DBU fell to Evansville 11-4 Saturday in Game One of a doubleheader at Charles H. Braun Stadium in Evansville, Indiana. A come-from-behind rally in the sixth gave DBU (21-9, 3-2 Missouri Valley Conference) a brief lead, but a seven-run rally by.Evansville (17-9, 5-0) in the eighth put the game out of reach.
Jimmy Glowenke's solo home run in the sixth gave the Patriots their first run of the day. After an RBI double by
Jackson Glenn,
Blayne Jones homered to give the Patriots a 4-3 lead.
Six walks, a hit batter, an error, and a wild pitch contributed to Evansville scoring eight times in the eighth inning.
Hunter Vansau drove in a run with an RBI groundout in the ninth inning for the Patriots.
THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
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MD Johnson made his 49th career start, tying Cy Sneed and Randall Taylor for the Division I era program record.
- Johnson also passed Victor Black for fourth in the Division I era in innings pitched, bringing his total to 248.2.
- Jones tied his career high with his third home run of the season.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
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Blayne Jones extended his hitting streak to 17 games in Saturday's Game One.
12 - The Patriots have allowed 12 eighth-inning runs in the first two games of the series.
7 - Johnson made his seventh straight quality start Saturday.
UP NEXT
The Patriots and Purple Aces conclude the series with Saturday's second game this evening.
