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Urbana Athletics
13
Winner Urbana University UU 2-3
7
Ohio Valley OVU 2-6
Winner
Urbana University UU
2-3
13
Final
7
Ohio Valley OVU
2-6
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Urbana University UU 3 0 1 2 0 7 0 13 18 0
Ohio Valley OVU 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 7 7 3

W: Guay, Adam (1-1) L: Layton, Derek (0-1)

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Winner Urbana University UU 3-3
5
Ohio Valley OVU 2-7
Winner
Urbana University UU
3-3
13
Final
5
Ohio Valley OVU
2-7
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Urbana University UU 1 0 6 3 0 3 0 13 12 0
Ohio Valley OVU 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 5 7 1

W: Keller, Will (1-0) L: Emery, Charles (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Derrick Blyberg, Sports Information Director

Urbana Bats Awaken in DH Sweep of Ohio Valley

UU won twice Friday over the Scots, 13-7 & 13-5

BECKLEY, W. Va. – Urbana University baseball scored a season-high 13 runs in each game of Friday's doubleheader sweep of Ohio Valley at Epling Stadium. The Blue Knights came out on top 13-7 in the first game and then claimed the series win following a 13-5 victory in Game 2.

RECORDS UPDATE
Urbana improved to 3-3 overall, going 2-1 this week after a 1-2 showing last weekend, while Ohio Valley dropped to 2-7 on the young season.
 
TURNING POINT - GAME 1
The Blue Knights scored seven runs on seven hits in the top of the sixth inning to overcome a 7-6 deficit. Isac Franklin led things off with a single and later scored on an error to tie the game at 7-7. Then, Dylan Sheffer came up with a clutch pinch-hit single to center field to put UU back in front 9-7.

Daniel Quiroz later doubled with two outs in the inning, putting two runners in scoring position, then Mickey Barea, Damario Brown and Franklin provided three consecutive hits that ended up scoring four more runs.

UU had built a 6-1 lead going to the bottom of the fourth, but the Scots worked their way back into the game with five runs.

LEADERS - GAME 1
  • The top three of UU's order - Mickey Barea (3 for 4), Damario Brown (3 for 4) and Isac Franklin (3 for 5) - combined to go 9 for 13 with seven runs scored and four RBI.
  • Five others registered an RBI in the opening game as the Knights totaled 18 base hits.
  • Connor Coy provided the muscle with his first career home run in the third inning (he would later launch a grand slam in Game 2) with a solo blast to left field that put UU ahead 4-1.
  • Tanner Davis produced the other multi-hit performance with a pair of base knocks, while Zeth Tanner and Daniel Quiroz each doubled.
  • Bradley Burkholder recorded his first stolen base of the season.
  • Adam Guay earned the win on the mound during a relief appearance - 3.2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 15 BF.

TURNING POINT GAME 2
With the score tied 1-1, UU began the top of the third with three straight hits including a lead-off double by Mickey Losey and RBI single from Quiroz to give UU the lead. Brown followed with a sac fly and then UU worked the bases loaded. With one out, Coy stepped up and smashed a grand slam to left field for his second long ball of the day. That put the Blue Knights ahead 7-1 and UU added three more in the fourth and three in the sixth to cruise the rest of the way.

LEADERS - GAME 2
  • Brent West went 3 for 3 at the dish with 3 RBI and a pair of doubles.
  • Franklin finished 2 for 2 with an RBI and four runs scored.
  • Losey had his first multi-hit game, going 2 for 3 with a double.
  • Barea, Coy, Tanner, Quiroz, and Patrick Orr each had one hit apiece.
  • The Blue Knights left only four runners on base.
  • Right-hander Will Keller picked up the win after starting on the mound for UU - 4 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 17 BF

NOTABLES
  • 13 runs are a single-game high for UU this season
  • The 26 total runs are the most scored in back-to-back games for UU since April 12, 2012 at Kentucky State (29)
  • UU totaled 30 hits on Friday, including 10 going for extra-bases
  • The Blue Knights now have more wins than they did through 10 games last season
  • Barea set a new career high with 4 RBI in Game 1
  • Coy registered a new career high with 5 RBI in Game 2
  • Coy's pair of home runs were the first of his career and first long balls this season for UU
  • Coy's grand slam in Game 2 was the first bases-loaded homer by a Blue Knight since April 6, 2013 - Jose Vargas vs. Trevecca Nazarene.
  • West has reached base in 11 straight games and Coy in 10 consecutive games dating back to last season
  • Franklin leads the team with an impressive .500 average (10 for 20) through six games with six walks
  • Sheffer is 2 for 2 with 5 RBI in pinch-hit at-bats this season
  • Orr registered his first career hit as a Blue Knight
  • Guay and Keller each earned their first career wins on the mound in a Blue Knight uniform

UP NEXT
Urbana returns to the diamond next weekend in Columbus, Ohio against No. 14 Mercyhurst (Saturday - March 4) and Ohio Dominican (Sunday - March 5).

Follow
For up-to-date information, visit UUBlueKnights.com and follow UU athletics on Twitter@Urbana_Sports.

 
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