THE RUNDOWN
Saturday afternoon, DBU (29-22, 17-9 CUSA) defeated Western Kentucky (27-24, 12-14 CUSA) by a score of 5-3, forcing a rubber match on Sunday.
Ryan Borberg earned his first win of the season, allowing two earned runs while striking out five across 5.1 innings of work.
Chayton Krauss launched his second homer of the weekend in the sixth inning, a solo shot to lead-off the frame.
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WKU's Gavin Perry and
Ryan Borberg both tossed quick, scoreless innings in the first, before the Hilltoppers scratched a run across in both the second and third innings.
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Ben Tryon punched a two-out single to left field in the top of the fourth to break up a potential one-two-three inning. In the next at-bat,
Luke Pettitte laced a double to left-center, and Tryon was cut down at the plate to keep the score at 2-0.
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The Patriots were able to break through and tie the game in the top of the fifth as
Dylan Schlaegel and
Cooper Neville led off the inning with base hits. Schlaegel came in to score on a
Dylan Cupp groundout, and Neville scored on a
Brooks Sartain double. After a one-two-three inning from Borberg, the score was tied 2-2 through five innings.
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Chayton Krauss led off the top of the sixth with a solo home run to left field, giving DBU a 3-2 lead. Later in the frame,
Ben Tryon would score on a
Dylan Cupp single, and
Dylan Schlaegel would score on a first-and-third steal play.
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Borberg would be relieved after allowing a one-out RBI double, but
Max Luzarraga would limit the damage to one run in the inning. After six, the score read 5-3, where it would remain throughout the rest of the game.
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Luzarraga would toss 2.2 innings of scoreless baseball, allowing just three base runners throughout his outing.
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Athan Kroll was given the keys to the ninth inning, and he would go on to toss a three-up, three-down frame, earning his ninth save of the year.
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THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Chayton Krauss has homered six times in his last eight games.
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Ben Tryon reached base in each of his four plate appearances.
- Patriot pitchers allowed just two free passes today (one walk, one hit by pitch).
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INSIDE THE NUMBERS
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Max Luzarraga has allowed just one earned run in his last nine outings.
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Athan Kroll needed just nine pitches to earn his ninth save of the season.
0 - DBU arms held WKU's lead-off man, Austin Haller, off the bases completely in his five plate appearances.
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ON DECK
DBU will conclude their weekend set against Western Kentucky tomorrow afternoon. Sunday's first pitch is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. CST.
