GODFREY, Ill. – The Vincennes University baseball team closed out the opening weekend of Mid-West Athletic Conference play Sunday afternoon in style, falling in game one 5-3 before taking game two at Lewis & Clark Community College 12-1 thanks to a big eight-run second inning.
Vincennes got off to a bit of a rocky start Sunday afternoon in game one of the day, with Lewis & Clark getting on the scoreboard first with a run in the first inning.
VU would answer back however in the second inning after freshman Corbin Napier (Indianapolis, Ind.) reached on a hit by pitch and moved up to second on a wild pitch, sophomore Jace Parnin (Fort Wayne, Ind.) drove him in on an RBI double to even the score at 1-1.
Parnin would later come around to score on a dropped third strike and throwing error, putting the Blazers on top 2-1.
Vincennes would add to this lead in a big way in the third inning with sophomore Jack Robinson (Mooresville, Ind.) leading off the inning with a solo home run to increase the VU lead to 3-1.
The Trailblazers continued to ride the hot hand on the mound in freshman Carson Allen (Louisville, Ky.) who faced the minimum in the third, fourth and fifth innings before falling victim to back-to-back home runs for Lewis & Clark in the sixth inning.
Lewis & Clark completely shifted the game in the bottom of the 6th, scoring four runs in the inning and taking all momentum with a 5-3 lead.
Vincennes looked to create some two-out magic in the seventh inning after freshman Bradyn Douglas (Frankton, Ind.) walked and Jack Robinson hit a single, but were unable to push a run across as Lewis & Clark took game one of the day over VU 5-3.
Carson Allen got the start on the mound for the Trailblazers in game one and threw five-plus very solid innings, allowing three runs on five hits and striking out four.
Jace Parnin again was asked to step on the mound from his defensive position, finishing out the sixth inning, allowing two runs on two hits in an inning of work, while striking out one.
The Trailblazers then looked to end the weekend on a high note in the series finale and quickly grabbed all of the momentum back with a massive eight-run second inning.
The first 10 batters in the inning reached base safely for the Trailblazers in the second, including an RBI single by sophomore Keegan Schlotterbeck (Centerville, Ind.), a bases loaded hit by pitch by sophomore Bryton Griffy (Louisville, Ill.) and a big bases clearing, three-RBI double by Jack Robinson.
The inning continued with sophomore Kade Hinton (Fort Wayne, Ind.) driving in Robinson on an RBI double of his own before later scoring on a wild pitch.
The final run of the inning crossed on a bases loaded walk by Schlotterbeck, giving him two RBIs in the inning and putting the Blazers firmly ahead 8-0.
