Box Score UPLAND, Ind. – The Spring Arbor University baseball team suffered a 4-2 setback to Taylor University in the series opener between the Crossroads League rivals on Friday.
The Trojans did all of their damage in one inning, scoring four runs on a pair of homers in the bottom of the fourth.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Spring Arbor 2, Taylor 4
LOCATION: Winterholter Field | Upland, Ind.
RECORDS: Spring Arbor 14-20 (6-7 CL), Taylor 25-11 (5-7 CL)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- After two scoreless innings, Spring Arbor broke the deadlock with a run in the top of the third. Zach Kraabel, who led off the frame with a double, was moved to third base on a sacrifice bunt by Josiah Kitchen, and crossed the plate on a base hit by Evan Lorey.
- Taylor responded immediately with four runs in the home half of the inning. Ben Kalbaugh got things started with a solo home run to centerfield and four batters later TJ Bass hit a three-run shot to put the Trojans on top.
- The Cougars would get one run back in the fourth when Vincent Herschberger scored on a wild pitch, but were held scoreless the rest of the way. The key hit eluded SAU over the next few innings, stranding a pair of runners in the fifth and sixth, and another in the seventh and ninth.
- Jacob King picked up two of Spring Arbor's seven hits going 2-for-4 with a double.
- Duncan Patterson pitched all eight innings. Outside of the fourth inning when Taylor scored four runs on four hits, the senior right-hander allowed only four hits and posted seven scoreless frames.
UP NEXT
Spring Arbor wraps up its series at Taylor with a doubleheader on Saturday starting at 1 p.m.
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