ST. LOUIS – After the originally scheduled three-day series with the University of Missouri St. Louis Tritons was pushed to a two-day, two doubleheader format, the UIndy baseball team split the opening day.
The Hounds poured on the runs in the first contest, winning 13-6, with both
Easton Good and
Caleb Vaughn going deep. The second game was a nailbiter in the end with the Hounds trailing 7-2 going into the final frame, but the comeback would not see maturity, falling just short.
GAME 1, UIndy 13, UMSL 6
The first contest of the day in St. Louis was an offensive showcase for the Greyhounds. The first three batters for the Hounds all reached with Vaughn getting the scoring started with a single to left field, scoring
Brandon DeWitt. A wild pitch and then a
Nick Lukac sacrifice fly. Lukac added another ribbie in the top of the third, working a bases loaded walk.
Good crushed his second homer of the season in the sixth, floating a ball over the right field fence, bringing in
Adam Rakestraw in the process.
After a Triton run in the bottom of the sixth, Vaughn cranked a ball to left field that had no doubt about it. That ball marked the second long ball of the season for the Hounds speedy right fielder.
Good added two more in the seventh before the floodgates opened in the eighth with a wild pitch, error and a walk bringing in three more Greyhound runs. The Tritons dug at the hole they dug themselves into, notching five more runs between the eighth and the ninth but it was little too late as the Hounds won 13-6.
DeWitt's seven inning day ended with him giving up only one run on five hit4s while striking out eight, his second consecutive start with eight punchouts.
GAME 2, UMSL 7, UIndy 5
Game two was a rough one for the Hounds in the opening frame. After plating two in the first off of a Lukac single and a wild pitch, the Tritons punched right back, scoring five. The Hounds ended up not answering until the seventh when the Triton lead had ballooned to 7-2.
A DeWitt double was followed by
Drew Donaldson reaching via an E6. A wise Vaughn walk loaded the bases, inducing a Triton pitching change. Lukac worked a bases loaded walk after a
Denton Shepler strikeout, scoring one with
Brady Ware following that up with a clutch two RBI single, sending Vaughn and Donaldson home. However, despite another bases loaded situation, the Hounds were unable to capitalize, striking out two more time to end the contest.
UP NEXT
Day two of the Hounds v. Tritons matchup is on deck for Sunday with the Hounds looking to take the series with a pair of wins. The games are set for 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.
