Baseball Recaps - May 10

Baseball Recaps - May 10

TUESDAY'S SCORES

Eastern Illinois 5, @Saint Louis 2
@Tennessee Tech 12, Lipscomb 9
UAB 14, @Jacksonville State 11
@SIU Edwardsville 10, Indiana State 9


EASTERN ILLINOIS 5, SAINT LOUIS 2
ST. LOUIS - The Eastern Illinois baseball team revenged a home loss to Saint Louis earlier this season by defeating the Billikens, 5-2, on Tuesday night in St. Louis.

Brad Schweigert laid down an RBI sacrifice bunt to score Cameron Berra in the top of the third to give the Panthers (17-26) an early 1-0 advantage over the Billikens (26-22). EIU pushed its lead to four (4-0) in the following inning on a two-RBI triple by Jake Samuels and an RBI double down the left-field line by Shawn Ferguson.

In the fifth inning, Saint Louis got within three (4-1) on a Zach Miller RBI single up the middle.

EIU added one more insurance run in the seventh inning when Tyler Schweigert scored on a wild pitch to make the score 5-1. The Billikins got back within three (5-2) in the bottom of the seventh on a Nick Becker RBI single to right field, but EIU held on for the win.

Christian Slazinik (2-5) posted the win, only scattering three hits and allowing one run in five innings. The freshman southpaw had two strikeouts on the evening. Matt Miller posted his seventh save of the season in the victory.

The Panthers posted three more hits (8-5) than the Billikens and committed one more error (2-1). EIU left three less runners on base (8-5) than Saint Louis.

Samuels paced the offense, going 2-for-3 at the plate with two RBIs and a run while Ferguson went 3-for-4 with an RBI.

Brett Vanover took the loss, scattering five hits and surrendering four runs in 3.1 innings. Becker and Zach Miller were both 1-for-4 at the plate with an RBI for Saint Louis.

TENNESSEE TECH 12, LIPSCOMB 9
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. - A five-run sixth inning helped lift Tennessee Tech to a 12-9 non-conference victory over Lipscomb Tuesday night at Bush Stadium, an entertaining finish to a game overloaded with twists and plot changes.

Evan Frazier and Devin Rivers drove in three runs each while Cassanova Donaldson and Zach Stephens had two RBI apiece for Tech (20-25), which snapped a four-game losing streak. Frazier was on base five times, going 1-for-1 and walking four times.

Ben Burgess (1-0), who took the mound for only the third time this season, got credit for the win while Cullen Park claimed his third save of the season.

Matt Brewer and M.L. Williams had two RBI each for Lipscomb (18-30), and were among the four Bisons to collect two hits apiece. Chris Nunn (2-4), one of five Lipscomb pitchers, was charged with the loss.

The contest featured 21 runs, 21 hits, three lead changes and a five-run inning by each team.

The game turned in the bottom of the sixth when the Golden Eagles logged five runs on just three hits to take an 11-7 lead. Donaldson delivered a bases loaded, two-run single through the right side that put Tech on top, 8-7, and the big blow was a three-run double to center by Frazier two batters later. 

Lipscomb had leads of 5-0 and 7-6 prior to Tech's decisive outburst.

The visitors' big inning came early when the Bisons put five runs on the board on just four hits in the top of the second. A walk, a single and fielder's choice loaded the bases and Brewer followed with a two-run double to left center. After a pair of walks re-loaded the bases, Williams poked a looping single to right that scored two runs, and the final run trotted home on a wild pitch.

Tech was not fazed by the five-run deficit, fighting back to score three in the bottom of the second and adding three more in the third to take a 6-5 lead.

Chad Oberacker and Frazier walked in the second and Rivers singled with one out to plate the first run. Stephens' RBI single to right made it 5-2, and Chad Hayes hit a long sacrifice fly down the right field line into foul territory, trimming the Lipscomb lead to 5-3.

Tech left the bases loaded in the second, but used the long ball in the third to claim its first lead. With two out, Frazier drew a walk and Rivers drove his fifth home run of the season over the opposite field fence in right to knot the score. Stephens made it back-to-back home runs, clubbing his ninth of the year to left field to put the Golden Eagles on top, 6-5.

The Bisons scratched out a tying run in the top of the fifth, and added a solo run in the seventh to slip ahead, 7-6.

In the fifth, Wilson and Brewer both singled and Henry's infield groundout scored the run. In the sixth, Williams led off with a single and stole second, moved to third on a groundout and scored on Josh Chism's RBI single up the middle.

After Tech's big inning, the Bisons made it close with two unearned runs in the top of the seventh to make it 11-9. With two outs, Williams walked and Hoelzer singled, and Goodenow reached on an error that scored the first run. Following a walk and a pitching change, Dodd drew a bases loaded walk to force home another run before Chad Hayes nabbed a sharp line drive at shortstop to leave the bases loaded and end the threat. 

Starter Dannie Strable worked just 1.2 innings and Gil Rehwinkel went 1.1 innings in relief, each giving up three runs. Nunn pitched two innings and was charged with four runs in two hits while taking the loss. All five Lipscomb pitchers who saw action gave up at least one run.

Tech started with Justin Alexander lasted 1.1 innings while giving up five runs on two hits. He walked three and struck out one. Jared Dobbs pitched 2.2 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk with two strikeouts, before giving way to Jake McWhirter, who threw 1.1 innings.

Burgess, who had thrown just 1.1 innings this season in two relief appearances, entered the game facing a jam in the sixth after the Bisons had taken the 7-6 lead. After walking the first batter he faced to load the bases, the junior from Brentwood coaxed a pop up for the second out and got a strikeout to end the threat. He worked 1.1 innings.

Park took the hill with the Golden Eagles leading 11-8 and the bases loaded. He walked the first batter to force in a run, then put the clamps on Lipscomb by retiring the next seven batters to end the contest.

UAB 14, JACKSONVILLE STATE 11
JACKSONVILLE, Ala. - Andrew Maning had four hits to lead UAB to a 14-11 win over Jacksonville State at Rudy Abbott Field on Tuesday night.

Michael Busby scattered four hits over three innings to earn his first win of the season, while Ryan Nance recorded the final three outs to earn his eighth save. JSU's Daniel Watts (0-5) got stuck with the loss for the Gamecocks.

JSU (28-19) took a 1-0 lead in the first after Coty Blanchard scored on a Ben Waldrip infield grounder, but the Blazers pushed across five runs in the third inning to build a 5-1 lead.

Jake Sharrock scored on an Erick Underwood infield grounder in the bottom of the third inning to cut the lead to 5-2 for the Gamecocks, but UAB added a run in the fourth and fifth innings to build a 7-2 lead.

Sam Eberle slugged his eighth home run of the season with a solo shot in the fifth to cut the lead to 7-3, but UAB answered with four runs in the sixth and one in the seventh to build a 12-3 lead.

Jax State rallied to score eight runs in the seventh inning - all with two outs - to pull within 12-11 as the Gamecocks sent 13 batters to the plate. Stephen Bartlett, Ben Waldrip, Erik Underwood, Scott Underwood, Michael Bishop, Eberle and Blanchard each had hits in the inning.

UAB's Coy Arrowood drove in two runs with a one-out double in the top of the ninth inning for the final margin.

Nick Crawford added three hits for the Blazers, while Arrowood, Jamal Austin and Ivan De Jesus each had to more hits as UAB finished with 17 in the game.

Michael Bishop and Eberle each had three hits to lead the Gamecocks, while Erik Underwood had two more hits and drove in three runs as JSU finished with 13 hits in the game.

SIU EDWARDSVILLE 10, INDIANA STATE 9
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - Indiana State scored two runs in the top of the ninth Tuesday night, but SIUE held on for a 10-9 win in college baseball at SimmonsCooper Complex. The win earned the Cougars the season series win over the Sycamores 2-1.

With SIUE leading 10-7, the Sycamores got three hits and a pair of walks in the ninth. Thad Hawkins got Kyle Burnam to fly out to left field, ending the game and stranding the bases loaded. Hawkins tossed the final 2/3 of an inning, allowing both runs, to secure his fifth save of the year.

The Cougars, 21-24, took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on back-to-back doubles by James Vazquez and Mike Swinnen. Joel Greatting made it 2-0 Cougars with his fifth home run of the year, a solo shot, to start the second inning. SIUE added five more runs before the inning was over. Mitch Matecki and Devin Caldwell each walked with the bases loaded. Zach Hawkins then ripped a three-run double to left center to make it 7-0. SIUE never trailed in the game.

Greatting paced the Cougar offense which pounded out 12 hits. He was 3 for 5 with the homer. Vazquez was 2 for 3. Caldwell was 2 for 2 with the RBI. Hawkins finished the night 1 for 3 with the three RBIs.

Indiana State, 24-22, answered with four runs on four hits against SIUE starter Spencer Patton in the third inning. Koby Kraemer added a three-run home run in the inning for the Sycamores. Kraemer was 2 for 5 with the home run.

Patton tossed 5 2/3 innings to improve to 7-3 on the year. He allowed five runs on eight hits and struck out seven.

Brett Keeler and Chase Green each added RBIs in the fourth to push the Cougars lead to 9-4. Keeler hit a sacrifice fly to left to drive home Caldwell, who was hit by a pitch to start the inning. Green singled to drive in Greatting, who also had singled. Keeler was 2 for 4. Green was 2 for 3.

It was 9-7 SIUE when Keeler led off the seventh inning with his second home run of the year to make it 10-7.