Slow Start prevents Sweep, while Eiu Finale 9-5 wins

Cullowhee, NC – – Hayden Friese On Saturday afternoon, a Grand Slam Homerun folded in all five runs by Western Carolina in all five runs by Western Carolina, but it wasn't enough when East Illinois drove a strong start to claim the final of the non-conference series with 9: 5 in the Childdress Field / Hennon Stadium.

The WCU won the best-of-three series after the Doubleheader-Sweep from Friday, but the Catahounts could not complete their first three-game season with the defeat on Saturday.

Fries ended 2: 3 with a single one and the Homerun and set a run in the third inning on a victim fly in front of his seventh inning explosion, which flew through the gusts of wind that plagued the three-game series. Cole Jones (2-against-3) 1 twice and once went to reach the base three times for the WCU. He achieved two of the team's five runs.

Go into the process with the injury Elijah Smith That exposed the quick outfields, Jaylen Jones (1-by-3) reached the base three times with a single and two walks. The only other hit by the WCU came in the first single of the year Brody Raleighwho made his first start in the specific hitter role.

In total, the Catamounts were only six basic hits, including five singles and The Homer von Friese, as a lonely additional basic hit in the loss.

Eastern Illinois (6-10) had nine goals between seven players, with the lead-off dough Chris Worcester scored in a 3-on-5 effort with two RBI and a run. Pierce Bauele, Zak Goodwin and Jake Ferguson each went twice with Ferguson with a double and two RBI.

Consecutive hits to start the first inning led to a guided tour. It would never give up when Worchester doubled before scored on the RBI single from Tyler Castro (1: 5) of the RBI single. Ethan Rossi later exceeded a run on an Infield Groundout when the cat zone could only limit the early damage.

However, the panthers met in the second with a James Love single and on foot to Ferguson, the WCU starter hunted Josh Ossiander (2-1). Reliever Cannons pimple The two inherited runners had a goal scored, although he minimized the damage with two strikouts to end the frame.

Western Carolina (9-11) rose again on the board in the third inning Jaylen Jones went. Friese raised a victim fly to the left to allow Cole Jones To score, but it would be the only run that the catays would create despite the strong start of the inning.

Eastern Illinois apparently brought the game out of reach with a fifth inning with four runs. With Pickell-der Woche three Innings threw at the end of his excursion, consecutive walks and a hit invited the bases. Shane Huntsberger He made the first dough, which he made easier for the second time, but a failed attempt to select in the second basis and an RBI single from Joey Hagen voted the early innovations with two runs. Ferguson then delivered a two-run double on the left field line to make it a four-run frame before finally becoming the third and tried to score from Quade Peters on an infield single Jack Spyke's throw home Noah Quartless to end the inning.

After the WCU was in order with a double ball and a 1-2-3 frame in the fifth and sixth inner inner, the WCU ran in seventh place. Spyke turned on the line to force a faulty throw to achieve the base for an error to start the frame. Cole Jones And Jaylen Jones Both went over the right field wall before Friese crossed a two-out pitch to claw the Catahounts within three, 8-5.

However, it would prove to be as close as the WCU, as Worcester in the eighth Runscoring single for an insurance marker, and the Catahounts had only one base runner over the last two inners, as Spyke again with an egg error that delivered the final tally.

The Senior LHP Tyler Kapraun (1-2) scattered all six goals over 6.2 innerings and worked for three walks with five strikes to win for the Panthers. Nate Marshall collected his first rescue in the season and entered the Frisian Grand Slam immediately to throw the last 2.1 innings of Hitless, Toreless with a strike.

Ossiander took the loss after being followed in the second inning. Pickell was strong again when he threw a team with six innings with six strikes, who received three walks and a hit dough. Huntsberger triggered one over two thirds of an inn in front of the newcomer Jacob Arnberger Submit one of 2.1 relief innings from one-run, one-hit easier. Kaden Fuller The game ended with two rashes among the five outs that he took with a walk, and one goal was.

Western Carolina continues his home stand with eight games with five more in the Childress Field / Hennon Stadium and welcomes the first of three meetings of the week on Tuesday with the blue hose in the city of Presbyterian in the Stadt-Zweh in Cullowhee. The first playing field of Tuesday is in the friendly approval of Ingles. The WCU will open the game of the Southern Conference this coming weekend and will organize the VMI keydets for a three-game weekend set on Friday at 5 p.m. on Friday at 2 p.m. and a start of the early noon on Sunday.

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