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Game Recap: Baseball | | Drew Youmans

Baseball Drops High Scoring Opener at WVU Tech

BECKLEY, W. Va. - IU Kokomo baseball dropped Friday's series opener at WVU Tech, falling in a high-scoring, 10-inning battle after surrendering a late lead.

FAST FACTS: 12-11 loss at WVU Tech/10 innings
  • LOCATION: Linda K. Epling Stadium | Beckley, WV
  • UPDATED RECORDS: IU Kokomo 14-19 (11-8); WVU Tech 12-26 (3-16)
  • NAIA TOP-25 RANKINGS: IU Kokomo - N/A; WVU Tech - N/A

THE RUNDOWN 
  • West Virginia Tech got the scoring started in the home half of the first inning, as they put up a three spot in their first at-bat of the game. 
  • The Cougars responded in the third inning as Luke Hanson led the inning off with a single up the middle. Jedvier Garcia followed him with a single of his own, and both runners scored as Noah Wolf tripled to the right center gap. A couple batters later, Wolf came home to score and tie the game on a Payton Hankins RBI ground out. 
  • IU Kokomo's offense stayed hot in the next inning. With two outs, and Jedvier Garcia on, Noah Wolf drew a walk, and Nate Montgomery knocked both runners in with a triple to the right center gap. Rodney Rachel then brought Montgomery home with a triple of his own to the right center gap, increasing the Cougar lead to 6-3. 
  • WVU Tech would respond in bottom half of the inning, plating a pair from a solo home run and back to back double with two outs. 
  • The score would hold until the top of the seventh. Payton Hankins would lead off the inning with a single up the middle, would move to second on a sac bunt from Brock Taulman, and move to third a batter later. Max French would then slap a pinch hit, RBI single into left field on the first pitch he saw to extend the Cougar lead to 7-5. 
  • In the eighth, the offense would get right back to work. Luke Hanson led off with a walk, and Jedvier Garcia followed with a double to right center. Both would come around to score a batter later as Noah Wolf smoked a single up the middle, giving IUK a 9-5 advantage. 
  • In the bottom half of the inning, the Golden Bears would knot things up at nine with an RBI double, and a three run home run to give us a new game. After both sides went down quietly in the ninth, there was free baseball to be had in the Appalachians. 
  • In the top of the 10th, Nate Montgomery led off with a single, and had Jack Taulman run for him. Rodney Rachel walked, and the two runners moved up 90 feet apiece on a sac bunt from Payton Hankins. After Brock Taulman was put on, Corbin Napier hit a ground ball to the shortstop that got thrown away going for the double play, allowing Taulman and Rachel to score, giving the Cougars an 11-9 lead. 
  • Unfortunately, the Golden Bear offense would once again respond, as they won in walk off fashion behind a hit by pitch, single, 2-RBI double, and an RBI single to win 12-11. 

LEADING THE CHARGE
THE ROAD AHEAD
  • Next Game: 4/11 @ WVU Tech | 12:00 PM EST
  • Next Home Game: 4/14 vs (RV) Marian (Ind.) | 3:00 PM EST

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