Pittsburg, Kan. -Baseball traveled to Pittsburg State University to play the Gorillas in a three-game conference series that was scheduled to be played at McCarthy Field originally, but had to be moved to Pittsburg due to inclement weather. In the doubleheader played on Sunday, PSU took both games, 6-4 and 15-4 .
Game 1: NU 4, PSU 6
With
Aleks Koppel on the mound, the Gorillas were first to score in the top of the first off of a single and a triple. Then, the Jets went down in order in the bottom half of the inning. In the second inning, Koppel recorded his second strikeout and held off PSU. But the Jets were unable to get on base or score the tying run. A free base and a single scored PSU's second run in the top of the third. After that,
Nick Chasey earned a walk to get the first Jet runner on base of the game.
Eli Wohl seized the opportunity and batted Chasey in with a double to set the score at 2-1. Koppel struck out the lead off batter in the top of the fourth and helped the defense record two fly outs to end the half inning. In the bottom half, Trent Trammel was the only Jet able to get a hit, but Newman couldn't score him.
PSU doubled their score with two runs in the top of the sixth frame with two singles and a double.
Nicolas Ely earned a lead off walk in the bottom half of the inning. Then, he advanced to third on a Gorilla error and scored while PSU recorded a double play. After five, the score was 4-2. In the sixth, both teams went scoreless and Koppel recorded his fifth strike out.
Mac Collins substituted Koppel on the mound in the top of the seventh. A walk, a single, and a wild pitch scored PSU's fifth run.
Blake Mitchell and
Louis Coca hit singles in the bottom of the seventh but the Gorillas were able to record the third out before the Jets could score them. With two outs already recorded in the top of the eighth,
Caden Poor entered the game for Collins and struck out a batter to end the offensive inning for PSU. The Jets cut down the lead down by one when
Trent Trammell's single scored
Hunter Brown, who previously got on base taking a hit by the pitch. The Gorillas scored a home run to set the score at 6-3 in the top of the ninth.
Anthony Cannavino entered the game pinch hitting for
Pierson Gunnell and doubled in his first at bat. He advanced to third on a ground out and then scored Newman's fourth run off of
Louis Coca's single. Wohl added another single but the Gorillas recorded the third out before he could score, and ended the game
Player Notes:
-Wohl, Trammell, and Cocca get two hits.
-Brown,Cannavino, Ely, and Chasey score runs.
-Wohl and Cannavino add doubles.
-Koppel strikes out five batters.
Game 2: NU 4, PSU 15
The first inning of the second game went scoreless as
Colby Wilson started on the mound for NU and recorded his first strike out of the game. In the top of the second, two singles and a wild pitch aided PSU in scoring the first run of the game. The Jets answered right back with singles by Trent Trammel and
Nicolas Ely. Then, a double by Thoma Munn scored both runners to give the Jets a 1-2 lead going into the third. Wilson and his defense only gave up a hit in the top of the third frame, and didn't allow them to score. After that, the singles by
Eli Wohl,
Micah Kobuszewski, and Trent Trammel loaded the bases for Newman.
Blake Mitchell's double scored the first two runners to increase the lead to 1-4. The fourth went hitless and scoreless for both teams. Three singles, two errors, and a homer helped the Gorillas score six runs in the top of the fifth, regaining the lead. The Jets couldn't answer on the offensive side.
Cole Landgraf substituted Wilson, who ended his outing striking out four batters. Two walks, a single, and a triple scored three more Gorilla runs and forced the Jets to bring out
Kellen Curtis from the bullpen. Curtis only allowed one of the previous base runners to score and struck out two batters to end the half inning.
Blake Mitchell got on base but wasn't able to advance past second base before the sixth ended. In the seventh inning,
Lance Elsen came in for Curtis. PSU went on to score four runs from a single, a triple and two walks. With a 15-4 score, the Jets tried to bring the deficit within single digits but were unable to do so, ending the game after seven innings played.
Player Notes:
-Trammell went 2-3 with a run.
-Mitchell and Munn had a hit and two RBIs each.
-Kobuszewski and Wohl added a hit and scored a run each.
Up Next:
Baseball will play the series finale against the Gorillas tomorrow at 1:00 PM.
