Friday, March 25
Tulsa, Okla.
7:30 P.M.
Purdue Fort Wayne
10-11, 0
6
at
3
Oral Roberts
11-10, 0
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPFW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 1 |
| Oral Roberts | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
IPFW Wins Summit League Series Opener At Oral Roberts 6-3
3/25/2016 11:24:00 PM | Baseball
TULSA, Okla. -- Senior Brandon Soat had two hits and scored three runs to lead IPFW to a 6-3 Summit League baseball road win at defending league champion Oral Roberts University Friday night at J.L. Johnson Stadium in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Sophomore right-handed pitcher Evan Miller garnered the mound win for the visiting Mastodons (10-11, 1-3 Summit League) against the host Golden Eagles (11-10, 2-2 Summit League) in the opening game of the three-game series. IPFW and Oral Roberts will play a doubleheader on Saturday, March 26 at 3 p.m. ET to complete the weekend league series in Oklahoma.
IPFW took an early 1-0 lead in the first inning when Soat (2-3) and senior Evan VanSumeren (2-2, RBI) drew back-to-back walks to open the game, and with two outs, Soat crossed the plate on an RBI double down the right field line by classmate Kendall Whitman (2-4, RBI). The Mastodons made it 2-0 with another run in the third, unearned, as Soat scored again … this time on a double-play ground ball from redshirt-senior Greg Kaiser (0-5, RBI). Soat had singled to open the frame before advancing to second on a throwing error.
IPFW scored two runs in the fifth inning to lead 4-3. Soat once-again got things started with a lead-off single and crossed the plate via an RBI ground ball by Kaiser. VanSumeren also scored again after reaching on a single, as well … crossing the plate on a run-scoring single from redshirt-senior Shane Trevino (2-5, RBI). The Mastodons added two more runs in the sixth for a three-run advantage that would stand. Senior Jonathan Valenzuela-Reece (2-5) singled to open the frame and later scored courtesy of an RBI sacrifice fly to right field by VanSumeren. Redshirt-sophomore Shannon Baker (2-5) also crossed the plate, unearned via a throwing error, after reaching earlier during the at-bat on a single.
Miller (3-1) started for IPFW and pitched the first 6.0 innings for the victory, scattering three hits and three runs, all earned, with a season-high nine strikeouts and six walks. He got out of a bases-loaded situation in the sixth with a strikeout looking, and stranded two runners each in the first and third innings with inning-ending strikeouts swinging, respectively. Junior Jordan Martin tossed 2.0 scoreless innings of relief, yielding two hits with one strikeout and two walks. Redshirt-junior Jake Weber (4) pitched the final 1.0 inning for the Mastodons to earn the save, allowing no hits with no strikeouts and no walks, retiring three-straight batters with a fly ball and two ground balls to end the game.
Oral Roberts was led offensively by Brent Williams (1-3, 2 RBIs), who had a two-run single in the third inning. Bryce Howe (1-1) started for the Golden Eagles and pitched the first 4.1 innings for the setback, allowing seven hits and four runs, two earned, with seven strikeouts and three walks.
IPFW took an early 1-0 lead in the first inning when Soat (2-3) and senior Evan VanSumeren (2-2, RBI) drew back-to-back walks to open the game, and with two outs, Soat crossed the plate on an RBI double down the right field line by classmate Kendall Whitman (2-4, RBI). The Mastodons made it 2-0 with another run in the third, unearned, as Soat scored again … this time on a double-play ground ball from redshirt-senior Greg Kaiser (0-5, RBI). Soat had singled to open the frame before advancing to second on a throwing error.
IPFW scored two runs in the fifth inning to lead 4-3. Soat once-again got things started with a lead-off single and crossed the plate via an RBI ground ball by Kaiser. VanSumeren also scored again after reaching on a single, as well … crossing the plate on a run-scoring single from redshirt-senior Shane Trevino (2-5, RBI). The Mastodons added two more runs in the sixth for a three-run advantage that would stand. Senior Jonathan Valenzuela-Reece (2-5) singled to open the frame and later scored courtesy of an RBI sacrifice fly to right field by VanSumeren. Redshirt-sophomore Shannon Baker (2-5) also crossed the plate, unearned via a throwing error, after reaching earlier during the at-bat on a single.
Miller (3-1) started for IPFW and pitched the first 6.0 innings for the victory, scattering three hits and three runs, all earned, with a season-high nine strikeouts and six walks. He got out of a bases-loaded situation in the sixth with a strikeout looking, and stranded two runners each in the first and third innings with inning-ending strikeouts swinging, respectively. Junior Jordan Martin tossed 2.0 scoreless innings of relief, yielding two hits with one strikeout and two walks. Redshirt-junior Jake Weber (4) pitched the final 1.0 inning for the Mastodons to earn the save, allowing no hits with no strikeouts and no walks, retiring three-straight batters with a fly ball and two ground balls to end the game.
Oral Roberts was led offensively by Brent Williams (1-3, 2 RBIs), who had a two-run single in the third inning. Bryce Howe (1-1) started for the Golden Eagles and pitched the first 4.1 innings for the setback, allowing seven hits and four runs, two earned, with seven strikeouts and three walks.
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Pitching:
W: Miller, Evan (3-1)
L: B. Howe (1-1)
S: Weber, Jake (4)
Batting:
2B: Whitman, Kendall 1
RBI: VanSumeren, Evan 1 ; Kaiser, Greg 1 ; Trevino, Shane 1 ; Whitman, Kendall 1
SF: VanSumeren, Evan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Soat, Brandon 3 ; VanSumeren, Evan 1 ; Valenzuela-Reece, Jonathan 1 ; Baker, Shannon 1
SB: Soat, Brandon 1
HBP: Logan, Brock 1
Batting:
2B: M. Whatley 1 ; C. Stafford 1
RBI: B. Williams 2 ; N. Cummings 1
Base Running:
RUNS: N. Roark 1 ; M. Whatley 1 ; C. Stafford 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
3
H
2
RBI
0
AB
2
R
1
H
2
RBI
1
AB
5
R
0
H
2
RBI
1
AB
4
R
0
H
2
RBI
1
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