NEW CONCORD, Ohio.--- Sophomore business administration major
Quinn Nobles had a homerun, triple, and double on Wednesday night but Asbury baseball (20-17) slipped in their regular season finale in New Concord, Ohio, against Muskingum University (19-17), on a final out at the plate in the ninth inning, 12-11.
Both teams combined for 32 hits with AU having 13 and committing four errors. AU led 10-8 in the eighth before Muskingum added four in the bottom of the eighth and cut AU off at one run in the ninth to end the game.
Nobles was a single shy of the triple in three-RBI game where he blasted his third home run of the season.
"Our offense produced very well today but we were not able to make enough plays to take the win. Credit to Muskingum for their really solid competition and performances both days. We will continue to work hard to be ready for postseason."
Manny Cervantes | Asbury Baseball Head Coach
* Quinn Nobles went 3-6 with a home run, triple, double, three RBIs, and three runs scored
* Jackson Cole had two hits with three RBIs and a stolen base
* Noah Brown had two hits with three runs scored and three HBP
* Trevor McNaughton went 2-2 with two RBIs and had the final hit of the game when Muskingum threw out the final out at home
* Matthew Johnson had two hits with an RBI, walk, and run scored
* Brody Bearden went 2.1 innings in the start with six hits, two earned runs, and two strikeouts
* Asbury went up 8-4 after scoring runs in the second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth innings
* Muskingum scored four straight to tie the game at 8-8 in the bottom of the seventh
* AU added two in the eighth but Muskingum scored four, taking a 12-10 lead into the ninth
* With two outs in the ninth,
Trevor McNaughton singled to right field to scored
Aaron Beaman before
Jack Scearce was thrown out at home from right field to end the game
* Both teams combined for 32 hits, Muskingum had 19
* Asbury had four errors after none on day one of the series
* 12 total pitchers between both teams pitched in the game
* AU had four errors, Muskingum had one
* Muskingum had 19 hits, Asbury had 12
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Quinn Nobles was a single shy of the cycle
Asbury will next head into postseason play with the NCCAA Mideast Region Tournament, more information to come on asburyeagles.com
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