VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University baseball team hit the diamond for another busy day of baseball Saturday at Jerry Blemker Field.
The Trailblazers kicked off their split doubleheader day by falling to Olney Central College 8-1 before bouncing back to close out the day with a big 12-2 win over NJCAA Division III No. 7-ranked Joliet Junior College.
VU’s offense came alive with a big six run inning against Joliet, which helped propel the Blazers to a run-rule, walk-off victory.
Vincennes began their day with their eighth straight game versus an NJCAA Division I opponent, this time coming in the form of Olney Central College.
Early on Saturday afternoon the two pitchers were dueling, with each starting pitcher carrying a no-hitter into the fourth inning.
The Blue Knights were the first to break the scoreless tie, plating three runs in the fifth and adding on with four runs in the sixth to take a 7-0 lead.
Vincennes would respond in the sixth after a single by sophomore Jack Robinson (Mooresville, Ind.), followed by a walk by sophomore Kade Hinton (Fort Wayne, Ind.).
Robinson would come in to score on an RBI single by sophomore Brandon Juarez (Evansville, Ind.) cutting the deficit to 7-1.
Olney Central answered back in the top of the seventh with a run of their own before closing out the game by retiring the Blazers in order in the bottom half of the inning, giving Olney Central the 8-1 victory over VU.
Vincennes freshman Kaleb Marrs (Terre Haute, Ind.) got the start on the mound in game one for the Blazers and threw four and one-third very solid innings, allowing three runs on four hits and striking out four.
VU Head Baseball Coach Chris Barney then turned the game over to sophomore Christian Pinson (Elizabethtown, Ky.) who allowed four runs on two hits and striking out three in one and one-third innings of work.
Freshman Bryce Gross (Bridgeport, Ill.) entered to close out the final inning and one-third, allowing one run on three hits and striking out one.
The Trailblazers then looked to bounce back and regroup ahead of another tough test in the night cap of the day, facing off against Joliet Junior College who comes into the weekend ranked No. 7 in NJCAA Division III baseball.
Vincennes set the tone early in game two of the day, leading off the bottom of the first with a double by freshman Bradyn Douglas (Frankton, Ind.), who later came around to score on a single by Kade Hinton and a fielding error to give the Blazers the early 1-0 lead.
The Trailblazers added to this lead in the second with the first four batters in the inning reaching base and back-to-back singles by sophomores Dylan Ecken (Louisville, Ky.) and Bryton Griffy (Louisville, Ill.), followed by a walk to Bryce Gross and a bases loaded walk by Douglas.
