The William Jewell baseball team took two out of three games from Christian Brothers University over the weekend at Talley Stadium. The Cardinals dropped game one 6-5, before taking the final two by scores of 18-5 and 8-6 to open the 2018 season 2-1.
GAME 1
FINAL SCORE: 5-6, Loss
HOW IT HAPPENED
- T1: Jaime Soto doubled to score Larry Hubbard (1-0, CBU)
- B1: Nate Pecota scored on a single by Christian Chalabi. (1-1)
- B3: Tyler Carpenter singled and came around to score on a triple by Chalabi. (2-1, Jewell)
- T5: The Buccaneers tied the game on a balk scoring Taylor Angley-Holman (2-2)
- T7: Jared Cramer tripled to score Soto, Hubbard, and Angley-Holman, followed by an RBI single by Parker Jordan. (6-2, CBU)
- B7: Chalabi roped a double to score Carpenter and Ben Pautler. (6-4, CBU)
- B8: Trent Bollman walked and scored on a passed ball. (6-5, CBU)
PITCHERS
Winning Pitcher: Peyton Sanderlin (1-2) Allowed four runs on seven hits in 6.2 innings of work.
Losing Pitcher:
Eric Smith (0-1) Gave up four earned runs on three hits
Save: Gil Erwin (1)
LEADERS OF THE FLIGHT
- Chalabi posted a huge opening game with four hits, four RBI, with two extra base hits.
- Carpenter led the Cardinals with two runs scored.
GAME 2
FINAL SCORE: 18-5, Win
HOW IT HAPPENED
- B1: The Cardinals opened with two runs on free passes as Pecota and Chase Averitt posted RBI walk and hit-by-pitch. Luke Viestenz singled to score Pecota before senior Brendan Carney came up in the clutch with a bases clearing triple. (6-0, Jewell)
- T2: Two errors led to a CBU run as Luke Wewers scored on a Hubbard single. (6-1, Jewell)
- B2: Averitt pushed the lead back to six with a sacrifice fly scoring Pautler. Chalabi and Carpenter then scored on a single from Bollman followed by Viestenz and Tyler Murphy crossing the plate on a double off the bat of Carney.
- T3: The Bucs scored four runs on two hits and a Cardinal error in the third. (11-5, Jewell)
- B3: Pautler led off the third frame with a double and scored on a ground out RBI by Carpenter.
- B4: Another triple, this time from Chalabi scored Pecota, Carney, and Viestenz followed by a double by Averitt to score Chalabi. (16-5, Jewell)
- B5: Nick Gavin doubled and came around to score on an error by the Bucs. (17-5, Jewell)
- B6: Bollman scored to score Carpenter who had reached base on an error. (18-5, Jewell)
PITCHERS
Winning Pitcher:
Zach Hutcherson (1-0) - Posted five strikeouts in three innings while allowing four earned runs
Losing Pitcher: Will Rutledge (0-3) - Allowed seven earned runs in just one inning of work on two hits, three walks, and three hit-by-pitch
LEADERS OF THE FLIGHT
- Bollman led the Cardinals with three hits and four RBI while Carney added two and five respectively
- Viestenz also added two hits.
- Pecota, Pautler, Carpener, Chalbi, and Viestenz all scored at least two runs.
GAME 3
FINAL SCORE: 8-6, Win
HOW IT HAPPENED
- T1: Soto scored on a single by Jordan. (1-0, CBU)
- B5: Back-to-back doubles off the left center field wall by Carpenter and Chalabi tied the game at one. Chase Averitt followed with his first collegiate home run, a two run bomb to center. (3-1, Jewell)
- T6: CBU responded with two runs on four hits to tie the game at three. (3-3)
- B7: Chalabi and Averitt led off the seventh inning with a walk and double and scored on a wild pitch and a a sac fly respectively. A two RBI double from Pautler extended the lead while a wild pitch allowed Pecota to once again. (8-3, Jewell)
- T9: The Bucs made things interesting with three runs on one hit and two Jewell errors. (8-6, Jewell)
PITCHERS
Winning Pitcher:
Reed Pegram (1-0) - Did not allow a run in 1.2 innings of work
Losing Pitcher: Gil Erwin (0-2) - Allowed two earned runs on two hits and a walk
LEADERS OF THE FLIGHT
- Averitt led the Cardinals with two hits, both for extra bases, along with two RBI and two runs.
- Chalabi scored two runs while drawing four walks.
ON DECK
The Cardinals return to action next weekend as they travel to Arlington, Texas where they will take on Arlington Baptist in a three game set Friday-Sunday.
