INDIANAPOLIS – GLVC action continues to favor the UIndy baseball team as the Greyhounds notched a series opening win against the Southwest Baptist Bearcats on Friday afternoon. The victory moved the Hounds to 9-0 in the GLVC, remaining as the only school in the conference to be undefeated in GLVC play.
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In relief of
Dawson Gabe,
Andrew DeWitt was dominant from the mound as he earned win three of the season for the JuCo transfer. DeWitt went 5 1/3 innings, only giving up one hit while striking out seven on 75 pitches.
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On the offensive end,
Drew Donaldson and
Cole Hampton were the RBI leaders for the Hounds.
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INS & OUTS
Both squads were back and forth early, with the Bearcats etching across a pair in the top second with the Hounds answering with one of their own in the third coming from a broken-bat RBI by
Caleb Vaughn.
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Back-and-forth action continued with each squad adding a run in the fourth and the fifth to bring it to 3-2. The big frame finally came for the Hounds in the sixth where a
Will Spear ground-rule double set the scene. Donaldson and Vergara both tallied ribbies before
Cole Hampton delivered the big blow with a wall-scrapping 2 RBI double.
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From there DeWitt went to work, shutting down the Bearcats in the final three innings.
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HOUND BYTES
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UP NEXT
The series will continue tomorrow at noon at Greyhound Park.
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