After working all morning to get the field ready, it took 6 innings for our bats to finally wake up. Trailing 2 - 0 entering the bottom of the 7th inning, Drew Diaz led off with a single to center. Ian Milligan flied to right for the first out. Ryan Osborn followed with a walk. Drew Nall laid down a bunt to try to move the runners into scoring position, but UT was able to get the force out at third. With 2 outs and runners at first and second, Drake Sykes got us on the board with an RBI single to score Osborn. Jake Hannam followed with a big 2 out hit to the right side to score Nall and tie the game. Tanner Guss followed with a ground ball that was fielded by the UT shortstop and thrown to first, but the first baseman was unable to hold on and Sykes who didn't hesitate coming around third scored easily for the win.
Carson Cheesman did a nice job on the mound after a shaky second inning and only gave up 2 runs in 6 innings of work. Jake Hannam came in and threw a scoreless 7th to pick up the 3-2 win.
Our bats came alive early in game 2. Drake Sykes got things going with a drag bunt single, after a single from Tanner Guss and a few walks, Ryan Osborn found himself at the plate with the bases loaded and 2 outs with us up 3-0. Osborn delivered with a double that cleared the bases and put us up 6-0. We finished the inning up 9-0 and had a lead of 15 - 0 after 2 innings. Drake Sykes did a great job earning the win on the mound giving up only 3 runs in 4 innings of work while walking only 1. Jake Hannam finished with a scoreless 5th inning. Sykes finished 3-3 for the game. Tanner Guss added a 2-3 effort. Chans Sugden, Drew Diaz, and Ryan Osborn all had doubles in game 2.
