Truman Takes Season Series With Blue Tigers With Doubleheader Split

KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – The Truman Baseball team took the season series against Lincoln (Mo.) University by splitting a doubleheader against the Blue Tigers at home on Wednesday. The Bulldog got the walk-off winner in the first game 6-5 but was shutout 18-0 in the finale. Truman will host Central Oklahoma for a three-game series this weekend starting with a twinbill on Saturday at 1:00 p.m.

Game 1 Box Score
Truman 6
Lincoln 5 (8 Innings)

Josh DeRouse's liner just over the top of the outstretched glove of second baseman Andrew St. Pierre drove in the winning run in extra innings as the Bulldogs won their sixth straight over the Blue Tigers 6-5.

Chris Zrostlik hit a three-run homer in the first inning and Blake Marino belted a solo shot in the third to break a three all tie.

Zak Larkin got a clutch two-out double in the fourth to put the Bulldogs up 5-3; however the Blue Tigers evened things with a solo homer in the fifth from Brad Wright and a two-out single by St. Pierre in the top of the sixth.

Both teams were scoreless in the seventh, forcing an extra inning. In Truman's half of the eighth, Paul Trenhaile led off with a bunt single and Zrostlik was hit with a pitch. Lincoln pitcher Cameron Moss got Blake Marino to hit a shallow fly ball to right and struck out Jarod Hahn.

Will Nader played small ball as well when he took advantage of the corner infielders and bunted his way on to load the bases. DeRouse was summoned to pinch hit and on a 2-1 count, lined the ball into right and was mobbed by his teammates at first for the game winning hit.

Taylor Brooks pitched three innings of relief for starter Logan Siegler to pick up his first collegiate win.

Game 2 Box Score
Lincoln 18
Truman 0

Joe Jungmeyer stymied the Bulldog offense with a complete game, two-hit shutout and the Blue Tigers batted around in the second and third innings to salvage the final game of the four-game series 18-0.

After a scoreless first, the Blue Tigers sent 10 hitters to the plate and scored five runs and 13 to the dish in the third while scoring eight.

Colby Shepherd went 4-for-4 and Caleb Kemna and Clint Cashen each had three hits in the victory.

Jungmeyer threw just 70 pitches in the seven inning contest while walking one and striking out one. Mark Roberts took the loss and was followed to the hill by six other Truman relievers.

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