MOUNT VERNON, Ohio – The Spring Arbor University baseball team lost both ends of Friday's doubleheader against Crossroads League leader Mount Vernon Nazarene University.
The Cougars suffered an 11-3 setback in the opener before dropping a 10-0 decision in game two.
THE BASICS
SCORES: Spring Arbor 3, Mount Vernon Nazarene 11
Spring Arbor 0, Mount Vernon Nazarene 10
LOCATION: Mount Vernon, Ohio
RECORDS: Spring Arbor 14-13-1 (8-10 CL), Mount Vernon Nazarene 18-9 (13-3 CL)
GAME 1 HIGHLIGHTS
- Mount Vernon Nazarene led 3-0 after four innings before breaking the game open with four runs in the fifth.
- Ben Redfield was 2-for-5 with an RBI while Landon Raczkowski and Jake Spedoske also collected two hits each.
- Jon Williams suffered the loss on the mound after giving up seven runs over 4.1 innings pitched.
GAME 2 HIGHLIGHTS
- Mount Vernon Nazarene scored one run in the first inning to grab an early lead, and added another run in the fourth.
- MVNU used a seven-run fifth inning to take control of the game.
- Spring Arbor was unable to get the offense going collecting just five hits.
- Hunter Nielsen was hit with the loss after surrendering nine runs in 4.1 innings pitched.
UP NEXT
Spring Arbor and Mount Vernon Nazarene will conclude the series with a doubleheader on Saturday, Apr. 2 starting at 1 p.m. in Mount Vernon, Ohio.