Cougs Drop the First Two in the Series to Trojans
Game 1
Game 1
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Saint Francis (Ind.) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
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Taylor (IN) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 5 | 3 | 0 |
Game 2
Game 2
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Saint Francis (Ind.) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
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Taylor (IN) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | X | 15 | 10 | 0 |
Upland, Ind. -- The University of Saint Francis (Ind.) Cougars took on the Trojans of Taylor University in a double header on Friday. This is the opening series for the conference season and the Cougs dropped both.
Game 1 was a tight one from start to end. Perry Stowe with a gritty performance on the mound going 5.0 IP with 2 earned runs and 5 strikeouts. The Cougs found themselves down 2-0 after the first, and 4-0 after the third due to some defensive miscues. The offense responded by scoring 2 in the top of the fourth from a Xavier Croxton 2 RBI single. A Kolton Cardenas sacrifice-fly and Brenden Lytle double tied the game at 4 after the top half of the seventh. The Trojans responded with one of their own and there was no more offense in this one as the Cougars lost 5-4.
Game 2 did not go the Cougars way. After a 3-run homerun from the Trojans, Ayden Lichtensteiger responded with one of his own in the third to make it a 3-1 game. Taylor scored another to make it 4-1 heading into the sixth. The Cougar bullpen struggled to keep the Trojans in check as they had a big inning. USF lost this one 15-1.
The Cougars are now 9-5 overall and 0-2 in conference and will finish up the series against Taylor with their first game at noon tomorrow. Be sure to come out to Coug Field on a beautiful day for some baseball.
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- Sam Pesa -