Baseball Splits Doubleheader with ONU

MCKENZIE, Tenn. – After Saturday's games which saw both Bethel and Olivet Nazarene score only a combined four runs in a 15-inning doubleheader which resulted in a split, the teams had their hitting shoes on Sunday. 

In a game one the squads combined for 18 runs, 25 hits and six errors in a wild game one which saw ONU prevail 10-8.

The game was tied 8-8 after five. The Tigers pushed across two runs in the top of the sixth to win.

Weber Denman suffered the Wildcat loss.

Bat Cat Highlights:

• Jose Olmeda- Two hits & RBI
• Kendrick Osborne -Two hits, two runs scored
• Jacob Foster- Three RBI's
• Ivan Vega – Two hits & RBI
• Noah Miller- Two hits and two runs scored
• Wyatt McKee -Two hits
• Luis Aristud- RBI

Game two was a hitting fest for the Wildcats. The Cats rapped out 12 hits in a 12-4 win. Olmeda set the tone with a Grand Slam in the second. The Wildcats seized control adding four runs in the fourth and put the game away with a three run fifth inning.  

Bat Cat Highlights:

• Osborne- Three hits & two RBI's
• Foster- Two hits
• Bryan Catala- Two hits
• Wyatt McKee- Two doubles, two RBI'S & three runs scored 
• J. T. Morgan- Two hits, two RBI's

 David Baer pitched four strong innings and picked up the victory.

Coach Rusty Thompson commented, "Our defensive play was very subpar today, especially in the top of the 1st of game one.   At the same time, we had a positive come out of that game.  We fought our way back and battled and had a chance to win. Losing a close one which could've easily gotten out of hand had we laid down.  These young men showed a lot of grit." 

Thompson added, "In game two we played better defensively but it was still shy of our expectations as a team.  David Baer did a great job pitching through it and so did Brandon Armour in relief.  I thought we made great strides today offensively with multiple guys and it's always good when you put crooked numbers up on the score board in multiple innings.  I look forward to the upcoming weekend and us continuing to improve moving forward." 

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The teams have met 39 times in the Annual Civil War Series with Bethel owning a 24-14 -1 advantage between the two.  

The Wildcats return to action Friday and Saturday hosting Georgetown in a three-game weekend MSC set.

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