WINCHESTER, Ky..--- Asbury graduate student
Jackson Cole went 6.2 innings with four strikeouts and only one earned run to grab his second win of the season for Asbury baseball (4-2) on Saturday night against Ohio Northern (0-1) in Winchester, Ky.
The Eagles hosted game one the weekend three-game series at George Rogers Clark High School in Winchester. Senior
Josh Head hit a grand slam in the first inning to power Asbury's offense to an early lead they carried to the win.
"It was really good to see Jackson lead us on the mound in game one of a competitive three-game series. Josh had a big at-bat early that was key for us. Ohio Northern is a really good baseball team and we will need to be ready to go tomorrow."
Manny Cervantes | Asbury Baseball Head Coach
* Jackson Cole with 6.2 innings with four strikeouts, one walk and one run in 92 pitches
* Josh Head had four RBIs on a grand slam over the right field wall in the first
* Andrew Billington and Quinn Nobles each scored two runs, Nobles with a double and a walk
* Kaden Dugle also had a base hit
* Freshman right-hander Nathan Kaufman came on in the sixth for 2.1 innings to close the game with two strikeouts and two earned runs
* Asbury scored five runs in the first inning, powered by a Josh Head grand slam
* Both starting pitchers (Cole and Hutchins) combined for 10 strikeouts
* AU got seven runs off the Ohio Northern starter in five innings, with only two hits but four walks and three HBP
* Asbury committed no errors in the nine innings defensively
* Asbury scored seven runs in the first five innings, led by a Josh Head grand slam in the first
* Asbury's pitching staff walked only two batters
* Both teams struck out six times
AU will play the final two games of the series against ONU with a doubleheader tomorrow afternoon
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