INDIANAPOLIS – The University of Indianapolis baseball team moved to 9-0 after a series opening win versus the Davenport University Panthers Friday Afternoon, with half of the teams runs coming in the bottom of the first.
Drew Donaldson was just a homer shy of the cycle, snagging two singles alongside a double and triple. He was joined by
Isaac Bair who grabbed three RBIs on the day on two hits.
Seth Spencer grabbed his second win of the season, going five innings while striking out nine.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Hounds jumped on the Panthers fast. After a Spencer three-strikeout top of the first, UIndy capitalized on a fielding error and a wild pitch to score two. The fiery bats of the Greyhounds lit up after that with a
Nick Lukac double and then a massive two RBI dinger high over the left field wall to make it 5-0 early.
The Panthers answered back with runs of their own in the second, scoring two to try to dig out of the deficit. Like clockwork, however, the Hounds bats stayed hot, scoring two more in the bottom of the fourth, with Bair's hard hit single up the middle and Donaldson's deep triple to left center.
Bair added onto to his stellar day in the fifth with yet another single, scoring both
Denton Shepler and
Brady Ware to find a 9-4 scoring lead.
The Panthers were in for a big inning of their own, scoring three in the sixth to make it close, but shutdown pitching by
E.J. White was the difference.
Wyatt Phillips picked up the two inning save, shutting down the Panthers, minus a long home run off the dome.
Not content, Donaldson added the tenth run of the contest, shooting a ball into left field, scoring
Brandon DeWitt and finding the final 10-6 of the contest.
UP NEXT
The Hounds hope to make it to 10-0 and 11-0 with a doubleheader against the Panthers, closing out the series and their opening non-conference slate. The Hounds first pitch is set to be at 11am with the second game beginning 30 minutes after the conclusion of the first.
