Saturday, March 26
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SKYHAWKS DROP GAME 2 ON SATURDAY DESPITE 10 HITS AGAINST VAUNTED PANTHER DEFENSE
3/26/2022 7:46:00 PM | Baseball
MARTIN, Tenn. – Ramping up their offensive production after a defensive slugfest the previous evening in the Ohio Valley Conference opener, the University of Tennessee at Martin baseball club saw a late-game rally come up short against the Eastern Illinois Panthers on Saturday afternoon, taking a 9-4 loss in the halfway portion of the weekend three-part series at home.
On a day where the wind at Skyhawk Field was as strong as any appearance this year, UTM was able to reel off 10 hits compared to EIU's 13, including a 6/12 combined effort at the plate from shortstop Casey Harford, first-baseman Ethan Whitley, and catcher Cameron Brady. Due to the aforementioned high winds, a would-be three-run homer from Jack Culumovic was unfortunately waved off in the bottom of the 5th, sailing past the first-base line after initially floating fair.
Third-baseman Nate Self brought UT Martin an early 1-0 advantage for the second straight day in the bottom of the 2nd via an RBI-single to score leftfielder Hunter McLean. After McLean himself landed on first base, the speedy sophomore stole both second and third (his fourth and fifth steals of the spring in 14 starts) to put himself in an optimal position to hand the Skyhawks the lead.
Following a flurry from the visitors, Brady cemented his ninth RBI of the season in the bottom of the 8th after bringing Harford around the bases on a single down the third-base side of the field. In only nine appearances since February, the second-year catcher sits only one RBI off from tying for the second-most on the roster (alongside McLean, Whitley, Jack Culumovic, and Wil LaFollette).
Trailing by seven entering the final inning, the Skyhawks rallied for back-to-back runs with two outs already secured, the first of which came off an EIU walk with all bases occupied. In the next at-bat, pinch-hitter Houston Wright drilled a single to rightfield to score Whitley, amounting to the final five-run decision.
Three right-handers – Matt Dickey, Seth Petry, and Noah Walters – split time on the mound for UT Martin on Saturday, the first eight innings from Dickey and Petry. The former only surrendered a single hit in three frames of work.
With tomorrow's series closer upcoming at the tail end of the weekend, the Skyhawks now sit at 7-13 over halfway through the first conference series of the year. First pitch on Sunday in Martin is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. in the final home appearance of March for the navy and orange.
Gallery: (3-26-2022) Baseball vs. Eastern Illinois
On a day where the wind at Skyhawk Field was as strong as any appearance this year, UTM was able to reel off 10 hits compared to EIU's 13, including a 6/12 combined effort at the plate from shortstop Casey Harford, first-baseman Ethan Whitley, and catcher Cameron Brady. Due to the aforementioned high winds, a would-be three-run homer from Jack Culumovic was unfortunately waved off in the bottom of the 5th, sailing past the first-base line after initially floating fair.
Third-baseman Nate Self brought UT Martin an early 1-0 advantage for the second straight day in the bottom of the 2nd via an RBI-single to score leftfielder Hunter McLean. After McLean himself landed on first base, the speedy sophomore stole both second and third (his fourth and fifth steals of the spring in 14 starts) to put himself in an optimal position to hand the Skyhawks the lead.
Following a flurry from the visitors, Brady cemented his ninth RBI of the season in the bottom of the 8th after bringing Harford around the bases on a single down the third-base side of the field. In only nine appearances since February, the second-year catcher sits only one RBI off from tying for the second-most on the roster (alongside McLean, Whitley, Jack Culumovic, and Wil LaFollette).
Trailing by seven entering the final inning, the Skyhawks rallied for back-to-back runs with two outs already secured, the first of which came off an EIU walk with all bases occupied. In the next at-bat, pinch-hitter Houston Wright drilled a single to rightfield to score Whitley, amounting to the final five-run decision.
Three right-handers – Matt Dickey, Seth Petry, and Noah Walters – split time on the mound for UT Martin on Saturday, the first eight innings from Dickey and Petry. The former only surrendered a single hit in three frames of work.
With tomorrow's series closer upcoming at the tail end of the weekend, the Skyhawks now sit at 7-13 over halfway through the first conference series of the year. First pitch on Sunday in Martin is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. in the final home appearance of March for the navy and orange.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: DOHERTY, C (3-2)
L: Petry, Seth (0-5)
Batting:
2B: RILEY, L 1 ; IGNOFFO, R 2
HR: IGNOFFO, R 1
RBI: RILEY, L 2 ; EICKHOFF, L 1 ; IGNOFFO, R 4 ; AIDE, N 1
SH: LASHURE, G 1
Base Running:
RUNS: DILUCA, L 2 ; EICKHOFF, L 2 ; IGNOFFO, R 3 ; REAVES, T 1 ; HAYMAN, B 1
SB: DILUCA, L 1 ; EICKHOFF, L 1
CS: EICKHOFF, L 1
HBP: RILEY, L 1
Batting:
2B: Whitley, Ethan 1
RBI: McLean, Hunter 1 ; Self, Nate 1 ; Wright, Houston 1 ; Brady, Cameron 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Harford, Casey 2 ; Whitley, Ethan 1 ; McLean, Hunter 1
SB: McLean, Hunter 1
CS: Harford, Casey 1
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