WESTFIELD, Ind. – The University of Indianapolis baseball team won both games of the doubleheader this afternoon against Notre Dame (OH) at Grand Park. With this, the Hounds begin the year at a perfect 3-0 and lock up a series sweep over the Falcons.
 
GAME 1 | UIndy 15, NDC 14
Denton Shepler produced a walk-off base hit in the ninth inning to help the Greyhounds weather a comeback effort from the Falcons.
 
UIndy jumped out ahead early, leading 7-1 though just two innings of action. The lead blossomed to 10-3 through three before the Falcons rattled off six unanswered runs which included a grand slam to cut the Greyhound lead to just one. Not to be denied, the Hounds rolled out four more runs through the sixth, seventh, and eighth innings. However, NDC made one last push and successfully tied things in the top half of the ninth with a three-run showing.
 
With the game on the line, Shepler stepped in to pinch hit for UIndy and successfully slipped a single past the infield which scored the winning run from third base.
 
In total, the Greyhounds blasted 18 total hits while Notre Dame trailed close behind with 16. Kase Lawson earned the start from the bump, going six complete innings of work where he recorded a total of eight strikeouts. Jakob Hughes came in for relief and tossed two complete before Wyatt Phillips finished the game in the ninth and earned the win in the process.
 
Alex Vela was on fire in game one, going a perfect 5-5 with five hits, two RBI's, and four runs scored. Behind him, Caleb Vaughn and Brandon DeWitt each tallied three hits while Zack Williams and Drew Donaldson notched a strong mark of three RBI's apiece.
 
GAME 2 | UIndy 13, NDC 3
 
Game two saw the score at a 1-1 stalemate through the top half of the third before the Hounds opened the floodgates and overwhelmed the Falcons. In just three innings of offense, UIndy rattled off 10 unanswered runs before NDC could respond back with two in the seventh. Even then, the Greyhounds brought two more across the plate in the bottom half of the seventh to help eventually secure the 10-run win.
 
Logan Peterson earned the start and was tabbed as the winning pitcher. The Illinois Central College transfer tossed 79 pitches and rolled out five complete innings of work while recording five K's. Carter Nowak, Steven Jones, Blake Sarjent, and Alec Burnett all threw a complete inning of work.
 
Drew Donaldson was the big-hitter in game two for the Greyhounds, producing a total of four hits alongside a solid four RBI's and two run scored. DeWitt contributed three RBI's on two hits in the contest while Vela added a pair of RBI's to his impressive day. Vaughn tallied two hits and a team-high four runs scored.
 
UP NEXT
The Greyhounds will return to the field on Saturday to begin a three-game homestand against Northwood. Saturday will feature a doubleheader beginning at noon while Sunday will have just one game that will also have a noon start.