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5
Winner Eagles EGLS 9-2-0
0
Grace College Lancers Varsity GRCC 0
Winner
Eagles EGLS
9-2-0
5
Final
0
Grace College Lancers Varsity GRCC
0
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Eagles EGLS 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 5 8 2
Grace College Lancers Varsity GRCC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1

W: McDonald, Will (2-0)

12
Winner Eagles EGLS 9-2-0
3
Grace College Lancers Varsity GRCC 0
Winner
Eagles EGLS
9-2-0
12
Final
3
Grace College Lancers Varsity GRCC
0
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Eagles EGLS 3 0 0 1 2 0 6 12 17 1
Grace College Lancers Varsity GRCC 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 4 3

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Earns Doubleheader Sweep Against Grace, Improve to 9-2

FLORENCE, Ky. – Behind a dominant pitching effort and timely hitting, the Asbury University baseball team swept its Friday doubleheader against Grace College in Florence, Ky. AU won game one 5-0 and took game two comfortably by a score of 12-3.

The Eagles won three of the four games in the series and improve to 9-2 overall on the year.

Game one
*Will McDonald pitched another gem with a complete game shutout, striking out 11 and allowing only three hits.
*The Eagles' bats got going in the third inning, thanks to a two-RBI double from Paul Haupt, which scored Riley Baumbick and Trevor Campbell.
*In the fifth, AU extended its lead out to 3-0 following an RBI single from Colton Back.
*Asbury would score another run in the sixth, and Haupt would tab another RBI with a single to left to score the fifth run of the game.
*The Eagles finished with eight hits as Haupt led the way with two doubles and a 3-4 effort at the plate and a team-high 3 RBI.
*Riley Baumbick collected his first multi-hit game of the season and scored two runs.
 
Game two
*Asbury dominated game two, finishing with 12 runs on 17 hits.
*The Eagles jumped ahead 3-0 in the first inning to set the tone for the game.
*Grace would cut into the lead with two runs in the third, but the Eagles would extend the lead in the fourth off a run scored by Parker Burge.
*Haupt smacked another RBI double in the fifth, and Walker Paris drew a bases loaded walk to push the lead out to 6-2.
*Leading 6-2 in the seventh, the Eagles put the game out of reach with six runs on five hits.
*Haupt had another monster game, as he recorded three hits and four RBI. The Louisville, Ky. native added two doubles additionally, giving him four for the day on Friday.
*Colton Back, who totaled eight hits in the series, finished 3-4 with a double, an RBI, and a run scored.
*Matt Johnson, Trevor Campbell, and CJ Compton each finished with two hits apiece.
*Alec Lush got the start on the mound, pitching 2.1 innings and striking out three.
*Jacob Cervantes, Austin Jennings, and Bryce Barber would pitch the remainder of the game in relief, striking out seven combined and allowing 0 earned runs.

Next Up
Asbury will return to action against Lindsey Wilson on Tuesday.
 
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