SEWANEE, Tenn. - The Sewanee baseball team secured an 11-5 victory in the rubber match of the three-game series with the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology to claim the series over the Fightin' Engineers Sunday afternoon from Montgomery Field.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Score: Sewanee (9-5-1) 11, Rose-Hulman (4-3) 5
Winning Pitcher: Logan Martin (1-2)
Losing Pitcher: Matthew Rouse (1-1)
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HOW IT HAPPENED
-The time change did not affect the Tigers' bats, as the offense started in the opening frame. Jack Galanek recorded the first RBI of the game on a sacrifice fly, while Max Murray brought two runners home with a double.
-After a three-up, three-down top of the second, the home team's offense exploded for a five-run frame to lead 8-0 after two innings. After a Sully McCreery lead off single, two batters later, Shane Smith brought him home on a double.
-After fielding error that allowed Chris McNulty to reach second base and move Smith to third, the next three Tigers hitters recorded RBI base hits. Jared Demkowicz started the line with an RBI base knock up the middle. Next, Jake Woolard posted a two-run double, and Galanek's second RBI of the day came with a base hit.
-Sewanee got the score to double figures with a three-run inning in the bottom half of the fourth. After Galanek and Murray posted back-to-back base hits, Wesley House laced a pinch hit RBI single to score the 11th run of the game.
-RHIT posted a run each in the fifth and sixth and three in the seventh to avoid the shutout.
SEWANEE KEY STATISTICS
-Max Murray posted a 4-for-5 day at the plate with a double and three RBI.
-Shane Smith and Jared Demkowicz each posted three hits and an RBI each. Demkowicz also scored three runs.
-Jack Galanek tacked on three RBI on a 2-for-4 day at the plate.
-Logan Martin (1-2) fanned seven batters in six innings, allowing two earned runs.
ROSE-HULMAN KEY STATISTICS
-Josh Mesenbrink posted two hits and an RBI, while Adam Taylor and Ben Christiansen totaled two hits off the bench.
-Matthew Rouse (1-1) allowed nine earned runs in 3.1 innings, striking out seven batters.
UP NEXT
Sewanee concludes the five-game homestand with a doubleheader with Iowa Wesleyan. First pitch is scheduled for 11 a.m. from Montgomery Field.
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