The 17th-ranked University of Southern Indiana baseball team could not salvage a victory this weekend, losing 8-4 to eighth-ranked Quincy University Sunday afternoon at the USI Baseball Field. USI sees its record go to 11-7 overall with Quincy going to 12-3.
The Screaming Eagles saw the Hawks plate a pair of runs in the first and second innings in falling behind 4-0 for the second-straight game. USI rallied in the fourth inning to make a game of it with a three-run frame that was highlight by a two-run blast off the bat of sophomore leftfielder Buddy Johnson (Shelbyville, Kentucky). The home run was the first collegiate round-tripper by the sophomore outfielder.
Quincy sealed the victory with single tallies in the fifth and sixth innings to re-extend the lead to 6-3. USI closed the gap to a two-run deficit, 6-4, with a tally in the bottom of the sixth on back-to-back doubles by senior third baseman Trent Gunn (Tell City, Indiana) and freshman catcher Logan Brown (Mt. Vernon, Indiana).
The Hawks put the game out of reach in the ninth when they plated a pair of unearned runs for the 8-4 final.
On the mound, junior right-hander Devin Williams (Evansville, Indiana) started and took the loss for the Eagles. Williams (2-2) allowed five runs, three earned, on nine hits while striking three in 4.2 innings of work.
USI freshman right-hander Austin Krizan (Mt. Vernon, Indiana) finished the game for the Eagles, pitching the final 4.1 innings. Krizan allowed three unearned runs on five hits and walk, while striking out one.
The Eagles open the 2016 Great Lakes Valley Conference schedule March 25-26 when they host Bellarmine University for a pair of doubleheaders. Friday’s doubleheader is slated for a 2 p.m. first pitch, while Saturday is scheduled for a 1 p.m. start.
