SEWANEE, Tenn. - The University of the South baseball team could not slam the door, as a five-run ninth inning by Millikin University gave the win on Sunday afternoon from Montgomery Field, 9-7, to sweep the three-game series.
Millikin is receiving votes in the preseason D3baseball.com Top-25.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Score: Millikin (4-2) 9, Sewanee (2-4) 7
Winning Pitcher: Christian Badorek (1-0)
Losing Pitcher:
Foster Olson (0-1)
Save: Aaron Agee (4)
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HOW IT HAPPENED
-Sewanee got the offense going in the bottom of the first inning thanks to a
Wade Sansone base hit, as
Drew Noblet crossed the plate.
-In the third,
Ben Harper added a base knock, and thanks to a Millikin error, two runs scored on the play.
-In the top of the fourth, the Big Blue tied the game with a three-spot in the frame.
-Sewanee made it a 4-3 score in the bottom of the fifth thanks to a
Mike Lewishall sac fly.
-In the seventh, the visitors used a bases loaded hit by pitch by Kyle Gibson to even the score a four each.
-Sewanee's bats came to life in the bottom of the eighth, as four straight Tigers reached base.
Carter Huffman gave the home team the lead thanks to a Millikin error. Next,
Wade Sansone drove in a two-run single to give the Purple Tigers the 7-4 advantage with three outs left.
-However, the Big Blue scored five runs in the top of the ninth to reclaim the lead, capped by a a two-run single by Garrett Fritz.
-Aaron Agee slammed the door in the bottom of the ninth to seal the victory and claim the sweep.
SEWANEE KEY STATISTICS
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Wade Sansone went 2-for-5 on the day with three RBI, while
TJ Meyn scored two runs and reached base three times thanks to two hits and a free pass.
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Jack Roode laced two doubles and scored a run, while
Ben Harper posted three hits.
-Aiden Lenzen and
Hayden Swisher each tossed four innings. Lenzen allowed two earned runs and struck out four, while Swisher posted one earned run on three hits and fanned five batters. On the day, duo allowed six hits, three earned runs and punched out nine.
MILLIKIN KEY STATISTICS
-Garrett Fritz recorded two RBI in the win for the Big Blue, as he went 2-for-5 on the day.
UP NEXT
The nine-game homestand concludes next weekend when Defiance (Ohio) comes to town.
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