GEORGETOWN, Ky. -- After a rough weekend in Florida, the Spring Arbor University baseball team came into its final non-conference set in Georgetown, Kentucky ready to get back on track before the beginning of the conference slate.

In game one, for the first five innings, that was put on hold, as Cougar ace Josh Murphy, and the opposing Tiger arm, Chad Baker had a scoreless duel on the bump, with neither offense able to muster any sort of rally. However, in the sixth inning, the Cougar offense finally broke through, as Aiden Brunin singled to left, scoring Ben Redfield, and Braydon Gregory followed up right after, singling to right field scoring, both, Brunin and Bryce Richey. After a shutdown sixth inning by Ryan Ruhlman, Jake Spedoske and Ben Redfield chipped in two more insurance runs, both collecting RBIs, to stretch the Cougar lead to five. Ruhlman shut down the Tigers once again in the seventh, earning the save, as the Cougars came away with their second victory of the year, 5-0. 

In game two, the Cougar offense continued their momentum, as a Braydon Gregory RBI groundout began the scoring in first inning, leading to a five-run second inning, highlighted by a Ben Redfield RBI single, and a Bryce Richey three-run home run, giving the Cougars a 6-0 lead through two. Georgetown would get a run back in the third on a passed ball, but the offense continued their onslaught in the fifth and sixth, as Zach Adams and Gregory both had sac fly RBIs, and Richey and Jake Zeeb drove in runs with a double and single, respectively, to balloon the lead to 10-1. Georgetown got one more run in the seventh, but an Aiden Brunin run on a passed ball, and another Gregory sac fly in the eighth and ninth would extend the lead further to 12-2, and give us our final, improving the Cougars record to 3-5 on the young season. 


THE BASICS
SCORES: Spring Arbor 5, Georgetown 0
Spring Arbor 12, Georgetown 2
LOCATION: Georgetown, Ky.
RECORDS: Spring Arbor 3-5, Georgetown 5-6


GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS

• Josh Murphy put together another stellar start, earning his second win of the season, going five innings, allowing three hits, no runs, while walking two and striking out two. Murphy lowered his season ERA to a minuscule 2.35 through three starts.
• After Murphy's exit, Ryan Ruhlman threw two great innings in relief, earning his first save of the season, notching a strikeout, and inducing a double play in both the sixth and seventh innings. Ruhlman has been electric out of the Cougar bullpen so far this season, with a 2.00 ERA in nine innings pitched. 
• Aiden Brunin had a big game at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a run scored and RBI, including the go-ahead RBI single in the sixth. 
• Other impactful offensive performances came courtesy of Braydon Gregory, who had two RBIs on a 1-for-3 day, Brennan Moran, who went 2-for-3 with a run scored, and Jake Spedoske who was 1-for-3 with an RBI. 

 
GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS

• Kyler Hinken got the start in game two and had a solid performance, going three innings, allowing only one run on two hits, walking three and striking out six, earning the first win of his college career, and bringing his record to 1-1. 
• Joey McCowen had an awesome appearance out of the bullpen, going four innings, allowing only one run on two hits, walking one and striking out five. McCowen's performance lowered his season ERA to 3.00 through six innings in relief. 
• Ethan DeBlecourt and Jack Will also had great performances out of the bullpen, as DeBlecourt had a clean inning, allowing a hit and walk, surrendering no runs and striking out two, while Will also went an inning, allowing one hit, no runs, and striking out one. 
• Bryce Richey had a massive game at the dish, going 3-for-5 with three runs scored, four RBIs, and stolen base, and finishing a triple short of the cycle. 
• Ben Redfield made his presence known out of the leadoff spot, going 2-for-5 with three runs scored, an RBI, and three stolen bases. 
• Other notables offensively include Aiden Brunin, going 2-for-4 with a run scored, a walk and a stolen base, Braydon Gregory with three RBIs, Brennan Moran with two hits, Jake Spedoske with two hits, and Zach Adams with two RBIs. 

UP NEXT
Spring Arbor and Georgetown play two more tomorrow starting at 12 p.m.