OAKLAND CITY, In.--- Asbury baseball (21-19) produced 14 hits and eight runs behind senior elementary education major Kaden Dugle's two home runs and graduate Jackson Cole's nine strikeouts in game one on Thursday in Oakland City, In., to beat Alice Lloyd (18-35), 8-6, before slipping in the NCCAA Mideast Region Championship to Oakland City (41-16), 7-3, despite a three-run blast from freshman sport management major Aaron Beaman.

AU had 14 hits with no errors in game one of the day to beat Alice Lloyd after dropping the first game of the tournament on Wednesday against Alice Lloyd. Turning around to face the 40-win Oakland City host team, Asbury committed no errors again but gave up 10 hits and four runs in the first three innings. The Eagles scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth, their only three runs of the game off an Aaron Beaman home run.

Asbury baseball was well-represented in the 2024 Mideast Region Awards that were announced during the tournament. 

NCCAA Mideast Region Player of the Year
Matthew Johnson | MBA Student | Infielder

NCCAA Mideast First Team
Matthew Johnson | MBA Student | Infielder
Quinn Nobles | Sophomore Business Admin Major | Outfielder
Aaron Beaman | Freshman Sport Management Major | Catcher

NCCAA Mideast Second Team
Jacob Smith | Senior Business Admin Major | Outfielder
Noah Brown | MBA Student | Infielder
Kaden Dugle | Senior Elementary Education Major | Infielder
Eli Wilder | MFA Student | RHP
Jackson Cole | Learning and Behavior Graduate Student | RHP
Ryan Yates | Freshman Engineering Mathematics Major | RHP
Brady Robeson | Freshman Biology Major | RHP

NCCAA Mideast Gold Glove Award
Andrew Billington | Sophomore Accounting Major | Outfielder
Quinn Nobles | Sophomore Business Admin Major | Outfielder


"It was a tough day as our season came to an end. We battled in game one and was able to pull it out to get us to the championship vs Oakland City. In game two we had a lot of pitchers throw well for us and give us a chance, but we came up a little short. It was a good season with a great group of guys."
Jackson Cole | Graduate Student | RHP/IF | Team Captain


* Kaden Dugle had four hits on the day with two home runs ncluding three RBIs and three runs scored
* Aaron Beaman went 2-4 in game two with a three-run home run
* Noah Brown went 2-5 in game one with a home run and a double
* Colton Perkins went 2-3 in game one with two RBIs, a double, and a walk
* Andrew Billington had a triple and a double in game one with two RBIs 
* Jackson Cole struck out nine to get the win in game one in 6.2 innings of work
* Holten Handel and Brady Robeson combined out of the pen for six outs before Adam Thompson got the final out for the save in game one
* Sophomore Brody Bearden pitched two no-hit innings with two strikeouts in game two



Game One | ASBURY 8, ALICE LLOYD 6
* Asbury had 14 hits with no errors, ALC had nine hits and three errors
* Asbury scored two in the second and two in the third to go ahead 4-1
* AU added two more in the seventh to go up 7-2
* ALC added four in the seventh to get within one but a Noah Brown solo-shot in the eighth added insurance for Asbury
* Jackson Cole struck out nine in his fifth win of the season
* Adam Thompson grabbed his first career save

Game Two | ASBURY 3, OAKLAND CITY 7
* The Eagles had six hits with no errors while OCU had 10 hits and no errors
* OCU scored three in the second and one in the third to go ahead 4-0
* Asbury got within one in the sixth when freshman Aaron Beaman blasted a three-run home run, making the game 4-3
* OCU responded in the top of the seventh with three more runs to go ahead 7-3, the lead they kept
* Ryan Yates got the start and went 1.1 innings with three earned
* Brody Bearden went 2.0 innings of no-hit work out of the bullpen with two strikeouts


* Asbury had no errors on the day and 20 hits
* Oakland City had two three-run innings with 10 hits on the game
* Kaden Dugle hit two home runs on the day while Jackson Cole struck out nine


Asbury will need to receive an at-large bid to the NCCAA World Series to make it in the tournament in the Kansas City, Mo., on May 18-22. 
 

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