INDIANAPOLIS – The UIndy baseball team wrapped up the 2018 regular season Sunday with an eventful day at Greyhounds Park. Prior to dropping a doubleheader versus Southern Indiana, the Hounds recognized their senior class, had a marriage proposal at home plate and also honored longtime head coach Gary Vaught, who is retiring after this season.
 
The morning started with 12 seniors and their families being honored. Chris Boettcher, Brendan Dudas, Dylan Jones, Storm Joop, Nolan King, Nick Lonergan, Nick Miller, Dylan Stutsman, Jordan Tackett, Adam Vasil, Conor White and Brian Wichman were all recognized before a sizable crowd at Greyhound Park.
 
Next, Dudas took the microphone and thanked his family, coaches and teammates. But most notably, he took the opportunity to proposal to his girlfriend, Madison. She said yes, of course.
 
Finally, Head Coach Gary Vaught was presented with a few gifts ahead of his final home game s the Greyhound skipper.
 
See photos of all the festivities with the above links.
 
GAME 1 | USI 24, UIndy 7
USI left fielder Drake McNamara set the tone in the first with a home run in the top of the first, as the Eagles went on to build a 10-0 lead over the first four innings.
 
The Hounds managed a big rally in the bottom of the fourth to make a game of it, briefly at least. UIndy loaded the base with one out, and a hit batsman (Joop) and a pair of walks (Hunter Waning and Kyle Orloff) followed to get the Greyhounds on the board. Jones added an RBI single ahead of Macy Holdsworth's three-run bomb that pulled the Hounds to within three.
 
The Eagles scored four runs in the fifth and piled on in the seventh to pull away.
 
GAME 2 | USI 13, UIndy 10 (11 inn.)
After a lengthy weather delay in the first, the teams traded punches in the capper and eventually needed extra innings to decide it.
 
Joop broke a 2-2 tie in the fourth with a three-run double, while Miller snapped a 5-5 tie with a two-run homer in the fifth.
 
Holdworth and Joe Kenney both added RBI doubles to give the Greyhounds a 10-7 lead in the seventh, but the Eagles battled back to tie it again the next inning and eventually scored the game-winning run in the 11th.
 
UP NEXT
Sunday's results did not matter much for the Hounds, as UIndy had already clinched a spot in the upcoming GLVC Tournament. The eight-team, double-elimination event kicks off Thursday, May 10 at U.S. Baseball Park in Ozark, Mo. Stay tunes to UIndyAthletics.com for more information in the coming days.