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Mavericks Split Doubleheader with Truman State
Apr 3, 2009 | Baseball, General
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – The UNO baseball team saw its ten-game winning streak come to an end but still managed a split of a doubleheader with Truman State University on Friday afternoon. The Mavericks lost the opening game 7-2 but roared back for a 14-1, seven-inning win in the nightcap. They are now 27-10 this season and 17-5 in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association.
The two teams will play another doubleheader on Saturday beginning at noon.
Game 1
The Bulldogs grabbed a 3-0 lead after two innings and pulled away for a 7-2 win to end the Mavs' win streak at ten games. Two of three runs in the inning were unearned.
The Mavericks got one run back in the top of the fourth when Brian Strawn singled in Drew Schwab.
But the Bulldogs got the run back in the bottom of the fifth and earned three more in the bottom of the sixth to make it 7-1.
UNO's rally in the seventh fell short after just one run came in on a sacrifice fly by Brett Koehn that scored Andrew Hansen. The Mavs left the bases loaded when Strawn grounded out to end the game.
Chris Kessinger took the loss after pitching five innings and allowing all seven runs on seven hits. Only four runs were earned as the Mavericks committed three errors. He is now 4-3.
Game 2
The Mavericks responded emphatically in the second game, ending the game after seven innings because of the ten-run rule.
Schwab went 4-for-5 with three RBI while Evan Porter was 3-for-5 with two runs scored. Hansen went 2-for-4 with three runs scored.
The Mavs led 2-0 after one as Jeremy Klein and Hansen led off the game with back to back doubles. Koehn scored Hansen on a sacrifice fly later in the inning.
UNO tacked on three more runs in the third, keyed by a triple from Schwab.
After the Bulldogs got a run back in the bottom of the inning, the Mavericks added runs in each inning and finally brought the curtain down with a five-run seventh inning. Travis Jacobi had a two-run home run and Schwab had a two-RBI double to power the outburst.
Ben Percival went to 8-0 on the year. He allowed only five hits while working all seven innings. He also had four strike outs.
