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UTM BASEBALL PRODUCES TWO NARROW DECISIONS IN DOUBLEHEADER SPLIT WITH AUSTIN PEAY
4/20/2019 9:26:00 PM | Baseball
MARTIN, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee at Martin baseball squad split today's doubleheader against Ohio Valley Conference foe Austin Peay as the Skyhawks claimed a 6-3 victory in Game 1 before dropping a narrow 5-4 decision in Game 2.
Offensively, UT Martin (15-23, 5-12 OVC) was led on the day by Tyson Cox and Sean Dixson as both plated a pair of runs between the two contests. The trio of Casey Harford, Jordan Stoner and Creighton Eldridge drove in one run apiece. Pacing the club in knocks was the grouping of Hayden Cooper, Harford and Stoner as all three tallied four hits on the day. Eldridge legged out a three-bagger to put him at nine for his career which is good for second-most in program history as he is tied with Donnie Mitchell (1980-81). Cox belted his second homer of his career which also happens to be the second of the week as he has found a hot bat as of late.
On the rubber, Austen Bullington (2-6) picked up a victory as he logged 6.2 innings of work. The bullpen foursome of Zach Denney, Nick Wohlbold, David Hussey and Jeff O'Doherty made sure to not allow a single run as they combined for 5.1 scoreless innings of relief between the two games. In all, the six Skyhawk arms fanned 15 batters on the day and allowed just four extra-base hits.
Game 1
The first contest of the day saw Dixson swing the big bat as the Norman, Okla. native tallied one base knock but drove in a game-best two runs. The pairing of Stoner and Harford each connected for three hits and an RBI while Cox rounded out the scoring column with run driven in on one hit. Also collecting hits in the game were Cooper (two), Blake Davis, Ethan Whitley and Eldridge (all with one).
Bullington was superb in his 6.2-inning start as he allowed just two earned runs. The righty from Newburgh, Ind. fanned five Governors as he conceded nine knocks and issued two walks. Denney notched his second save of the season as he came into the game in a tight spot and finished things off with 2.1 innings tossed. He went on to allow just two hits and a pair of free bases as he forced two Austin Peay whiffs while shutting the door.
The Governors got on the scoreboard first as they put up a run in the top of the second to jump out to a 1-0 lead.
UT Martin answered with a run of its own in the bottom of the second as Eldridge opened the frame up with a single up the middle. Whitley then reached on a fielder's choice groundball but the third baseman threw the ball away, allowing for runners at the corners. Later, Cox poked a knock through the right side to plate Eldridge and knot the score up 1-1.
Bullington made fairly quick work of Austin Peay in the third inning as he forced the first batter of the frame to groundout. He then issued a seven-pitch walk before the runner was caught in a pickoff attempt by backstop Davis. Bullington then fanned the next batter to get out of the inning.
The top of the fourth saw Bullington have great success as he retired the side in order on a groundout followed by a pair of strikeouts.
A UT Martin flurry of runs came in the bottom of the fourth as four runs were pushed across the plate. Getting things started was Whitley as he beat out a single back to the pitcher. Cooper then worked a four-pitch walk before Cox grounded into a fielder's choice to take Whitley out of the equation. With runners at first and second, Dixson then hit a knock to left that allowed Cooper to come home. A Stoner single up the middle then brought in Cox before a Harford hit to left field pushed Dixson across the plate. Davis ended the scoring run with an infield single to short and brought Stoner in but the frame would end on Harford taking advantage of an errant throw as he was eventually tagged out at third but not before the Skyhawks went up by a 5-1 margin.
Eldridge opened the fifth with a five-pitch free base before Whitley drew a five-pitch walk of his own. Cooper then laid down a bunt single to juice the bases. Later, Dixson reached on a fielder's choice and pushed Eldridge across home plate to put UT martin up 6-1.
Bullington worked around a one-out single as he then induced a 6-4-3 double play ball to coast through the sixth inning.
Austin Peay would add on two runs in the seventh to inch back by the eventual final score of 6-3.
Denney made fairly quick work of the Governors in the eighth as he fanned the first batter he saw. He allowed a first-pitch infield single but kept his composure to induce a popout followed by a groundout and needed just seven pitches to get through the inning. Denney kept chugging along in the ninth as he worked around a leadoff single to force a pair of groundouts and catch the final batter of the contest looking.
Game 2
Leading the pack in the second game of the day was Cox and Eldridge as both collected a hit (Eldridge a triple and Cox a homer) as well as the two Skyhawk RBIs of the contest. Cooper led the team in hits as he once again tallied a two-hit performance. The trio of Stoner, Harford and Whitley rapped out one knock apiece.
Left-handed pitcher Sam Folks (3-5) drew the starting nod in the back end of the twin bill. He was very efficient early on as he carried a no hitter into the fourth inning with two outs in the frame. The southpaw out of Franklin, Tenn. allowed six hits and five earned runs while conceding a pair of walks, but he did rack up eight strikeouts before his day was through. O'Doherty, Wohlbold and Hussey combined for the remaining three innings of time on the mound and the trio scattered two hits and two walks between them in a scoreless trio of frames.
Folks found himself in a slight bit of trouble in the opening inning as he saw the second batter he faced get on via an error. Keeping a cool head, Folks forced a pair of groundouts to escape any danger. He was dealing in the second inning as he retired the side via the punchout, catching one batter looking while the other two went down swinging.
UT Martin cracked into the scoring column first as it brought in a pair of runs in the frame. Cooper got the action started with a single through the left side on the first pitch he saw. Then Blake Daniels worked a five-pitch walk. Whitley moved both men into scoring position via a groundout before Cox drew a four-pitch free base to load of the bases. A Dixson fielder's choice followed by a throwing error by the Governor shortstop was good enough to let both Cooper and Daniels come home and give the Skyhawks a 2-0 advantage.
Folks kept up the good work in the third as ground balls once again ruled the inning as he needed just 13 pitches to cruise through the frame.
Austin Peay put up its first run in the fourth as it broke up Folks' no-hit bid with a two-out single bunted just out of the pitcher's reach which led to the Governors narrowing the score 2-1.
Folks regained his composure in the fifth as he fanned the first Austin Peay batter of the frame. He conceded a single through the left side to the next batter but got some help from backstop Davis to catch the runner stealing. Folks retired the final batsman of the frame on a looking strikeout.
The Skyhawks added on a run in the fifth as Harford got things started with a one-out single up the middle. He then swiped second base before Eldridge roped a triple to right center that brought in Harford and made the score 3-1 in UT Martin's favor.
Folks needed a mere eight pitches to coast through the sixth as he forced a lineout, flyout and recorded a strikeout, respectively.
Another UT Martin run came in the sixth inning as Cox issued a two-out long ball to left field to push the Skyhawk lead out to 4-1.
Austin Peay solved its hitting problem in the seventh as the Governors pushed four runs across the plate to take a 5-4 lead, the eventual final score.
UT Martin wraps up its series with Austin Peay tomorrow with first pitch slated for 1 p.m.
Offensively, UT Martin (15-23, 5-12 OVC) was led on the day by Tyson Cox and Sean Dixson as both plated a pair of runs between the two contests. The trio of Casey Harford, Jordan Stoner and Creighton Eldridge drove in one run apiece. Pacing the club in knocks was the grouping of Hayden Cooper, Harford and Stoner as all three tallied four hits on the day. Eldridge legged out a three-bagger to put him at nine for his career which is good for second-most in program history as he is tied with Donnie Mitchell (1980-81). Cox belted his second homer of his career which also happens to be the second of the week as he has found a hot bat as of late.
On the rubber, Austen Bullington (2-6) picked up a victory as he logged 6.2 innings of work. The bullpen foursome of Zach Denney, Nick Wohlbold, David Hussey and Jeff O'Doherty made sure to not allow a single run as they combined for 5.1 scoreless innings of relief between the two games. In all, the six Skyhawk arms fanned 15 batters on the day and allowed just four extra-base hits.
Game 1
The first contest of the day saw Dixson swing the big bat as the Norman, Okla. native tallied one base knock but drove in a game-best two runs. The pairing of Stoner and Harford each connected for three hits and an RBI while Cox rounded out the scoring column with run driven in on one hit. Also collecting hits in the game were Cooper (two), Blake Davis, Ethan Whitley and Eldridge (all with one).
Bullington was superb in his 6.2-inning start as he allowed just two earned runs. The righty from Newburgh, Ind. fanned five Governors as he conceded nine knocks and issued two walks. Denney notched his second save of the season as he came into the game in a tight spot and finished things off with 2.1 innings tossed. He went on to allow just two hits and a pair of free bases as he forced two Austin Peay whiffs while shutting the door.
The Governors got on the scoreboard first as they put up a run in the top of the second to jump out to a 1-0 lead.
UT Martin answered with a run of its own in the bottom of the second as Eldridge opened the frame up with a single up the middle. Whitley then reached on a fielder's choice groundball but the third baseman threw the ball away, allowing for runners at the corners. Later, Cox poked a knock through the right side to plate Eldridge and knot the score up 1-1.
Bullington made fairly quick work of Austin Peay in the third inning as he forced the first batter of the frame to groundout. He then issued a seven-pitch walk before the runner was caught in a pickoff attempt by backstop Davis. Bullington then fanned the next batter to get out of the inning.
The top of the fourth saw Bullington have great success as he retired the side in order on a groundout followed by a pair of strikeouts.
A UT Martin flurry of runs came in the bottom of the fourth as four runs were pushed across the plate. Getting things started was Whitley as he beat out a single back to the pitcher. Cooper then worked a four-pitch walk before Cox grounded into a fielder's choice to take Whitley out of the equation. With runners at first and second, Dixson then hit a knock to left that allowed Cooper to come home. A Stoner single up the middle then brought in Cox before a Harford hit to left field pushed Dixson across the plate. Davis ended the scoring run with an infield single to short and brought Stoner in but the frame would end on Harford taking advantage of an errant throw as he was eventually tagged out at third but not before the Skyhawks went up by a 5-1 margin.
Eldridge opened the fifth with a five-pitch free base before Whitley drew a five-pitch walk of his own. Cooper then laid down a bunt single to juice the bases. Later, Dixson reached on a fielder's choice and pushed Eldridge across home plate to put UT martin up 6-1.
Bullington worked around a one-out single as he then induced a 6-4-3 double play ball to coast through the sixth inning.
Austin Peay would add on two runs in the seventh to inch back by the eventual final score of 6-3.
Denney made fairly quick work of the Governors in the eighth as he fanned the first batter he saw. He allowed a first-pitch infield single but kept his composure to induce a popout followed by a groundout and needed just seven pitches to get through the inning. Denney kept chugging along in the ninth as he worked around a leadoff single to force a pair of groundouts and catch the final batter of the contest looking.
Game 2
Leading the pack in the second game of the day was Cox and Eldridge as both collected a hit (Eldridge a triple and Cox a homer) as well as the two Skyhawk RBIs of the contest. Cooper led the team in hits as he once again tallied a two-hit performance. The trio of Stoner, Harford and Whitley rapped out one knock apiece.
Left-handed pitcher Sam Folks (3-5) drew the starting nod in the back end of the twin bill. He was very efficient early on as he carried a no hitter into the fourth inning with two outs in the frame. The southpaw out of Franklin, Tenn. allowed six hits and five earned runs while conceding a pair of walks, but he did rack up eight strikeouts before his day was through. O'Doherty, Wohlbold and Hussey combined for the remaining three innings of time on the mound and the trio scattered two hits and two walks between them in a scoreless trio of frames.
Folks found himself in a slight bit of trouble in the opening inning as he saw the second batter he faced get on via an error. Keeping a cool head, Folks forced a pair of groundouts to escape any danger. He was dealing in the second inning as he retired the side via the punchout, catching one batter looking while the other two went down swinging.
UT Martin cracked into the scoring column first as it brought in a pair of runs in the frame. Cooper got the action started with a single through the left side on the first pitch he saw. Then Blake Daniels worked a five-pitch walk. Whitley moved both men into scoring position via a groundout before Cox drew a four-pitch free base to load of the bases. A Dixson fielder's choice followed by a throwing error by the Governor shortstop was good enough to let both Cooper and Daniels come home and give the Skyhawks a 2-0 advantage.
Folks kept up the good work in the third as ground balls once again ruled the inning as he needed just 13 pitches to cruise through the frame.
Austin Peay put up its first run in the fourth as it broke up Folks' no-hit bid with a two-out single bunted just out of the pitcher's reach which led to the Governors narrowing the score 2-1.
Folks regained his composure in the fifth as he fanned the first Austin Peay batter of the frame. He conceded a single through the left side to the next batter but got some help from backstop Davis to catch the runner stealing. Folks retired the final batsman of the frame on a looking strikeout.
The Skyhawks added on a run in the fifth as Harford got things started with a one-out single up the middle. He then swiped second base before Eldridge roped a triple to right center that brought in Harford and made the score 3-1 in UT Martin's favor.
Folks needed a mere eight pitches to coast through the sixth as he forced a lineout, flyout and recorded a strikeout, respectively.
Another UT Martin run came in the sixth inning as Cox issued a two-out long ball to left field to push the Skyhawk lead out to 4-1.
Austin Peay solved its hitting problem in the seventh as the Governors pushed four runs across the plate to take a 5-4 lead, the eventual final score.
UT Martin wraps up its series with Austin Peay tomorrow with first pitch slated for 1 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Bullington, Austen (2-6)
L: PUCHEU, Jacques (5-2)
S: Denney, Zach (2)
Batting:
2B: CAMPBELL, Aaron 1
RBI: KUEBER, Garrett 1 ; TIPLER, Malcolm 1 ; SALA, Alex 1
SH: SALA, Alex 1
Base Running:
RUNS: PHILLIPS, Parker 1 ; MARTINEZ, David 1 ; SALA, Alex 1
SB: KUEBER, Garrett 1
CS: CAMPBELL, Aaron 1
PO: KUEBER, Garrett 1
Batting:
RBI: Dixson, Sean 2 ; Stoner, Jordan 1 ; Harford, Casey 1 ; Cox, Tyson 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Dixson, Sean 1 ; Stoner, Jordan 1 ; Eldridge, Creighton 2 ; Cooper, Hayden 1 ; Cox, Tyson 1
HBP: Dixson, Sean 1 ; Harford, Casey 1
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