SEWANEE, Tenn. - The University of the South baseball team suffered a doubleheader sweep to the Stormy Petrels of Oglethorpe University, 8-7 and 8-1, Sunday afternoon from Montgomery Field.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Score, Game 1: Oglethorpe 8, Sewanee 7 (10 innings)
Final Score, Game 2: Oglethorpe (16-14, 9-6) 8, Sewanee (3-27, 0-15) 1
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HOW IT HAPPENED, GAME 1
-The visitors posted back-to-back runs in the first two innings to jump out to a 2-0 lead. However, the Tigers began crawling back thanks to a
Jadon Fetrow sacrifice fly in the second and a
Sully McCreery single in the fourth.
-OU responded with a run in the fifth to reclaim the lead, 3-2, thanks to a wild pitch. In the bottom half of the frame, the Purple and White recorded three runs in the inning thanks to a
Jack Ahlum RBI double and a two-run base knock by Fetrow.
-In the seventh, leading 5-3,
Wesley House added an insurance run with his leadoff home run.
-However, the Petrels answered with two runs in the top of the eighth before tying the game in the ninth.
-Sewanee had the winning run at second base with one out, but a strikeout and lineout forced the game to extra innings.
-OU used a leadoff base hit and a walk to put runners on first and nobody out. After a groundout to push the runners 90 feet, Connor Ledet chopped into a fielder's choice, while Harrison Hall was tagged out in a rundown.
-The momentum stayed with the Petrels, however, as the next batter, Jonathan Cruz laced a two-run single to make it an 8-6 affair.
-Sewanee countered with a run of their own with a
Wade Sansone RBI single, but the Tigers would leave the tying run in scoring position to end the game.
HOW IT HAPPENED, GAME 2
-Oglethorpe, capped by a grand slam down the left field line, posted a five-run third before adding three runs in the fourth to put the game away.
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Hudson Hefner used a pinch hit appearance to drive in an RBI on a fielder's choice.
SEWANEE KEY STATISTICS
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Carter Huffman went 3-for-5 in the opener and added two hits in the night cap.
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Jadon Fetrow went 2-for-4 in the opener with three RBI.
OGLETHORPE KEY STATISTICS
-Will Arnold and Mason Pearcy each went yard for the Petrels.
UP NEXT
Sewanee will next get ready for Senior Weekend with Centre College on Friday at 2 p.m.
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