Trailblazers fall in midweek clash at Olney Central College

OLNEY, Ill. – The Vincennes University baseball team hit the dirt again Tuesday afternoon against nearby Olney Central College in Olney, Ill.

The Blazers were looking to get some players action in different spots on the field and unfortunately came out on the wrong end of a 15-5 final score to the Blue Knights.

Olney Central got the scoring started Tuesday afternoon with a pair of runs in the bottom of the first, which were immediately answered with a pair of runs by VU in the second.

Vincennes got the inning started with a single by freshman Corbin Napier (Indianapolis, Ind.), followed by a walk by freshman Nate Montgomery (Lexington, Ind.).

VU would score their first run of the day on a double play and evened the score at 2-2 on an RBI single by freshman Logan Edwards (Corydon, Ind.).

The Blue Knights would get the lead back with a run in the bottom half of the inning, which was again matched by the Blazers in the third.

Sophomore Dylan Ecken (Louisville, Ky.) led off the third inning with a single and came around to score on an RBI double by Corbin Napier, his second hit of the game.

Olney Central then answered back in the fourth inning with a big six-run inning to take a 9-3 lead.

Vincennes again answered back in their next inning with a leadoff walk by freshman Bradyn Douglas (Frankton, Ind.), who would come around to score on a fielder's choice put in play by Napier, giving him two RBIs on the day.

Napier would then make his way around the bases thanks to some Blue Knights wild pitches to cut the Olney Central lead to 9-5.

The Blue Knights continued to add on through the later innings of the game however, scoring two in the fifth, three in the sixth and getting a walk-off run in the seventh to give Olney Central the 15-5 victory over the Trailblazers.

Vincennes Head Baseball Coach Chris Barney sent six different pitchers to the mound Tuesday afternoon, looking to get some arms action who might not have thrown this past weekend at Lewis & Clark.

Freshman Noah Dearmitt (Franklin, Ind.) got the start on the mound for VU, throwing two innings and allowing three runs on three hits and striking out three.

Freshman JD Bowser (Mt. Carmel, Ill.) was the first out of the pen, allowing three runs on two hits and striking out one in an inning and one-third of action.

Freshman Bryce Gross (Bridgeport, Ill.) allowed four runs on three hits and struck out two in two-thirds of an inning, before handing the game over to sophomore Jack Robinson (Mooresville, Ind.) who allowed one run on three hits and struck out one in an inning on the mound.

Redshirt freshman Holden Clifton (Louisville, Ill.) allowed three runs on one hit in two-thirds of an inning before handing the ball over to his high school teammate sophomore Bryton Griffy (Louisville, Ill.) who allowed one run on three hits in one-third of an inning.

VU will look to bounce back this weekend when the Blazers return to Jerry Blemker Field Saturday, March 16 and Sunday, March 17 for another Mid-West Athletic Conference weekend series.

Vincennes will host the Cougars of Illinois Central College from Peoria, Ill., with first pitch scheduled for 1 p.m. eastern on Saturday and 12 p.m. eastern on Sunday.

BOX SCORE

VU (9-12, 3-1) – 021   020   0 – 5

Olney Central – 210   623   1 – 15

VINCENNES HITTING

2B – Napier. RBI – Napier 2, Edwards. HBP – Robinson, Schlotterbeck.