OWENSBORO, KY - The home opener didn't quite go as planned for Wesleyan on Sunday, as they fell 4-1 and 7-2 to the visiting Missouri-St. Louis Tritons.
Game One
UMSL opened this one up by taking a 2-0 lead in the third, thanks to a solo home run and an RBI walk with the bases loaded. A throwing error in the fourth allowed another runner to come home, giving the visitors a 3-0 lead. Wesleyan got one back in the bottom of the fifth, as
Nick Wimber singled home
Cade Moore to cut into the deficit. The Panthers would leave seven people on base over the final four innings, including having the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth, and fell 4-1 to their foes by the Mississippi.
Cade Moore went 2-for-5 with a run scored.
Seth Wright (0-2) struck out four in the loss.
Game Two
The second game of the day saw a bit more action. Four runs were scored in the second inning, with two coming from each team. After UMSL went up 2-0, the Panthers answered back quickly with two of their own.
Tate VanHooser hit an RBI double to score
Braxton French, and
Noah Davis hit a sacrifice fly to score catcher
Bryce Zupan.
Wesleyan failed to muster up any more runs the rest of the game, and the Tritons scored in the third, sixth and seventh innings to take this one 7-2.
Five Panthers finished with a hit in the game, with
Braxton French and
Bryce Zupan scoring a run.
Evan Oakley (0-2) struck out three in the loss.
Wesleyan will have a chance at redemption tomorrow as they play two more games in their series vs. UMSL. First pitch of the opening game is scheduled for 11 a.m. CT.
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