard (2-0) who picked up the win out of the bullpen, allowing just one hit in two-thirds of an inning of work.
WHAT'S NEXT
Kentucky Wesleyan College (19-7, 16-2 Great Midwest) visits The Hill for the series that could end up deciding the conference regular-season championship. Currently, Kentucky Wesleyan leads the Trojans based on having a better winning percentage. The series is set to get underway Friday with a doubleheader beginning at 2 p.m. and the final two games of the series will be on Saturday with another doubleheader. First pitch for that twinbill is set for 1 p.m.
It was announced this week that the Trevecca baseball team will honor the memory of Brad Stuart between games of the Saturday doubleheader. Lynnette Stuart, Brad's wife, and their three daughters will join the team on the field to honor Brad's memory. Brad Stuart, a Trevecca Hall of Famer and former All-American passed away in an auto accident in January.
Trevecca head coach Chase Sain welcomes former students and teammates of Brad to join the team in honoring his wonderful life on Saturday.
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