COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – University of Southern Indiana Baseball could not overcome an early deficit, but fell to Tennessee Tech University, 11-6, Friday evening in Cookeville, Tennessee. USI is 16-17 overall and 7-3 in the OVC, while TTU goes to 22-13 overall, 7-3 OVC.
USI was in a hole after three innings, 8-0, before it could get the bats going in the fourth inning. USI sophomore rightfielder Cameron Boyd put the Screaming Eagles on the scoreboard with a two-run, ground-rule double to get the offense going.
USI junior catcher Micajah Wall finished the Screaming Eagles scoring in the fourth, 8-3, with an RBI single up the middle.
The Screaming Eagles closed the gap to 8-5 during the fifth when sophomore third baseman Parker Martin hit a two-run blast over the right field fence. TTU, however, responded in the bottom half of the fifth with two more runs to re-extend its lead to 10-5.
The Golden Eagles pushed the margin back to six, 11-5, before the Screaming Eagles scored the final run in the eighth for the eventual 11-6 final. USI junior shortstop Clayton Slack drove in the Screaming Eagles’ final run with a ground out.
For the game, Martin led USI with three hits, a run scored, two RBIs, and a home run.
USI freshman right-hander Sage Stout started and took the loss. Stout (3-2) allowed eight runs on five hits and two walks, while striking out a season-high batters in three innings of work.
