FINDLAY, Ohio – In a mid-week contest with the Findlay Oilers, the University of Indianapolis Greyhounds earned their first victory in ten games by a score of 14-8. The dub moves the Hounds to 12-9 on the season, while it moves Findlay to 12-10.
Brandon DeWitt and
Caleb Vaughn were the offensive leaders for the Hounds, with DeWitt nabbing four ribbies and Vaughn three. Vaughn utilized his speed as well, swiping his 18th bag of the season, moving him into third in the GLVC.
HOW IT HAPPENED
After a scoreless first, the Oilers struck the first blow, roughing up young
Caden Wilburn. The freshman who pitched against the Oilers in his first career start, kept his composure, limiting the scoring to just one run.
It was not until the top of the fourth where the Hounds answered back, and they did it big.
Nick Lukac got started with a double off the left field wall scoring the Hounds first run of the day. Keeping the party rolling was
Will Spear with an opposite-field single to take the lead.
It was with two outs where the Hounds did their damage.
Brandon DeWitt smoked a ball up the gut scoring both
Jared Bujdos and Lukac to make it 4-1. Right after,
Drew Donaldson worked a quality walk before Vaughn added his own two-out, two-RBI single to make it 6-1.
The Oilers added two runs in the bottom of the fourth and three in the sixth, but the Hounds went blow for blow, snagging one in the fifth, taking advantage of some sloppy defense. The Hounds kept cruising, scoring two in the eighth via a Vaughn double and a
Denton Shepler RBI groundout.
The final offensive showcase came in the ninth for the Hounds, rewarding the bullpen for shutdown innings.
Reid Rector got it started with a double off the wall, his third two-bagger of the year.
Adam Rakestraw took Rector's spot on the basepath, just in time for Spear to nab his second RBI of the day via a hard hit ball up the left field line.
In a fit of Déjà vu, DeWitt smoked another ball towards the pitcher, scoring both
Easton Good and Spear.
Drew Donaldson, who had a quiet day up until this point, made his presence known, hitting a ball over the centerfielders head for a double.
The Oilers attempted a bottom of the ninth comeback, but
Nolen Wolf limited the damage, allowing two in his third appearance of the year.
UP NEXT
The Hounds return to conference play this weekend against UMSL, starting on Friday. It will be the first meeting between the Hounds and the Tritons since 2021. The teams split with the Hounds taking the first two of the series.
