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UTM BASEBALL COMES UP SHORT IN SATURDAY DOUBLEHEADER WITH HORNETS
2/27/2022 12:41:00 AM | Baseball
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – In what was a drastic shift opposed to the previous night's 5-3 victory to begin a three-game set with the Hornets of Alabama State, the University of Tennessee at Martin baseball squad embarked in both Games 2 and 3 of the series on Saturday afternoon to avoid a potential weather issue at the tail end of the weekend, dropping both outings when all was said and done, 13-0 and 3-2.
Landing six hits (one of which was a solo home run from Ethan Whitley early in the finale), the Skyhawks fall to 2-4 on the young 2022 season by virtue of a single win each over Miami (Ohio) last week and yesterday's victory in the Alabama state capitol.
Game 2 – Alabama State def. UT Martin 13-0
Producing his second starting nod of the year to begin the midway portion of the series, sophomore Lawson Russell tossed six full innings against ASU to the tune of 11 strikeouts before exiting for relief from J. Henry Hobson and Addison Parker. The Hornets were simply scorching offensively in the win, reeling off 15 hits while hurler Breon Pooler notched the W after facing 27 batters.
The top two batters in UTM's order – centerfielder Reid Halfacre and second-baseman Will Smith – tallied both hits for the navy and orange in a losing effort, the former on the very first swing of the day while the latter echoed on a base hit in the top of the 7th.
Once the Hornets evened up the series at one win apiece, the Skyhawks tightened up their defensive efforts in the ensuing Game 3, ultimately falling narrowly by a single run.
Game 3 – Alabama State def. UT Martin 3-2
JUCO transfer Matt Dickey earned his second consecutive series-closing start at the pitching spot for UT Martin, striking out four players in only two innings before Seth Petry landed that same number over the next five frames.
Nearly completing a three-run comeback with one score each in the 3rd and 6th periods, the Skyhawks were granted their first score of the afternoon following Whitley's solo bomb, the senior's second time starting at the first-base slot of the young season.
Halfacre continued the rally three innings later once shortstop Casey Harford cast a sacrifice fly ball to right field, slimming the deficit to a single run. Despite UTM's best efforts preventing the Hornets from scoring over the final seven innings, the visitors fell just a step shy of tying things up, totaling four hits and eight pitching strikeouts in the end.
Continuing the team's seven-game streak of road matchups in the Yellowhammer State, the Skyhawks will now prepare to face off against the Alabama Crimson Tide in Tuscaloosa next Tuesday. The non-conference one-and-done will mark the first of three contests versus SEC opponents this spring, having knocked off the Tide – then ranked 22nd in the nation – last season by a 9-4 margin at Sewell-Thomas Stadium.
First pitch is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. three days from now.
Landing six hits (one of which was a solo home run from Ethan Whitley early in the finale), the Skyhawks fall to 2-4 on the young 2022 season by virtue of a single win each over Miami (Ohio) last week and yesterday's victory in the Alabama state capitol.
Game 2 – Alabama State def. UT Martin 13-0
Producing his second starting nod of the year to begin the midway portion of the series, sophomore Lawson Russell tossed six full innings against ASU to the tune of 11 strikeouts before exiting for relief from J. Henry Hobson and Addison Parker. The Hornets were simply scorching offensively in the win, reeling off 15 hits while hurler Breon Pooler notched the W after facing 27 batters.
The top two batters in UTM's order – centerfielder Reid Halfacre and second-baseman Will Smith – tallied both hits for the navy and orange in a losing effort, the former on the very first swing of the day while the latter echoed on a base hit in the top of the 7th.
Once the Hornets evened up the series at one win apiece, the Skyhawks tightened up their defensive efforts in the ensuing Game 3, ultimately falling narrowly by a single run.
Game 3 – Alabama State def. UT Martin 3-2
JUCO transfer Matt Dickey earned his second consecutive series-closing start at the pitching spot for UT Martin, striking out four players in only two innings before Seth Petry landed that same number over the next five frames.
Nearly completing a three-run comeback with one score each in the 3rd and 6th periods, the Skyhawks were granted their first score of the afternoon following Whitley's solo bomb, the senior's second time starting at the first-base slot of the young season.
Halfacre continued the rally three innings later once shortstop Casey Harford cast a sacrifice fly ball to right field, slimming the deficit to a single run. Despite UTM's best efforts preventing the Hornets from scoring over the final seven innings, the visitors fell just a step shy of tying things up, totaling four hits and eight pitching strikeouts in the end.
Continuing the team's seven-game streak of road matchups in the Yellowhammer State, the Skyhawks will now prepare to face off against the Alabama Crimson Tide in Tuscaloosa next Tuesday. The non-conference one-and-done will mark the first of three contests versus SEC opponents this spring, having knocked off the Tide – then ranked 22nd in the nation – last season by a 9-4 margin at Sewell-Thomas Stadium.
First pitch is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. three days from now.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Pooler, Breon (2-0)
L: Russell, Lawson (0-1)
Batting:
2B: King, Corey 1 ; Jamison, Trenton 1 ; May, Hunter 1 ; Jimenez, Angel 1 ; DeGuzman, Cristopher 1
HR: Jamison, Trenton 1
RBI: Jamison, Trenton 2 ; Lewis, Chris 2 ; May, Hunter 1 ; Jimenez, Angel 2 ; DeGuzman, Cristopher 2 ; Edmondson, Kerrigan 2 ; Espinal, Dilan 1
SF: Lewis, Chris 1
Base Running:
RUNS: King, Corey 2 ; Sloan, Jayden 1 ; Jamison, Trenton 3 ; Lewis, Chris 2 ; May, Hunter 1 ; Jimenez, Angel 2 ; DeGuzman, Cristopher 1 ; Edmondson, Kerrigan 1
SB: DeGuzman, Cristopher 1
HBP: DeGuzman, Cristopher 1 ; Edmondson, Kerrigan 1
PO: Jamison, Trenton 1
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