Baseball 4/25/2014 9:11:00 PM

Truman Ties School Record In Wins With Saturday Split

Game 1: Rockhurst 11, Truman 1 || Box Score
Game 2: Rockhurst 3, Truman 2 || Box Score
Game 3: Rockhurst 1, Truman 0 (9 innings) || Box Score
Game 4: Truman 11, Rockhurst 10 || Box Score

2014 Schedule || 2014 Season Stats || Truman Record: 21-25 (15-17 GLVC)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Bulldog Baseball team improved to 7-0 when scoring over 10 runs in a game as they salvaged the series finale with the Rockhurst (Mo.) Hawks 11-10 after dropping a 1-0 extra inning game in the opener.

With the victory, Truman matched the school record in season wins with their 21st and Corban Williams tied the single-season mark in stolen bases, picking up three on the day and tying Brad Jenkins' 1996 total of 30. Paul Trenhaile continued his march for the single-season hit record with two coming in game one on Saturday to sit on 60, three back of Mike Kubinski's 1999 record.

The two games on Saturday were one-run affairs and were the 15th and 16th one-run games this season. It is the most one-run games in a season for the Bulldogs.

Truman will close out the regular season by hosting William Jewell (Mo.) next Saturday and Sunday in Kirksville. The Bulldogs are in a fight for either one of the top three divisional spots or two wild card spots for the GLVC postseason tournament. The top three in each division along with the next two best conference records will qualify for the tournament.

Game 1 Recap: The Hawks jumped on the Bulldogs for two in the bottom of the first and added single runs in the second and fourth innings to lead 4-0 before Truman got on the scoreboard in the sixth with a run. Rockhurst got the run back in the bottom of the sixth and broke things open with a six-run eighth to take game one 11-1.

All of the damage in the first came with two outs Josh Dennett doubled and scored on a single by Seth Soto. Jake Jones followed with hit and Corbin Hare doubled to left for an early 2-0 lead.

Rockhurst added another in the second.

Truman got their first hits of the game in the fourth but Blake Deaton ended the inning hitting into a double play.

The Hawks tallied another run without a hit in their half of the fourth. A leadoff walk drawn by Stu Jeck, who advanced on a wild pitch and a stolen base, came in on a sac fly off the bat of Brett Marr.

Truman left two on in the fifth after getting hits from Dave Gambino, Mike Monfre and Will Nader and got on the board in the sixth when Corban Williams scored from second on a double by Jarod Hahn.

Marr brought in Jeck to get the run back and with two outs in the eighth, Dennett hit a two-run homer to spark a six-run inning to put the game away.

Mark Roberts took the loss throwing six innings for the Bulldogs and allowing eight hits with Sam Reuter pitching the final two innings.

Game 2 Recap: Truman had the tying run 90 feet away but the Hawks held on for a 3-2 win in game two of the series.

Blake Deaton singled in Jarod Hahn with two outs in the first inning to stake the Bulldogs to a 1-0 lead however Truman left runners on second and third as Dave Gambino flied out to end the innings.

Blake Petersen hit a solo home run to left to tie the game in the second.

In the fifth with first and third and two outs, Calin McCourt singled to right to break the tie.

Corban Williams singled and stole second in the sixth but was stranded at third.

Rockhurst added a key insurance run in their half of the sixth as Patrick Burns doubled in Jake Jones with two-outs for a 3-1 lead.

Mike Monfre reached on a one-out throwing error and Josh DeRouse hit a pinch hit double. Monfre scored and DeRouse moved up on a wild pitch but Zak Larkin flied to left to end the game.

Cody Gardner went the distance for the Bulldogs but was tagged with the loss while Michael Lydon-Lorson allowed six hits in earning his complete-game win.

Game 3 Recap: Pinch hitter Blake Petersen broke a scoreless tie in the bottom of the ninth with an RBI single to score Josh Dennett to give the Hawks a 1-0 walk-off victory in previously scheduled seven-inning game.

The pitcher's duel between Truman's Alex Hoffman and Rockhurst's Josh Tols stymied both offenses. Hoffman allowed seven hits in eight and a third, striking out one while Tols gave up four hits and struck out a dozen Bulldogs.

Dennett singled with one out in the ninth and swiped second to move into scoring position. Jake Jones followed with a hit to load the bases to set up Petersen's heroics.

Paul Trenhaile had two of Truman's four hits with Zak Larkin adding a double.

Game 4 Recap: Corban Williams singled and aided by a fielding error, allowed Zak Larkin to score the go-ahead run in a 11-10 Truman win in the nightcap. Tyler McCreary got the final five outs to get the win in relief for Truman.

The Bulldogs jumped on the Hawks for three runs in the top of the first with Dave Gambino driving in two with a single to left and Mike Monfre adding a run scoring hit for a 3-0 lead.

Rockhurst got a run back in their half of the opening frame but Truman tacked on three more in the second. Jarod Hahn grounded out to score Will Nader and Blake Deaton plated two more with a hit to left center.

Things unraveled for the Bulldogs in the third. The first four Hawks reached and Rockhurst scored six times on six hits in the inning to grab a 7-6 lead.

Larkin and Williams were the cataylist in Truman's fourth with a pair of singles and each scoring to give Truman the lead back.

It didn't last long as Jake Dennett led off the bottom of the inning with a double and would score on a single by Blake Petersen to tie the game. Another groundout scored Jake Jones for a 9-8 Rockhurst lead.

The Bulldogs leapfrogged the Hawks again in the fifth with Mike Monfre scoring on a wild pitch and Williams doubling in Larkin with two outs.

Rockhurst tied the game in the bottom of the sixth on a sac fly by Calin McCourt.

Since the first game when over the allotted seven innings, game two reverted to a seven inning affair and the Bulldogs took advantage. Larkin singled with one out and stole second while Williams singled and after a fielding error by the Hawks' first basemen, Larkin would come around to score what proved to be the winning run.

McCreary worked around a single and stolen base to notch his first win of the season.

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