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BSB vs Grove City
Kayla McCloud, Director of Athletic Communications
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Carthage CAR 4-2
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Winner Concordia Chicago CUC 3-2
Carthage CAR
4-2
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Final
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Concordia Chicago CUC
3-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Carthage CAR 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 8 0
Concordia Chicago CUC 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 6 9 2

W: Renella, Ryan (1-1) L: L. Stanley (0-1)

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Winner Anderson (Ind.) AND 3-2
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Concordia Chicago CUC 3-3
Winner
Anderson (Ind.) AND
3-2
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Final
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Concordia Chicago CUC
3-3
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Anderson (Ind.) AND 5 2 3 2 0 0 2 1 0 15 18 1
Concordia Chicago CUC 0 1 0 4 2 2 1 0 4 14 17 4

W: G. Owsley (1-0) L: Keller, Ryker (0-1) S: L. Southern (1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Kayla McCloud, Director of Athletic Communications

Monstrous Comeback Falls Short for Cougars in Sunday Split

AUBURNDALE, FLA. – On their lone double-header of the Florida trip, the Concordia University Chicago baseball team split the day, picking up the win over Carthage College and falling in nail biter fashion against Anderson University.

 
GAME ONE: 6-3 W VS CARTHAGE
INSIDE THE BOX
  • Tyler Krater (Phoenix, Ariz.) led the charge going three-for-three at the plate with four RBIs and two runs off two homeruns.
  • Dom Owens (Frankfurt, Ill.) went three-for-three at the plate.
  • Jake Mahler (Vernon Hills, Ill.) picked up a homerun on the day as well in his lone hit of the game.
  • Ryan Renella (Bartlett, Ill.) dished on the mound for six innings, picking up his first career win off 23 batters faced.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Cougars got on the board first after a leadoff walk for Elijah Hickman (Rensselaer, Ind.) and a stolen base put him in scoring position. Shortly after, Krater would send a long ball over the fence and put the Cougars up 2-0.
  • Immediately after, Mahler would put a solo shot over and put the Cougars up 3-0.
  • With the Firebirds having a chance to put some runs up, Renella would pitch to four batters before closing out the inning, keeping them scoreless.
  • Another big inning for the Cougar bats would start with a walk for Yashion Boswell (Lynwood, Ill.) before a double through the left side would add another tally on the board. With bases loaded, a walk for Krater would send another run across the plate to put the Cougars up 5-0.
  • Holding the Firebirds scoreless for another two innings, the Cougars would head to the field in the top of the fifth where they would put up three runs on three hits, closing the gap on the Cougars.
  • The game would sit stagnant until the bottom of the seventh where another homerun from Krater would put the final run of the game on the board.
  • Heading to the top of the ninth, the Cougars would turn to Kyle Connelly (New Lenox, Ill.) to close the game where two strikeouts and a line drive to Michael Kasik (Chandler, Ariz.) at first would end the game with the Cougars on top 6-3.

HIGHLIGHTS
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GAME TWO: 15-14 L VS ANDERSON
INSIDE THE BOX
  • Brandon Mahler (Vernon Hills, Ill.) led the charge going four-for-six at the plate with two RBIs and three runs.
  • Cam Buckley (New Lenox, Ill.) had a day going two-for-four at the plate with three RBIs and two runs, including a triple.
  • Six arms worked on the bump for the Cougars while Benjamin Tietyen (Oak Creek, Wis.) picked up three strikeouts and Eliot Higgins (Park Ridge, Ill.) picked up four strikeouts.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Ravens jumped ahead right away with five runs off four hits in the first inning and put the Cougars in an early deficit. Struggling to get things going, the Cougars eventually fell into a 12-1 deficit in the fourth inning.
  • In the bottom of the fourth, the Cougars got to work with a leadoff double from B. Mahler while a walk for J. Mahler would put two runners on base. A double through the left side for Boswell would score one before a triple to left field from Buckley would clear the bases. A sac fly for Xavier Zagerman (Chandler, Ariz.) would score Buckley and bring the score to 12-5.
  • Three up, three down with Tietyen on the mound would hand things back over to the Cougar hitters where hits from both Mahlers and Buckley paired with a sac fly from Boswell would score two.
  • Another three up, three down inning for Tietyen would once again put the bats in the hands of the Cougars where two more runs would bring them within three.
  • With the Ravens tacking on another two runs, the Cougars once again were set with five run deficit where it would come down to the bottom of the ninth.
  • B. Mahler would kick things off with a leadoff single before advancing to second on a balk. J. Mahler would single to left field and send his brother home and bring the game within four runs. A single from Boswell paired with a stolen base would put two runners in scoring position before a sac fly from Zagerman would score one.
  • A single to center from Hickman would score another and a double from Tyler Dorsch (Phoenix, Ariz.) would put the tying run in scoring position. This would force the Ravens to swap pitchers and enter their top arm to try to hold off the Cougar comeback.
  • Back-to-back walks would score another run and load the bases with the Cougars only trailing by one. Unable to convert with two outs, the Cougars would fall 15-14.

HIGHLIGHTS


The Cougars will be back in action tomorrow, Monday March 3rd, as they face Mount St. Joseph University for an 11:00am start time. Coverage can be found at cucougars.com/coverage.
 
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