Sunday’s Baseball Results
Kent State 12, Michigan State 2
Central Michigan 10, Lamar 6
Incarnate Word 4, Eastern Michigan 0
California Baptist 8, Ohio 2
Ball State 8, Alabama 5
Alabama 6, Ball State 0
Miami 14, Murray State 4
Murray State 7, Miami 5
Toledo 10, Belmont 7
Belmont 5, Toledo 2
Western Michigan 17, Lipscomb 5
Lipscomb 13, Western Michigan 5 (8 inn.)
Austin Peay 15, NIU 3 (7 inn.)
Austin Peay 8, Northern Illinois 3
Richmond 4, Bowling Green 3
Richmond 16, Boling Green 2
Stories courtesy of MAC Sports Information Departments
Kent State 12, Michigan State 2
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CONWAY, S.C. – The Kent State University baseball team (1-5) notched its first win of the 2019 season, topping Michigan State (1-6), 12-2 in the first ever meeting between the two schools. Redshirt sophomore Ben Carew went 3-for-5 with a double, tallying five RBIs on the day.
Senior John Schreiber earned the win on the mound, tossing 5.0 innings, striking out three and allowing only three hits and two walks. Freshman Luke Albright added 4.0 innings of relief, allowing just one hit and fanning three.
"We got a solid start from John Schreiber," head coach Jeff Duncan said. "I thought he pitched a respectable game and mixed his pitches well. He kept us in the game and controlled the running game really well, especially when Michigan State was ahead early. He had a really great pickoff move and caught a couple runners."
Kent State fell behind 2-0 early in the top of the second, but the Flashes responded with a big third and fourth inning to secure the win. After the second inning, the Flashes allowed only three runners on base the rest of the game, two of which were picked off on the base paths.
"We played great defense behind our pitchers today," Duncan added. "Luke Albright threw well in relief. He threw strikes and made his pitches, and did great in doing his job to close the game."
In the bottom of the third, junior Patrick Ferguson and senior Pete Schuler led off the half inning with walks and senior Josh Hollander advanced them on a sacrifice bunt. Freshman Collin Mathews loaded the bases, reaching on a drop third strike and Carew cleared the bases with a three-run double. The Flashes loaded the bases again for sophomore Greg Lewandoski to add two runs on a single.
Senior Pavin Parks led off the bottom of the fourth with a walk and advanced on a single from Ferguson. Schuler notched the sixth run of the game, scoring Parks on a single to left field. Hollander loaded the bases with a single, and Ferguson scored on a wild pitch. Carew followed with a single up the middle, tallying his fourth and fifth RBI of the game, and Touchette knocked in the last run of the inning on a single to center field.
The Flashes added runs in the fifth and sixth innings to bring the final score to 12-2.
The Kent State offense recorded ten hits from six Flashes, including two doubles. Carew led with three hits, and Ferguson, Parks and Schuler added two hits apiece. Lewandoski, senior Schuler and Touchette also contributed multi-RBI games in the win.
"Offensively, we took our walks. The two big innings started with walks," Duncan explained. "Ferguson and Schuler's lead off walks followed by the sac bunt by Hollander and the big timely hit from Carew got us going. From there we really took off. We had effective offense in every facet – moving on the bases and showing bunt – which was really what we want to see."
Next up, the Flashes will travel to Charleston, S.C. to face Charleston Southern on Tuesday, Feb. 26 at 6:00 p.m.
Central Michigan 10, Lamar 6
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BEAUMONT, Texas – The 2019 Lamar Cardinal Baseball Classic ended the same way it started, with a Central Michigan victory.
The Chippewas defeated Lamar, 10-6, on Sunday to earn their sixth straight victory and finish the tournament with a perfect 4-0 record.
"I'm extremely pleased with our energy and enthusiasm today," first-year CMU coach Jordan Bischel said. "It's not easy to win four games on a weekend and our team came out determined today."
CMU outscored its four opponents, 41-13, on the weekend in improving to 6-2. The Chippewas head to Kissimmee, Fla. for Spring Break during which they will play eight games in nine days, beginning with a game against Hofstra on Saturday, March 2 (noon).
HOW IT HAPPENED
Jacob Crum's three-run homer in the second inning gave the Chippewas a 3-0 lead they would never relinquish. It was Crum's second homer in as many games. He hit a grand slam in a 12-3 victory over Prairie View A&M on Saturday.
The Chippewas added two runs in the fourth inning on a Zach Heeke RBI groundout and Griffin Lockwood-Powell's bases-loaded walk, and then tacked on three more in the fifth. Zavier Warren and Chase Rollin both drove in runs with groundouts, and Heeke drove in a run with an infield single.
The Chippewas led, 8-2, after 4 ½ innings and the lead proved to be plenty for starter Zach Kohn and the bullpen.
AT THE PLATE
Jason Sullivan had three hits including a double to lead the Chippewas at the plate, Warren homered and Zach Gilles and Evan Kratt had two hits apiece.
ON THE MOUND
Kohn improved to 2-0 by going five innings for the win. He surrendered four runs on nine hits, walked two and struck out two.
Cameron Miller, Ian Leatherman and Logan Buczkowski worked in relief for CMU.
NEXT
It was CMU's second-consecutive weekend road trip in which it played four games in three days. The Chippewas split four games in their season-opening series last week in Troy, Ala.
"More than anything, we need to catch up on sleep, time in the classroom and work hard in the weight room this week," Bischel said. "It's exciting to know that we have a few days of practice to work in all areas this week.
"We still have a lot of room to improve offensively, but our hitting approach was outstanding at time this weekend, which helped us maximize our hits."
Incarnate Word 4, Eastern Michigan 0
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YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) - The Eastern Michigan University baseball team could not break through offensively in a 4-0 loss to the University of Incarnate Word Sunday, Feb. 24, in EMU's final game of the Alamo Irish Classic.
Eastern (1-6-1) mustered just four hits off of UIW's pitching, spread among four players. Senior Cameron Cruz (Chandler, Ariz.-Hamilton (Mesa C.C.)) went 1-for-3 with a walk to extend his hit streak to five games, while senior John Rensel Jr. (Tallmadge, Ohio-Tallmadge), junior Drake Peggs (Knightstown, Ind.-Knightstown Community), and freshman Stephen Karis (Zionsville, Ind.-Zionsville Community) tallied EMU's other base knocks.
On the mound, freshman Justin Meis (Pittsburgh, Pa.-Bethel Park) went the first five innings, scattering nine hits and allowing two runs, while striking out two. Sophomore Luke McGuire (Shelby Twp., Mich.-Stevenson) tossed the final three frames, allowing three hits and walking two. The two combined to keep Incarnate Word's potent offense, which had been averaging nearly eight runs a game prior to Sunday's contest, to just four runs.
Incarnate Word scored one in the second to take the lead and never looked back. A leadoff single scooted into third on a base knock, before scoring on a fielder's choice. The Cardinals tacked one on in the fourth, and added two more in the seventh to top Eastern Michigan, 4-0.
The Green and White looks to bounce back Wednesday night, Feb. 27, when Eastern faces Abilene Christian University. First pitch is schedule for 6:30 p.m. CT.
California Baptist 8, Ohio 2
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. – The Ohio Baseball team (1-6) was defeated on the road by Cal Baptist (9-0), 8-2, in the final game of the four-game series.
The Bobcats hit two home runs during the game. Senior INF Rudy Rott (Holmen, Wis.) put the Bobcats on the board in the seventh inning with a solo home run over the right field fence. Rott was 2-for-4 with a double, home run, one RBI and one run scored today. Rott now has a team-high four RBI and 15 total bases. The former Mid-American Conference Player of the Year is hitting .321 with four extra base hits this season.
Redshirt sophomore C Dan McCauley (Pittsburgh, Pa.) hit a home run to left field in the eighth inning as a pinch hitter. The home run was McCauley's only at bat of the game. McCauley is 5-for-13 this season with 10 total bases and two doubles.
Sophomore OF Sebastian Fabik (Lebanon, Ohio) roped a double for Ohio and finished the day 1-for-3.
Cal Baptist opened the scoring in the bottom of the first two runs scored and added one run in the second inning. CBU extended their advantage to 6-0 in the sixth inning. Ohio's home runs in the seventh and eighth inning was able to make it 6-2, but the Lancers scored two in the bottom half of the eighth inning.
Ohio's starter freshman RHP Eamon Horwedel (Ann Arbor, Mich.) dropped to 0-2 this season. Horwedel went 4.0 innings and struckout two batters while allowing three earned runs.
Sophomore LHP Brett Manis (Port Huron, Mich.) did not give up an earned run in 1.2 innings pitched. Manis fanned two batters and did not walk one and allowed one run to score on just one hit. Manis has made three appearances for the Bobcats this season and has not allowed an earned run over 3.2 innings pitched.
Junior LHP Nick Byrnes (Cincinnati, Ohio) fanned both batters he faced in the seventh inning. Byrnes has a 0.00 ERA this season and has struck out four batters.
Redshirt senior RHP Nick Kamrada did not allow an earned run in the eighth inning. One run scored while Kamrada was on the mound. Sophomore Edward Kutt IV (Westlake, Calif.) pitched 0.2 innings and fanned one batter. Two runs scored while Kutt IV was on the mound, both unearned.
The Bobcats will be back in action next Friday when they begin a three-game series with S.C. Upstate. First pitch in Spartanburg, South Carolina is set for 4 p.m.
Ball State 8, Alabama 5 -- Boxscore
Alabama 6, Ball State 0 – Boxscore
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Ball State baseball team split a pair of games Sunday at Alabama. The Cardinals held off Alabama in the conclusion of Saturday's game, 8-5, but then fell in the rubber game, 6-0.
"I thought our guys competed well all weekend," Ball State head coach Rich Maloney said. "We played an outstanding game in our victory which took a total team effort."
Ball State (2-5) and Alabama (5-2) began the day by wrapping up the second game of the series. That game was halted in the bottom of the seventh inning yesterday due to rain and poor field conditions. The Cardinals were ahead 7-4 at that point keyed by a four-run second inning. Senior Griffin Hulecki had the pivotal hit in that frame, a two-out, two-run single through the left side.
After the Crimson Tide cut the deficit to one run in the fifth, Ball State responded with two more runs in the top of the sixth inning. Redshirt freshman Noah Navarro brought in one run with a sacrifice fly. Catcher Chase Sebby then added an RBI double, plating Aaron Simpson who had doubled earlier in the inning.
Sophomore hurler Kyle Nicolas made sure the 7-4 lead would hold up. The righty pitched the remaining three innings Sunday, striking out four batters and only allowing one run. Hulecki added an insurance run in the top of the ninth with an RBI double down the left field line.
Hulecki finished 2-for-5 with three RBIs to lead the Ball State offense. Simpson scored three times while Navarro and Sebby each touched home twice.
In the rubber game, Alabama's pitching carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning. Connor Shamblin went the first five innings and struck out five batters. Casey Cobb came on to work the sixth, but then gave up a leadoff single to Navarro in the seventh inning.
Keith Holcombe carried the Alabama offense, going 3-for-3 with a double, sacrifice fly and four total RBIs.
Miami 14, Murray State 4 -- Boxscore
Murray State 7, Miami 5 – Boxscore
MURRAY, Ky. – The Miami University baseball team split its series opening doubleheader with Murray State on Sunday. The RedHawks pounded out 16 hits as they cruised to a 14-4 victory in the opener. The Racers overcame a three-run deficit to take a 7-5 win in the nightcap. Miami is now 3-3 on the season, while Murray State is 2-4.
GAME 1
Behind a solid six inning performance from senior pitcher Bailey Martin, the RedHawks cruised to a game one victory. Martin allowed two runs on six hits. He struck out a career-high 10. Freshman pitcher Tyler Bosma earned the save by pitching the final three innings. He struck out seven.
Miami got things going immediately in the top of the first with three runs. Sophomore centerfielder Cristian Tejada led off with a double. Junior third baseman Landon Stephens drew a walk. Junior first baseman Charlie Harrigan doubled to score Tejada and get the RedHawks on the board. Sophomore right fielder Parker Massman followed with a single to score Stephens. Junior catcher Cal Elvers made it 3-0 with a single to left field that scored Harrigan.
Murray State got one back in the bottom of the first, but freshman designated hitter Cole Andrews answered it with a leadoff home run to center field in the top of the second, the first homer of his collegiate career. Later in the inning, Landon Stephens would score off a steal of third and an error by the Racers' third baseman.
In the top of the fourth, a single by Tejada brought home Andrews and made it 6-1.
The RedHawks broke the game wide open in the top of the fifth with four more runs. With one out, Elvers drew a walk. Redshirt junior left fielder Kyle Winkler hit an infield single to third base. Andrews then hit his second home run of the day, a three-run blast again over the centerfield wall. Later in the inning, Landon Stephens hit a sac fly to score Jordan Stephens and make it 10-1.
In the top of the sixth, Winkler hit a two-run home run to right field, also scoring Elvers and giving Miami a 12-1 advantage.
Murray State got solo home runs in the bottom of the sixth and seventh innings to cut the lead to 12-3, but the RedHawks got the two runs back in the top of the ninth when junior shortstop Will Vogelgesang singled home Tejada and Harrigan to make it 14-3. The Racers hit one final solo home run in the bottom of the ninth to complete the scoring.
Andrews finished the game 4-for-5 with four RBIs and three runs scored. Winkler was 3-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored. Tejada, Landon Stephens, Harrigan and Elvers each also scored two runs for Miami.
GAME 2
The nightcap remained scoreless until the top of the fifth inning. With one out, Winkler drew a walk. With two outs, he stole second. That allowed sophomore catcher Nate Stolze's single to right field score him and put Miami on the board.
Meanwhile freshman pitcher Sam Bachman was nearly unhittable during the first five innings of work. He allowed only one hit and four total base runners, while striking out seven.
Tejada led the top of the sixth off with a walk, and advanced to third on two wild pitches. Stephens was walked, while Harrigan was hit by a pitch to load the bases. A single from Andrews brought home Tejada, while the shortstop misplayed the relay throw, allowing Stephens to score and make it 3-0.
The Racers led off the bottom of the sixth with a solo home run. That seemed to get their bats going, as a couple more hits and a balk brought home two more runs and tied the score at three.
The RedHawks regained the advantage at 4-3 in the top of the seventh when Tejada scored on a balk.
Murray State took its first lead of the day in the bottom of the seventh with a two out single that scored two. In the bottom of the eighth it scored two runs on a sac fly to build a 7-4 advantage.
Miami did not give up in the top of the ninth. Stolze led off by being hit by a pitch. Redshirt freshman Reid Norberg and Tejada followed by drawing walks to load the bases with no one out. After the Racers got a strikeout, Harrigan's fielder's choice groundout allowed Stolze to score and make it 7-5. Unfortunately that would be all the 'Hawks could get as Murray State recorded the final out to secure the victory.
Harrigan and Andrews each had an RBI in the nightcap, while Tejada was 1-for-4 with two runs scored.
Miami concludes its series against Murray State on Monday with a single game. First pitch is at 1 p.m. (EST).
Toledo 10, Belmont 7 -- Boxscore
Belmont 5, Toledo 2 – Boxscore
Nashville, Tenn.— After two rainy days in Nashville, the Toledo baseball team was finally able to get back on the diamond on Sunday. The Rockets split a doubleheader with Belmont, winning game one, 10-7, before dropping an abbreviated game two, 5-2.
After having games rained out on Friday and Saturday, Toledo was able to play two against the Bruins on Sunday. A nine-inning game was followed by a seven-inning game at E.S. Rose Park.
The Rockets are now 3-3 on the season. Next up is their spring break trip, with games scheduled against Davidson, UNC-Wilmington, and Bucknell.
Game One: Toledo 10, Belmont 7
The Rockets and Bruins combined for just two runs in the first six innings, both coming in the top of the third. The final four frames were offensively loaded though, featuring 15 runs. Senior Brad Boss led the team with three hits and scored twice, and sophomore Zach Schwartzenberger led all comers with three RBIs during his 2-for-3 effort. Freshman Thomas Eitniear reached base three times in four at-bats and came around to score each time. Sophomore Trace Hatfield drove in two runs to help lead UT to the win.
Senior Michael Jacob threw seven innings, striking out four and allowing two runs. Seniors Jake Stout and Nate Haugh, as well as junior Austin Calopietro, all pitched for Toledo.
Western Michigan 17, Lipscomb 5 -- Boxscore
Lipscomb 13, Western Michigan 5 (8 inn.) – Boxscore
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Concluding play as part of the Mule Mix Classic the Western Michigan baseball team split its doubleheader on Sunday at Lipscomb defeating the Bison, 17-5 in game one before falling in game two, 13-5.
The Broncos played three games while down in Tennessee, falling at Belmont 2-1 on Thursday before their next two games at Austin Peay and Middle Tennessee were canceled due to rain. With the doubleheader split at Lipscomb, Western Michigan returns home with an overall record of 1-5.
Redshirt sophomore Logan Hudson enjoyed success at the plate during the doubleheader, going 3-for-5 with a home run, a team-high five RBIs and three runs scored. The Caledonia, Mich., native hit his first career home run in game one.
In the doubleheader the Broncos had eight players hit over .300 while sophomore Sean O'Keefe and junior Drew Devine led the team with four runs scored. As a team the Broncos had a .324 batting average with eight doubles and four home runs.
Playing three games as part of the Mule Mix Classic the Broncos hit .282 with 14 extra base hits and scored 23 runs. During the three-game stretch the WMU pitching staff amassed a 6.66 ERA with 22 strikeouts.
WMU will take its annual trip down to Florida for nine games in nine days beginning with a three-game series at South Florida, March 1-3. The Broncos will square off with St. Bonaventure, Villanova and Georgetown at the Snowbird Classic prior to ending the trip with a series at North Florida.
Game One (WMU – 17, Lipscomb – 5)
The Western Michigan offense came to life in game one of the doubleheader at Lipscomb on Sunday, scoring 17 runs on 18 hits to secure its first victory of the season. It was the first time since May 2 against Northwester the Broncos scored over 15 runs.
Sophomore Sean O'Keefe had a career day at the plate going 2-for-4 with a home run, three runs scored and four RBI. O'Keefe set single-game career-highs in hits (2), runs (3) and RBIs (4). The sophomore belted his second career home run in the top of the first to give WMU an early 4-0 lead.
Junior Drew Devine was lethal at the plate as well going 3-for-6 with three RBI's and three runs while hitting his third career home run. Senior Nate Grys was one of five Broncos to register multiple hits on the day, going 3-for-5 with three runs scored and one RBI.
WMU had 11 different players register a hit in game one with nine extra base hits. With runners in scoring position the Broncos hit a staggering .429 and .467 with two outs. The 2-5 hitters for WMU led the offensive attack with a .434 batting average, 12
runs scored, 11 RBI's and two home runs.
Redshirt junior RHP Jack Szott earned his first victory of the season with another strong performance on the mound. Szott threw six innings, giving up nine hits, five runs (three earned) and struck out three. In relief redshirt junior Will Mullen and freshman
Drew Szczepaniak shut down the Lipscomb offense, throwing three scoreless innings allowing just four hits while striking out four.
After seeing its last two games be canceled due to rain the Broncos wasted no time putting runs on the board with four runs on three hits in the top of the first. After a one out walk by Jimmy Roche, Devine blasted his first home run of the season over the left field wall to give WMU an early 2-0 lead. WMU extended its lead two batters later as O'Keefe belted a two out, two run home run to left field extend the lead to 4-0.
The Broncos batted around in the top of the third scoring eight runs on seven hits to gain a 12-0 advantage. Grys began the scoring with a double to right field, scoring Devine from second. O'Keefe earned his second hit of the day with a double to center field, scoring both Grys and Forestell. On the next pitch, redshirt sophomore Logan Hudson recorded his first career home run over the left field wall to give the Brown & Gold a 9-0 lead.
Later in the third Roche double down the left field line with two outs to score Dunn and Stone. On a 1-2 count, Devine laced a single to right field, scoring Roche before being thrown out trying to swipe second base.
Lipscomb countered in the bottom of the fourth with back-to-back home runs to lead off the inning before Szott settled down recording three straight groundouts. Lipscomb scored one run in the fifth and two in the sixth before being shut down by the Bronco bullpen.
WMU added one run in the fifth and sixth innings along with three runs in the top of the seventh. In the seventh, the Broncos scored three runs on three hits highlighted by senior Cooper Marshall delivering with a pinch hit two RBI double to right center field.
Lipscomb looked to rally in the bottom of the ninth with runners on first and third with one out before the Bronco defense turned a 6-4-3 double play to end the game.
Game Two (WMU – 5, Lipscomb – 13)
In game two of Sunday's doubleheader the Bronco offense was halted scoring five runs on five hits as Lipscomb defeated WMU, 13-5 to split Sunday's action.
Redshirt sophomore Logan Hudson provided an offensive spark for the Brown & Gold in game two going 1-for-2 at the plate with two RBIs, one run scored. Junior Ethan Hajdukovic had the lone home run for the Broncos, blasting a solo home run over the right field wall in the top of the sixth.
The Bronco bullpen was used early and often in game two with eight different pitchers seeing the mound. As a whole the Bronco pitching staff totaled eight strikeouts with senior Chris Modrzynski and sophomore Brenden Lovell leading the way with two apiece.
Lipscomb got off to a fast start scoring five runs on three hits in the bottom of the first inning. The early scoring was highlighted by a three-run home run to gain a 5-0 advantage.
WMU was held scoreless until the top of the fourth prior to scoring four runs on three hits to cut its deficit down to one. After O'Keefe drew a walk to load the bases, a wild pitch helped Devine race from third to grab the Broncos first run of the game.
With runners on second and third, Hudson came through with a two RBI double to left center field, scoring O'Keefe and Forestell to cut into the Lipscomb lead. In the next at-bat, senior Cooper Marshall drove a ball into left field that sent Hudson racing towards home plate. At the plate, the Lipscomb catcher dropped the ball as Hudson slid to cut the deficit to one.
The Bison responded quickly with three runs in the bottom of the fourth to widen its lead to 8-4. WMU final run of the game came off the bat of Hajudkovic in the top of the sixth as the junior connected on his second career home run.
Lipscomb scored one run in the sixth and four in the eighth to secure the 13-5 victory. The game was called after the eighth inning due to travel as the Broncos make the eight-hour bus ride back to Kalamazoo from Nashville.
Austin Peay 15, NIU 3 (7 inn.) -- Boxscore
Austin Peay 8, Northern Illinois 3 – Boxscore
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – The Northern Illinois University baseball team wrapped up its weekend in the Mule Mix Classic with a pair of losses to the Austin Peay Governors Sunday at Raymond C. Hand Park. The Huskies dropped the opening game 15-3 in seven innings and the nightcap 8-3.
"Today was tough," said head coach Mike Kunigonis. "We came out a bit flat and Austin Peay took advantage of that. In game two, we came out with better energy but had one tough inning that got away from us and that proved to be the difference".
NIU (2-6) started game two with a two-out solo home run by Tommy Szczasny (Tinley Park, Ill./Lincoln-Way North), his first of the season. Starting pitcher William Anderson (Columbus, Ind./Columbus East) worked around a hit and a walk in the first two innings to keep NIU ahead 1-0.
Austin Peay's (2-4) bats came alive in the bottom of the third. With two runners on base and two out, Garrett Spain laced a single to left centerfield to score Gino Avros and tie the game at one. Anderson then walked Aaron Campbell to load the bases. David Martinez cleared the bases with a three-run double to put the Governors ahead 4-1. After another walk, Bobby Head hit a three-run home run to right field to give Austin Peay a 7-1 lead.
The Governors tacked on another run in the bottom of the fourth to go ahead 8-1. The Huskies got a run back in the top of the seventh. Malik Peters (Calumet City, Ill./Mount Carmel) hit a double with two out. Nick Drobushevich (Moline, Ill./Moline) then tripled to the left centerfield power alley to drive in Peters and make the score 8-2.
After Kyle Seebach (Rochelle, Ill./Rochelle Twp.) pitched a scoreless bottom of the seventh, NIU scored another run in the eighth. Dylan Lonteen (Peoria, Ill./Illinois Central College) led off with a single, followed by a Sczcasny walk. Jake Dunham (Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield North) then singled to right center, scoring Lonteen to make the score 8-3. Dunham got to second, and Sczcasny to third, on a throwing error. The rally ended there, as Austin Peay's Ross Walker retired the next three Huskies to end NIU's threat in the eighth.
Peters and Kam Smith (Colonial Beach, Va./The Steward School) each had two hits in the nightcap. NIU's bullpen of Seebach and Tristan Michaels (Barrington, Ill./Triton College) held the Governors to one run on four hits, striking out seven in five innings.
NIU dropped game one of the doubleheader 15-3 in seven innings. The Huskies left 12 runners on base. Ty Jandrowski (Kenosha, Wis./Madison College) allowed seven runs, five of which were earned, in two-plus innings. Peters drove in his first two career RBI with a pinch-hit single in the top of the sixth.
"We will continue to get better and bounce back this week with a good week of practice and get ready for a tough Kansas team."
The Huskies are back on the road March 1-3 for a three-game series at Kansas. The series opens on Friday, March 1 at 3 p.m.
Richmond 4, Bowling Green 3 -- Boxscore
Richmond 16, Boling Green 2 – Boxscore
RICHMOND, Va. – The Bowling Green State University baseball team opened its series at the University of Richmond on Sunday (Feb. 24). The Falcons were swept in a doubleheader, dropping games by scores of 4-3 and 16-2, respectively.
Bowling Green falls to 1-4 on the season following the twin bill, while Richmond improves to 5-0 in 2019. Both games were played at Richmond's Pitt Field in Richmond, Virginia.
The opening game of the series could have gone either way. After Richmond plated four runs in the first inning, Bowling Green battled back. The Falcons scored two runs in the second, and pulled within a single run in the sixth. BGSU had the game-tying run in scoring position in the sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth innings, but Richmond's pitching staff was able to preserve the lead.
In the second inning, Joe McGuinness got Bowling Green on the board with a sacrifice fly. Gama Martinez went on to deliver an RBI single with two outs, prior to a Jeff Scott RBI double in the sixth. On the mound, Andrew Abrahamowicz was simply phenomenal. The right-hander struck out seven over 4.2 innings of hitless baseball. Jeremy Spezia logged a pair of scoreless innings for the Orange and Brown, as well.
In the second game of the afternoon, Riley Minorik posted an RBI double while Jake Wilson scored another on a ground out. David Stopp and Damon Egnor finished out the contest by working a scoreless inning apiece.
