University of Southern Indiana Baseball dropped both ends of a doubleheader to fourth-ranked Quincy University, 5-3 and 13-2, Saturday afternoon in Evansville, Indiana. USI moves its record to 21-14 overall and 14-9 in the GLVC, while Quincy goes to 27-7, 19-4 GLVC.
Game 1:Â
The Screaming Eagles left of runners on base in five of the nine innings before coming up short in the opener with the Hawks, 5-3.
After spotting Quincy a run in the first, USI rebounded to knot the game, 1-1, with a tally in the bottom of the second when junior third baseman Kobe Stephens(Dale, Indiana) knocked in sophomore leftfielder Aaron Euler (Evansville, Indiana) with a single.
The Hawks regained the advantage in the fifth with a pair of runs and sealed the victory with two more in the sixth for the 5-1 lead. The Eagles bounced back with a pair of runs in the bottom of the seventh to cut the deficit to 5-3 after Stephens crossed the plate on a passed ball and sophomore designated hitter Bryce Krizan (Mt. Vernon, Indiana) scored on a RBI-single by freshman catcher Lucas McNew (Floyds Knobs, Indiana).
USI would strand a runner in the eighth and ninth, but could not close the gap before the last out of the 5-3 final.
Eagles’ senior right-hander Austin Krizan (Mt. Vernon, Indiana) took the loss on the mound for the first time this season. Austin Krizan (4-1) allowed five runs on six hits and five walks, while striking out eight in six innings of work.
Game 2:Â
The Eagles allowed 13 runs between the fourth and eighth innings before dropping a 13-2 decision in the nightcap. .
USI had the first inning lead, 1-0, when sophomore leftfielder Aaron Euler knocked in the run after being hit by a pitch to score senior second baseman Jacob Fleming (Evansville, Indiana ). The Eagles held onto the 1-0 lead until the Hawks posted four-spots in the fourth and fifth to lead 8-1.
Quincy would go on to score one in the sixth and seventh and sealed USI’s fate with a three spot in the eight. USI got one run back in the bottom of the sixth when junior rightfielder Manny Lopez (Santo Domingo, D.R.) hit his sixth round tripper of the season.
On the mound, junior left-hander Paul Perez (Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela) took the loss in his second start of the spring. Perez (2-2) allowed six runs, three earned, on six hits and three walks, in addition to striking out three in 4.1 innings of work.
