USI lose slugfest to end series

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Baseball lost a slugfest with the University of St. Thomas (Minn.), 7-6, Sunday afternoon at the USI Baseball Field. USI is 4-7 to start the season, while St. Thomas goes 5-6.
 
USI, which won its second-straight weekend series, found itself down 2-0 after the first half and rebounded to take a 3-2 lead on an RBI-single by junior catcher Joe Ricchio (Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin) in the bottom half of the inning. The Tommies regained command in the top half of the second with a four-run rally to lead, 6-3.
 
USI would rebound once again with a three-run frame of its own, tying the 6-6 on a RBI-ground out by junior first baseman Thomas Emerich (Ava, Missouri). St. Thomas jumped back in the lead with a single tally in the top of the fourth to take a 7-6 advantage.
 
After 13 runs in the first three-and-a-half frames, bats on both sides went silent and leaved the game with a 7-6 final.
 
On the mound, junior right-hander Peyton Brown (Clemons, North Carolina) took the loss for the Eagles. Brown (0-1) allowed seven runs, five earned, on six hits and a walk in two-plus innings of work.