KANSAS CITY, Mo., - The University of Indianapolis baseball team took two off Rockhurst on Saturday, winning game one of the doubleheader 20-4, with the second game being closer, but the Hounds still coming out on top 8-6 for their fifth win in a row. With the pair of wins over Rockhurst, the Hound have won the last five meetings between the two squads, with UIndy holding an overall 13-3 historical edge over the Hawks.
 
The big storyline of the doubleheader was the long-ball power of the Greyhounds. Of the 28 total UIndy runs, 11 came from homers, two of which were grand slams.
 
GAME 1, UINDY 20, ROCKHURST 5
Game one started much like the game on Friday night did, with the Greyhounds amounting a big lead in the first inning. Denton Shepler was the first to earn an RBI, scoring Brandon DeWitt who reached on a leadoff double. Back-to-back wild pitches kept the Hounds crossing home with walks once again loading the bases allowing for Easton Good to score two on a single into left field. DeWitt helped to finish it off with a single into center that scored one more.

The Hounds and Hawks traded runs in the third before UIndy put up a crooked number in the fourth, the catalyst being Drew Donaldson's deep drive over the right center wall for a two-run homer. Jared Bujdos made it 10 for the Hounds later that frame with a single into left. Donaldson just an inning later faced bases loaded after a Will Spear double, a Good walk and a DeWitt single. With one swing of the bat the bases were cleared as Donaldson launched the ball deep over the centerfield wall for his first ever multi-homer game as a Greyhound.
 

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— UIndy Athletics (@UIndyAthletics) April 29, 2023

 
Six more would come across in the sixth with the big blast being Shepler hammering a first-pitch fastball deep and far over the right field wall for another grand slam.
 

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— UIndy Athletics (@UIndyAthletics) April 29, 2023

 
After five innings of solid work, Brandon DeWitt finished his day giving up two earned runs on four hits, walking only three while striking out eight. Cameron Ginter and Nick Foy ended the contest for the Hounds.
 
GAME 2, UINDY 8, ROCKHURST 6
Despite being blown out in games one and two, the Hawks refused to quit and that was evident in the second inning, throwing up a five spot on the Hounds. With a hole to dig into, the Hounds got to work. Zack Williams, getting the start at first, grabbed a two-RBI single in the top of the third. A Nick Lukac sacrifice fly ended the three-run frame for the Hounds.
 
The runs-train kept chugging for the Hounds as Vaughn scored Isaac Bair on a fielder's choice making it 5-4 Rockhurst. With momentum fully in the UIndy dugout, Brady Ware roped a ball into right center that scored both Vaughn and Good to give the Hounds their first lead of the contest, 7-6. That lead would never leave either as Bujdos added some insurance in the fifth with a double into left field.
 
With a final bout of insurance for the bullpen, Caleb Vaughn launched his seventh homer of the season, a solo shot to left field to make it 8-5. The Hawks attempted a comeback, but excellent pitching by Austin Bestul and E.J. White shutdown that notion. Bestul earned his third win of the season, while White picked up his second save.
 
UP NEXT
The Hounds look to brush off their brooms tomorrow in KC as they go for the sweep of the Hawks. First pitch in Kansas City, Mo. is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET.