DBU fell to Evansville 8-3 Friday to open a three-game Missouri Valley Conference series at Charles H. Braun Stadium in Evansville, Indiana. The Patriots (21-8, 3-1 MVC) took a 3-0 lead before relinquishing the advantage in the seventh inning.
Luke Bandy drove in the first run of the game with a bunt single in the second inning.
Jackson Glenn launched a two-run home run in the third, his second blast of the season, to extend the lead to 3-0.
The Purple Aces (16-9, 4-0 MVC) answered with a two-run homer of their own in the bottom of the third, but remained behind until the seventh, when a two-run rally pushed them in front. Two hit batters, a walk, an error, and a wild pitch helped Evansville score four more in the bottom of the eighth on two hits.
THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Jordan Martinson made his 45th career start and is four away from the Division I era program record of 49.
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Travis Stone was the only DBU pitcher not charged with a run Friday after getting the final two outs of the eighth.
- The Patriots were not charged with an error defensively for just the second time in their last six games.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
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Blayne Jones extended his hitting streak to 16 games Friday.
16 - Glenn's home run was his team-leading 16th extra-base hit of the season.
2 - Bandy's two bunt singles gave him the Patriots' only multi-hit game of the night.
UP NEXT
The Patriots resume Missouri Valley Conference play Friday when they head to Evansville, Indiana to take on the Purple Aces in a three-game series.
