LIBERTY, Mo. – The William Jewell baseball team won both games against Lewis University on Saturday afternoon. Due to weather, the Senior Day doubleheader was played as a seven inning game, followed by a run-ruled game in what would have been the game played Sunday.
The 15-7 and 15-1 wins thrusts Jewell to 28-18 and 18-14 in GLVC play. At the end of the day Jewell currently stands alone in the fifth seed of the conference tournament beginning May 8.
Game 1 (Jewell 15, Lewis 7)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- After a two-run first from Lewis, Jordan Phillips got Jewell on the board with a double to left center that scored Jake Wilcox.
- In the second a Dawson Tweet home run to left would bring Jewell within one, 3-2.
- Teams would exchange runs in the third, and would enter the bottom of the fourth down 7-5, until an Alex Epp homer to right center would again put Jewell one run down.
- Jewell would go ahead to score seven runs in the fifth, highlighted by an Evan Jilbert three-run shot and a solo homer from Phillips to put the first game well out of reach for Lewis, 15-7.
KEY STATS
- Three Cardinals would have three hits: Epp, Wilcox, and Tweet, while eight of the nine Cardinals in the order would have at least one base knock.
- Breven Yarbro would get the win, moving to 7-1 on the season. The senior would go five innings, striking out five and walking four.
Game 2 (Jewell 15, Lewis1)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Will Brant quickly got Jewell on the board in the first with his third grand slam of the year to go up 4-0.
- Jewell would score six in the second inning, including the second homer of the day for Evan Jilbert and the second on the season for Cole Conner that scored Dawson Tweet to put Jewell at 10 runs headed to the third.
- After scoring two in the third, a Jordan Phillips home run to left center field made it 13-0.
- Jewell would score another two runs down the stretch to take the second game in a run-rule, 15-1.
KEY STATS
- Wilcox lead all Cardinals with four hits, while Phillips was right behind him with three.
- Senior Levi Ebersoldt went the distance, seven innings and striking out five for his fourth win of the year.
UP NEXT
The. The Cardianls will say goodbye to 10 seniors;
Brogan McDougall,
Dawson Tweet,
Alex Epp,
Jake Wilcox,
Breven Yarbro,
Levi Ebersoldt,
Ryan Foley, Stephen Kleyheeg,
Cole Conner, and
Stephen Keech as they wrap up the 2024 regualr season next week with a four-game series beginning Friday against Rockhurst.
