PACE, Fla. – Baseball continued Spring Break action down in Florida Friday evening. They took on the Grinnell Pioneers in a nonconference tilt. The Eagles (5-3) continued their hot streak, winning their fourth game in their last five with a 17-4 (8 innings) victory over the Pioneers (3-9).
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Edgewood University poured it on early, getting the bases loaded and taking full advantage.
Aidan Kammer grounded out to bring in run, while
Mac Vesperman singled in another. After a wild pitch played a third,
Charlie Tompach tacked on a fourth with a sacrifice fly. A Kammer sacrifice fly and a
Ben Truby walk in the second left things 6-0 after two.
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Kyle Prindle batted in a run, while
Hayden Hellenbrand took advantage of Grinnell mistakes with a sacrifice fly to add on a pair in the third. The Eagles would break things wide open as the Pioneers struggled with fielding again in the fourth, an error on a sacrifice bunt plating Truby, while
Carter Kelley tallied another with a single to left center. A wild pitch brought home
Jacob Carney, before
Aidan Kammer grounded in another runner for a 12-0 lead after four.
- A Carney RBI single to right field in the sixth was the only offense for a little bit, but Grinnell found their opening and fended off the run rule with a four-run seventh, a pair of singles and a pair of wild pitches staving off defeat. Prindle and
Nolan Brozyna would plate a run apiece with RBI singles to the outfield, while Hellenbrand added a two-RBI single to center. A three-up, three-down bottom of the eighth would seal the deal for Edgewood University.
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Kris Hahn shined in a near-flawless six innings of pitching. He allowed three hits, no runs, and struck out four.
- Prindle was everywhere on the base paths. He earned a pair of RBIs, a pair of stolen bases, a pair of walks, a double, and six runs.
- Hellenbrand swiped a pair of bases. He also tallied three RBIs and three runs. Kammer posted three RBIs of his own.
- Carney swung 3-for-3 with an RBI and a pair of walks. Truby
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Prindle's six runs are a new single-game high in Eagles history.
- Edgewood University has won four of their last five, scoring at least 11 runs in each of their victories.
UP NEXT
Spring Break action continues for the Eagles tomorrow in Pensacola, Fla. They'll battle with the Trinity Bantams in another nonconference tilt. First pitch is scheduled for 10:00 a.m.
