OTTAWA, Kan. — Adjusting their spring break schedule to allow the opportunity for the No. 22 Freed-Hardeman University Lions to cheer on their men's basketball counterparts, FHU faced (RV) Tabor (Kan.) College Bluejays on the campus of Ottawa (Kan.) University. In a set of seven-inning affairs, the Lions dropped the first game 5-4 before falling 5-2.
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Game 1
FHU - 4
Tabor - 5
A walk and a stolen base in the bottom of the first inning was followed by a single to allow Tabor to take a 1-0 lead over the FHU Lions (23-9). A double-play hoped to get the Lions out of the inning, but a two-out single gave the Bluejays a 2-0 lead.
The Lions saw
Christian Presley smack an RBI double into right-center field before an RBI took the sting out of a double play to tie the Bluejays 19-8 up 2-2. After
Jordan Carter doubled down the left field line,
Cade Fuller powered a ball over the fence in left to finish up a four-run third inning.Â
Those four runs proved the be the only ones the Lions could muster while the Bluejays tied the game in the fifth before adding the 5-4 game winner in the bottom of the sixth.
Matthew Riley (4-2) went the distance for FHU where he struck out eight Tabor batters.
Christian Presley tallied a pair of hits while
Cade Fuller drove in two.
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Game 2
FHU - 2
Tabor - 5
Freed-Hardeman (23-10) hoped to be in business after
Christian Presley beat a throw for an infield single before being able to take second after a late throw went wide. The Lions would record three outs and the early threat proving harmless
The Bluejays (20-8) scored a run in the bottom of the first before
Jordan Carter plated the first FHU run after scoring due to a wild pitch.
In the bottom of the third a Tabor batter beat out a double-play attempt and drove in a run to set the score at 2-1. A solo shot to lead off the bottom of the fourth was followed by a runner scoring on a wild pitch to see the Lions trail 4-1. A sacrifice fly in the fifth saw the Lion deficit increase to 5-1.
After Cam Maddin led off the top of the seventh with a double, he was able to score thanks to Presley's RBI groundout, but the Lions could not scratch any more across to fall 5-2.
Followed by a platoon effort, starter Tyler Wingar (1-1) wore the loss, striking out three Bluejays in two innings.
The Lions recorded four hits in the loss with
Christian Presley collecting FHU's lone RBI.
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Up Next
The Lions return to Five Wells Field where they will take on the Tigers of Campbellsville (Ky.) University. A single game on March 29 at 5:00 p.m. will be followed by a doubleheader on March 30.
