QUINCY, Ill. – Despite losing in run-rule fashion in the first game of the series on Thursday afternoon, the University of Indianapolis baseball team battled back and won again over Quincy on Saturday, which means the Greyhounds have successfully taken three of four games from the Hawks in the series. With the win, UIndy now sits with an even .500 record on the year (18-18) alongside a 10-6 mark in the Great Lakes Valley Conference.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Greyhounds clawed ahead first in the contest with two runs in the opening inning. Alex Vela sent a double down the left field line that scored Brandon DeWitt all the way from first base. Then, Vela was eventually brought home on an Aaron Blake sacrifice fly.
 
The runs continued in the fourth with two more crossing for UIndy. Blake stepped up once again and produced an RBI, this time in the form of a double. Later, Blake was brought home on an Armen Torosian RBI groundout.
 
Quincy refused to go out easy, as the Hawks added a run in the sixth on an RBI single and another in the seventh on a solo home run. Despite UIndy corralling an insurance run in the eighth on a Caleb Vaughn sacrifice fly to left field, the Hawks would score one more in the bottom half of that inning on an RBI double to make it a 5-3 ballgame heading into the final frame.
 
In the bottom of the ninth, trailing by two runs, Quincy had the bases loaded with two outs. Freshman Austin Bestul stepped up big on the bump and delivered a game-ending strikeout to help the Hounds steal their third straight game on the road over the Hawks.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
-The Greyhounds managed seven hits while the Hawks had a game-high 10.
-Six different UIndy batters recorded a hit, led by DeWitt with two.
-Four Greyhounds had an RBI, led by Blake with two.
-Jakob Hughes earned the start on the mound and was tabbed as the winning pitcher. He went five complete innings of work where he tallied six strikeouts on 104 pitches thrown.
-Bestul tallied the save, his second of the season.
 
UP NEXT
The Greyhounds will hit the road on Tuesday, April 19 to battle Lake Erie in a non-conference showdown.