QUINCY, Ill. – The Vincennes University Trailblazer baseball team opened up another Mid-West Athletic Conference (MWAC) series Monday afternoon at John Wood Community College and fell 11-1 in game one and 11-2 in game two.
The day got off to a rough start for the visiting Trailblazers with John Wood picking up the early lead with a pair of runs in the first two innings and took a commanding lead with a six-run third inning to grab a 10-0 advantage.
VU would get on the board in the fourth after sophomore Colton Evans (Henderson, Ky.) led off the inning with a triple. Evans would later score on an RBI single by Kobe Bartlett (Rockport, Ind.).
This would be the highlight of the game for VU as John Wood put the game away in the fifth with a walk-off single to finish out the 11-1 victory.
Sophomore Dawson Blaylock (Eaton, Ohio) got the start in game one of the day, throwing two and one-third innings, allowing eight runs on six hits and striking out two.
Freshman Keegan Schlotterbeck (Centerville, Ind.) took over on the mound in the third and lasted one and two-thirds innings, allowing three runs on three hits and striking out two.
Game two got off to a much better start for the Blazers, with sophomore Ethan Burdette (Linton, Ind.) leading off the game by reaching third on an error and scoring on a passed ball to give Vincennes the early 1-0 lead.
John Wood answered back in the second with a pair of runs to take the lead before VU came through in the third with sophomore Will Egger (Terre Haute, Ind.) leading off the inning with a single and advancing on an error. Egger would even the score at 2-2 after scoring on a groundout by sophomore Kaden Elliott (New Albany, Ind.).
John Wood would grab the momentum back in the bottom half of the third however with a three-run inning, followed by four runs in the fourth to take a 9-2 lead.
John Wood added a pair of insurance runs in the sixth and managed to hold off any VU comeback attempts at VU fell in game two 11-2.
Freshman Josh McCormick (Indianapolis, Ind.) got the start in game two, throwing three and two-third innings, allowing nine runs, four earned runs, on seven hits while punching out one.
Freshman Aaron Fenn (Fort Wayne, Ind.) threw the remaining two and one-third innings, allowing two runs on three hits and matching his career-high with four strikeouts.
Vincennes will return to John Wood Community College tomorrow, Tuesday, April 18 for the final two games of this four-game conference series. First pitch tomorrow is set for 1 p.m. eastern.
BOX SCORE
GAME ONE
VU (16-21, 4-9) – 000 10 – 1
John Wood – 226 01 – 11
VINCENNES HITTING
2B – Long. 3B – Evans. RBI – Bartlett.
GAME TWO
VU (16-22, 4-10) – 101 000 0 – 2
John Wood – 023 402 x – 11
VINCENNES HITTING
RBI – Elliott.