SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The University of Indianapolis baseball team defeated Washburn 16-13 before falling to GLVC opponent, Drury 13-9 in day one of the Drury Invitational.

GAME 1 | UIndy 16, Washburn 13
In the first meeting between these schools since 1995, the Hounds were seeking its first win in the three all-time outings, and did just that by driving home 10 runs in the first inning including an eight run fifth inning. With things all square after four innings, Chase Mason got the scoring run started with a solo home run, followed by  Brayton Bowen and Luke Smock doubles that brought home three more runs to give UIndy a 6-2 lead. 

With the bases loaded and only one out, Austin Bode stepped up to plate and mashed a grand slam to deep right center field to give UIndy a commanding 10-2 lead. This was Bode's fourth home run of the season, and the first of his collegiate career.  

Following the fifth inning outburst, the Greyhounds added four more runs in the sixth and seventh innings, including a second home run of the day for Mason which is his first game as a Greyhound with multiple home runs. 

After the Greyhounds took a 14-3 lead, Washburn made a charge of its own with nine runs in the seventh and eighth innings to cut the lead to 14-12. But Maddux Bach added two insurance runs in the top of the ninth to clinch the UIndy win. 

Aidan Pearson started his first game for the Greyhounds in his first season with the team, and pitched a strong five innings, only allowing one earned run on four hits with six punch outs. While Drake Downing garnered his second save of the season to stave off the Washburn comeback.

GAME 2 | UIndy 9, #24 Drury 13
The Panthers jumped to an early 6-0 lead after the opening two innings, before Bode was able to drive in Maddux Bach with an RBI double to get the bats going for the Hounds in the top of the third. Next up to bat, Garret Rusch hit a double down the left field line, bringing in Smock and Bode to bring the Hounds within three with no outs in the third. Rusch was brought home by a Mason single up the middle, before he was brought in by a Gavin Duran double to left field. Duran was able to score the tying run after advancing to third on a wild pitch, before coming back home because of a throwing error, bringing the score to 6-6 after the top of the third. 

Drury found three more runs in the bottom of the third to give them a 9-6 lead. Smock scored the seventh run for UIndy, courtesy of a Mason RBI, but the Panthers were able to find another run in the bottom of the fourth to keep a three-run cushion on top of the Hounds. UIndy was scoreless for the fifth and sixth innings, while Drury secured two more runs in the bottom of the sixth to give them the 12-7 advantage. 

The Hounds recorded their final two runs in the top of the seventh when Bach drove in Duran and Mason to cut the Panther lead to three, before Drury was able to score their final run in the bottom of the seventh.

UP NEXT
The Hounds return to the diamond tomorrow for another GLVC match-up, this time against Missouri S&T at 12 p.m. ET.