MARION, Ill. – The University of Indianapolis baseball team suffered their first loss of the GLVC conference tournament late on Friday night. The Greyhounds battled the Quincy Hawks, dropping the 5-4 affair in 11 innings of action.
 
Diego Cardenas was the story of the night as the starter. The All-GLVC First Team honoree made a show, punching out 11 Hawks through eight innings of work. That 11-K mark as well at the 8 IP signaled new single-game career highs for Cardenas.
 
The Hounds now move to the loser's bracket, facing the Lewis Flyers once again at 1:30 p.m. ET in Marion, Ill.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Hawks, after a scoreless first, did what they are known for: homers. A solo shot in the top of the second gave the Hawks a quick 1-0 lead, one that Will Spear quickly erased in the bottom half of that frame.
 
The Hawks and Hounds kept going blow for blow with Quincy tossing up two in the third and the Hounds doing the same in the bottom of the fourth, the tying run coming off the bat of Drew Donaldson.
 

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The score stayed tied up until the eighth where solid contact by Will Spear allowed speedy Dakota Sill to slide around a tag and make it a 4-3 ballgame. The Hawks rallied back and scored one of their own in the top of the ninth, forcing extra.
 
The tenth saw both teams get a runner to third but neither could get the job done. The 11th finally broke it as the Hawks, with runners at first and second, poked a ball through the right side for the eventual game winner.
 
UP NEXT
It's bounce back time for the Hounds as they will face off with Lewis in the loser's bracket at 1:30 p.m. ET in Marion, Ill.