Oilers Finish 2-2 in Series with #7 Trevecca Nazarene
Findlay, OH- The University of Findlay baseball team finished up their home series with the Trevecca Nazarene University Trojans on Apr 3. After a split on day one the Oilers are 13-17 on the season and 9-5 in the G-MAC (Great Midwest Athletic Conference).
The Oilers struck first in game one with a three-run homerun over the right centerfield fence by junior Cam Farrar, his 6th of the season, that scored both freshmen Jabin Bates and senior Ryan O'Malley.
Farrar would send a second ball over the fence in the 3rd inning, this time a solo shot to right field to give Findlay a 4-0 lead.
The Trojans would scratch a run across in the top of the 5th with an untimely error by the Oilers but could not get anything else going as the game ended 4-1 in favor of the Oilers.
Senior Jordan Bekier started on the mound for the Oilers and would throw all 7 innings allowing no earned runs and striking out nine batters while picking up his 5th win of the year.
The Trojans broke the 0-0 tie in the top of the 5th inning with a two out RBI single to the right side of the field.
A sacrifice fly by Micale in the bottom of the 6th inning allowed Farrar to score, tying the game at 1 run apiece.
Trevecca would take back the lead in the top of the 8th scoring on a pair of wild pitches and then adding on to that in the 9th with one more run to give them a 3-1 lead.
Findlay would battle back in the bottom of the 9th as senior Brandon Emery would score on a wild pitch to bring the game back to within one run but could not scratch across anymore runs.
Senior Ryan Mohr started on the mound for Findlay. He would complete 5.2 innings allowing only one earned run while striking out 5 Trojan batters. Freshmen Ashton Schroeder threw next for Findlay allowing one earned run in 2.2 innings while striking out 5 batters while picking up the loss. Senior Gavin Bailey came in after Schroeder and threw the last .2 innings allowing no earned runs and recording one strikeout.
With the split on the day the Oilers advance to 14-18 overall and 10-6 in the G-MAC. The Oilers will be back on the diamond on Apr 9 at the Cube when they take on the Tiffin University Dragons.