Division I No. 1 Wabash Valley scores late to hand VU baseball their first home loss

VINCENNES, Ind – The Vincennes University Trailblazer baseball season go off to an impressive start, starting the year 5-1 and a perfect 4-0 at Jerry Blemker Field.

Then the Trailblazers hosted the No. 1 junior college baseball team in the country Wabash Valley and the Warriors came away with the 15-2 win.

The Warriors got the scoring started early, managing to get a run across in the first inning.

Vincennes would respond however to score two of their own in the bottom of the first to take a 2-1 lead.

This lead would hold until the top of the third, where Wabash Valley scored three runs to make the score 4-2.

This would be the closest Vincennes would get to WVC for the rest of the game as Wabash Valley scored two in the fifth, four in the sixth and five in the seventh.

The Trailblazers were unable to respond in the bottom of the seventh and the game was called due to the 10-run rule with Wabash Valley coming away with the 15-2 win.

Vincennes sent nine different pitchers to the mound to face the top-ranked Warriors.

Ryan Bartley started the game for VU and struck out one batter and gave up a run.

Tyler Rice pitched 1.2 innings and struck out two hitters.

Gage Manuel came away as the losing pitcher, giving up three runs on three hits.

Cody Swimm, Mitchell Behrle, Connor VanLannen, Tanner Pittman, Blade Pittman and Bailey Elliott all saw time on the mound Wednesday afternoon as the VU pitching staff combined to strike out five Wabash Valley hitters as a whole.

For Vincennes at the plate, Peyton Lane came through with an RBI triple that score leadoff man Colin Long.

Lane was then driven in by a single from Isaac Lane in the first inning.

Ross Kirkland came in as a pinch hitter and got the Trailblazers third hit of the day, with a single of his own.

The Trailblazers will now turn their attention to this weekend where VU will again play four games in three days, starting things off by hosting Olney Central Friday, March 5 at 1 p.m.

VU will then turnaround and host South Suburban and Rend Lake Saturday, March 6. First pitch against South Suburban is set for 10:30 a.m. and first pitch vs. Rend Lake is set for 6 p.m.

Vincennes will complete their busy weekend Sunday, March 7 as VU will again take on Olney Central at 2 p.m. All times listed are eastern.

Wabash Valley  1 0 3   0 2 4   5 – 15 12 0

Vincennes (5-2)  2 0 0   0 0 0   0 – 2 3 3

VINCENNES HITTING

3B – Peyton Lane. RBI – Peyton Lane, Isaac Lane. SB – Colin Long, Isaac Lane.