GEORGETOWN, Ky. – The Asbury University baseball team fell 7-2 at Georgetown on Monday afternoon in non-conference play.
The Eagles had a tough day at the plate as they finished with a season-low three hits in the loss. AU moves to 23-9 on the season and will return to action at home on Wednesday against Alice Lloyd.
After four innings of scoreless play, the Eagles took the 1-0 lead after
Colton Back scored on a sacrifice fly from
Matthew Johnson.
However, GC would score seven runs on eight hits over the next two innings to pull away and put the game out of reach from AU.
Asbury would score once more in the eighth inning after
Trevor Campbell doubled to deep right to score
Austin Dick.
Campbell,
CJ Compton, and
Garrett McIntire were the only Eagles to finish with a hit, while Campbell and Compton each recorded a double.
Holten Handel,
Chase Thomas,
Alec Lush,
Bryce Barber,
Austin Jennings, and
Caleb Poll all saw action on the mound.
Handel got the start and received a no-decision following a three inning shutout performance with three strikeouts.
