The William Jewell baseball used two walk off singles to sweep a doubleheader with Drury University by scores of 4-3 in nine innings, followed by a 1-0 win in the nightcap. The Cardinals move to 21-19 on the season and 10-10 in Great Lakes Valley Conference play.
GAME 1
Final: 4-3, Win (9 Innings)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- T3: Drury used a double, stolen base, and a sacrifice fly to go on top first with a single run in the third. (1-0, DU)
- T4: The Panthers extended their lead to two on an RBI double by Brent Ollinger. (2-0, DU)
- B4: The Cardinals got on the board with three runs on four hits in the fourth inning to take their first lead. Ben Pautler led off the frame with a double and scored on a two-bag hit by Chase Redick. Back-to-back singles from Trent Bollman and Chase Averitt pushed the Jewell run total to three. (3-2, Jewell)
- T5: Drury used a walk and back-to-back singles to load the bases before getting a sac fly by KK Daniel to tie the game at three. (3-3)
- B9: Christian Chalabi led off the bottom of the ninth inning with a single and moved to second on a sacrifice by Redick. Bollman was intentionally walked, followed by Luke Viestenz drawing a base on balls of his own to load the bases. After a force out at the plate, Tyler Carpenter roped a single to center scoring Bollman for the walk off win. (4-3, Jewell)
PITCHERS
Win:
Eric Smith (2-3) earned the win, tossing his second consecutive complete game, allowing three earned runs on seven hits with three strikeouts.
Loss: Nick Costantino (2-2) took the loss, working 1.2 innings and allowing a single earned run on two hits and two walks.
LEADERS OF THE FLIGHT
- Hits: Redick (2)
- RBI: Redick (1), Bollman (1), Averitt (1), Carpenter (1)
- Runs: Bollman (2)
GAME 2
Final: 1-0, Win
HOW IT HAPPENED
- B7: The first three Cardinal batters reached base via a walk and two singles. After a strikeout, senior Robbie Colburn singled through the left side to score Chalabi and give Jewell their second walk off win of the day. (1-0, Jewell)
PITCHERS
Win:
Wyatt Schulz (3-0) threw his first career complete game, giving up just two hits and striking out a career-high eight.
Loss: Spencer Witherspoon took the loss allowing one earned run on three hits.
LEADERS OF THE FLIGHT
- Hits: Pautler (2), Redick (2), Bollman (2)
- RBI: Colburn (1)
- Runs: Bollman (1)
ON DECK
The Cardinals will play two non-conference games midweek with Kansas Wesleyan coming to Talley Stadium on Tuesday before traveling to Rockhurst on Wednesday evening.