March 22, 2019

Thomas More Defeats Transylvania, 7-6, in Series Opener

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Batting

Thomas More
2B: Brett Benzinger; Sam Hauer 2; Bailey Martin
3B: Sean Lawrence
HR: none
Transylvania
2B: Riley Willbur; Wade Lopiccolo; Jason Pastoor; Isaac Taylor; Nick Nelson
3B: none
HR: Michael Blair
full stats

(LEXINGTON, Ky.) – The Thomas More University baseball team won the first of a three game series with Transylvania, 7-6, tonight (Friday, March 22, 2019) at Whitaker Bank Ballpark in Lexington, Kentucky.  The Saints improve to 6-8 and the Pioneers fall to 6-10.

HOW THEY SCORED:

  • Thomas More scored three runs in the top of the first inning.  First –year second baseman Brett Benzinger (Taylor Mill, Ky./Richmond) had a run batted-in double in the first inning scoring senior shortstop Sean Lawrence (Independence, Ky./Simon Kenton).  Benzinger then scored on a double by senior catcher Sam Hauer (Cincinnati, Ohio/Elder).  Hauer crossed the plate on a sacrifice fly by junior designated hitter Matt Wellbrock (Cincinnati, Ohio/Elder).
  • Transylvania tied the game at 3-3 with three runs in the bottom of the first.
  • The Saints took a 5-3 lead in the third with a pair of runs as Hauer scored on a wild pitch and senior right fielder Joshua Boeckmann (Cincinnati, Ohio/Elder) scored on an error.
  • The Pioneers cut the lead to 5-4 with a run in the bottom of the third inning.
  • Benzinger gave Thomas More a 7-4 lead in the top of the fifth when he had a two-run single scoring first-year third baseman Bailey Martin (Independence, Ky./Simon Kenton) and senior first baseman Nick Jenkins (Hilliard, Ohio/Hilliard Bradley).
  • Transylvania scored one run in the sixth and one in the ninth.

NOTABLES:

  • Hauer led the team at the plate as he was four-for-six with two doubles, two runs scored and a RBI.
  • Benzinger was two-for-six with a double, three RBI and a run scored.
  • Martin was two-for-four with a double, a RBI and a run scored.
  • Senior center fielder Blaise Ostertag (Burlington, Ky./Conner) was two-for-four.
  • Sophomore pitcher Jordan Houze (Lawrenceburg, Ind./Lawrenceburg) earned the win on the mound as he pitched six innings giving up five runs (four earned) on seven hits and struck out five.
  • Senior pitcher Jonathan Breeden (Erlanger, Ky./Dixie Heights) pitched two scoreless innings of relief and only gave up one hit, while striking out one.
  • Junior pitcher Justin Ward (Cincinnati, Ohio/Elder) earned the save as he pitched the ninth inning and gave up one run (earned) on two hits, while striking out one.

UP NEXT:

  • Thomas More and Transylvania will close out the three-game series tomorrow with a doubleheader at Whitaker Bank Ballpark.
  • First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m.