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Bulldogs Explode In Game Two To Split Series With Tigers

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Truman | Fort Hays St.
 
HAYS, Kan. – The Bulldog Baseball team pounded out 15 hits and scored 15 runs in the nightcap to earn a split of their weekend series with Fort Hays State on Sunday. Truman lost game one 6-2 but run-ruled the Tigers in game two 15-4.
 
Pete Jurich had a monster series for the Bulldogs as he hit .538 (7-of-13) with three doubles, two home runs, seven RBIs and a slugging percentage of 1.231.
 
Game 3 Recap | Box Score
Fort Hays 6, Truman 2
 
A grand slam by Mace Krol in the bottom of the third was the difference in the Tigers taking game three of the series and first on Sunday 6-2. Krol took Tim Lee deep over the left field fence with two outs in the inning after the Bulldogs intentionally walked the Tigers top hitter Ryan Busboom to load them up. Steven Rose put Truman on the board as he hit one out to left as well to lead off the fourth but an error in the bottom of the inning led to the Tigers scoring a fifth run. A leadoff walk in the fifth came in to score on a two-out single by Brandon Hoefler. Rose would walk and score on Jurich's two-out double in the sixth. Tim Lee took the loss to even his record at 3-3 going the distance while allowing five hits and striking out six.
 
Game 4 Recap | Box Score
Truman 15, Fort Hays 4
 
Devon Myers and Jarod Hahn each drove in three runs as the Bulldogs put out their best offensive show to date in a 15-4 victory. Pete Jurich led off the second inning with a home run and the Bulldogs pushed across four in the third to lead 5-0. 14 hitters went to the dish in the fifth as Truman scored eight times including a three-run homer by Hahn. Truman added two more in the sixth on a single by Will Nader.  Daniel Jewett, making his first weekend start, pitched five and a third for the win before getting in trouble in the sixth. Tyler Stefan finished the game off going the final one and two-thirds as he took over the Bulldog pitching career appearance record with his 57th.


 
HAYS, Kan. – Pete Jurich had a big night but Ryan Busboom has a bigger night as the Bulldogs and Tigers split the first two games of their four-game weekend series. Truman took the opener 4-3 while Fort Hays claimed the nightcap 11-3. The two teams will square off on Saturday to wrap up the series.
 
Jurich was 4-of-7 with two doubles and his first home run of the season however Busboom drove in eight runs on two home runs and had three runs scored for the Tigers.
 
 
Game 1 Recap | Box Score
Truman 4, Fort Hays 3
 
Logan Siegler went the distance and Pete Jurich hit a three-run homer in the fourth as the Bulldogs extended their winning streak to five. Jurich belted his first home run of the season in the fourth inning scoring Steven Rose and Devon Myers. In the fifth, Paul Trenhaile reached on an error, moved up on a wild pitch and went to third on a Weston Lewis single. Trenhaile would touch the plate when Zak Larkin hit into a double-play. The Tigers scored all of their runs on one swing by Ryan Busboom. The reigning MIAA player of the week launched his 12th home run of the season in the sixth. Siegler allowed a one-out single in the seventh before striking out and retiring the number nine hitter on a comebacker for the win.
 
 
Game 2 Recap | Box Score
Fort Hays 11, Truman 3
 
The Tigers jumped on starter Bret Gerstner early for five runs in the first three innings then took advantage of some Bulldog errors late to snap the five-game winning streak 11-3. Ryan Busboom hit his conference leading 12th home run, a three-run shot in the bottom of the first and added a sac fly in the third to stake the Tigers to the 5-0 lead.  The Bulldogs got on the board as Pete Jurich doubled in Steven Rose in the fourth and Truman climbed to within two in the seventh Jarod Hahn and Blake Marino scored on a double-play and error. However, the Tigers aided by a pair of Bulldog errors in the inning, batted around in their half of the seventh as four runs crossed the plate.  A home run by Nash Smith and a sac fly by Busboom ended the scoring in the eighth. Jurich collected three hits in game two.


Series Preview:
Riding a four-game winning streak, the Truman Baseball team will take their final conference road trip of the season out to Hays, Kan. to face the Fort Hays State Tigers this weekend. The series will kickoff on Friday night at 6:00 p.m.

Truman took the final two of a four-game set from Southwest Baptist on Saturday and came from behind to take both ends of a doubleheader against Lincoln on Tuesday. The Bulldogs have won seven of their last 11 games while hitting .304 during that stretch with nearly a quarter of their hits going for extra bases.

Senior Devon Myers is poised to become Truman's all-time hit king as he sits just seven away from Patrick Hardin's record of 191 and is two behind Mike Kubinski's and Keaton Jones 186 hit total. Myers has hit safely in his last six games and has raised his season batting average from .260 to .306 during that stretch.

Fellow senior Steven Rose has been the hottest hitter over the past 11 games as he is hitting .375 and had a team-best 13-game hitting streak recently snapped. In all, six hitters in the line-up have hit over .300 during the past 11.

The Bulldog offense will look to feast on a Hays team that has allowed just as many runs as innings pitched (249.2 IP to 249 runs allowed). The Tigers have a 7.35 team ERA and allow nearly eight runs a game to opposing teams. Shawn
Lewick leads the Tigers' staff with a 3.53 ERA in seven starts.

Tim Lee became the latest Bulldog pitcher to toss a complete-game shutout as he four-hit Southwest Baptist on Saturday in a 1-0 Truman win. Lee has picked up wins in his last two appearances and has not allowed a run. His season ERA is second at 3.68 behind Bret Gerstner's 2.88.

The Tigers split a pair with Washburn on Tuesday by scores of 5-2 (W) and 9-2 (L) and swept Pittsburg State at home last weekend by outscoring the Gorillas 37-14. Fort Hays is hitting .338 as a team and has the reigning MIAA Hitter of the Week in Ryan Busboom. Leading the conference with 11 home runs, and 44 RBIs, Busboom leads the Tigers with a .398 batting average.

Last year, Fort Hays took three of four from Truman in Kirksville with the Bulldogs winning 4-2 to oopen the series followed by 8-2, 8-3 and 5-3 wins by the Tigers to close things out. Daniel Jewett and Dan Plecki led the Truman offense with .429 and .417 batting averages respectively but it was the 13-4 margin in errors the proved to be the difference maker in the series.

Series Schedule:
The four-game series is scheduled for a single game on Friday night at 6:00 p.m. followed by two-seven inning games on Saturday beginning at 2:00 p.m. and wrapping up with a single, nine-inning contest on Sunday at noon. For any changes to the scheduled, please check TrumanBulldogs.com or @TrumanAthletics on Twitter.
Truman In Conference Rankings (April 11):
  • The Bulldogs are 10th in hitting (.269) and seventh in pitching (5.83 ERA).
  • Freshman Bret Gerstner is 10th in the conference in ERA (2.88), ninth in runs allowed (19) and third in hits allowed (34).
  • Freshman Jerod Hahn is 13th in on-base percentage (.445).
  • Freshman Weston Lewis is tied for second in the league with three triples and fellow freshman Zak Larkin is tied for sixth in stolen bases with 11.
  • Senior Devon Myers leads the MIAA in pickoffs with six.
The MIAA At A Glance:
The Bulldogs are four games back in the win column from fourth place and five losses out from sixth in the jumble mess of the league standings. Truman, Central Missouri and Missouri Southern have played the most league games with 28. Central leads the league at 24-4 followed by Missouri Western (16-8) and Emporia State (15-9).
The top six teams will make the conference tournament in Kansas City.
Milestone Watch
  • Catcher Devon Myers is seven hits away from Truman's all-time hit record of 191 held by Patrick Hardin (2002-05). He is currently fourth and will pass Mike Kubinski (1997-00) and Keaton Jones (2007-10) with three more hits.
  • Myers is now tied for seventh all-time in runs scored and 12th with 11 home runs. He is currently tied for second in RBIs with 101 with Brian Walters (2000-03). Aaron Royster (1991-94) has the RBI career record of 122.
  • Steven Rose is seventh in hits with 173 career hits, 10th with 91 runs scored, seven triples (fourth all-time) and 618 career at bats which is second all-time.
  • Pitcher Tyler Stefan is tied for the career lead for appearances by a pitcher with Michael Stahir with 55. He is fourth in innings pitched with 197.1 and seventh in strikeouts with 140.
  • Sophomore Chris Allard is tied for sixth all-time in saves with four. The Bulldog record is nine set by Dan Hillen (2003-05).
Bulldog Bites:
  • Truman is hitting .269 as a team this season with 44 extra base hits (32 doubles, six triples and six home runs). Last season, the Bulldogs hit .255 with 77 extra base hits.  The team had 59 doubles, nine triples and nine home runs to go with 51 stolen bases.
  • Devon Myers leads the team with two home runs while Jerod Hahn, Dan Plecki, Paul Trenhaile and Daniel Jewett all have hit one out of the park.
  • The Bulldogs are 58% in stolen base attempts going 29-of-50 this season. As a team last year, the Bulldogs were 62% successful in stolen base attempts (51-of-82).
  • The pitching staff has a 5.83 earned run average through 32 games. Opponents are hitting .313 with 72 extra base hits, including 19 round trippers. In 2011, the staff had a 4.96 earned run average in 48 games.  Opponents hit .290 with 100 extra base hits (62 doubles, 13 triples and 25 home runs.).
  • Opponents are scoring 6.96 runs per game while Truman is scoring 3.68.
  • Truman has had 10 one-run games this season winning five. Over the past four seasons, the Bulldogs are 14-21 in one-run games. The Bulldogs have won their last five straight one-run games. 
Truman vs. Fort Hays State:
The Tigers are 20-3 against the Bulldogs all-time including three of four from last season.
Daniel Jewett hit .429 against Tiger pitching last season (6-of-14) with three runs scored and three RBIs. In 10 games played, Devon Myers has hit .265 (9-of-34) with a double and three RBIs and Steven Rose, in 12 games against Fort Hays State, has hit .162.
Schedule Changes:
Truman's non-conference doubleheader with Maryville University that was rained out earlier this season has now been rescheduled for April 24th in Kirksville starting at 1:00 p.m.
Up Next:
The Bulldogs will play 12 of their final 14 regular season games at home starting next weekend when Missouri Western State University comes to town for a four-game series. 
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