baseball
9
Truett-McConnell TMU2021M 5-4
12
Winner Southern Wesleyan SWU 3-5
Truett-McConnell TMU2021M
5-4
9
Final
12
Southern Wesleyan SWU
3-5
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Truett-McConnell TMU2021M 1 0 0 2 2 0 4 0 0 9 11 1
Southern Wesleyan SWU 0 1 5 2 4 0 0 0 X 12 15 3

W: Beau Shaw (1-0) L: Kiser, Russell (0-1) S: Aaron Bennett (1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | TMU Athletic Communications

TMU loses in round two with Southern Wesleyan

CENTRAL, S.C. (February 15, 2022) – On Tuesday, the Truett McConnell University baseball team traveled to face Southern Wesleyan University for a non-conference match-up. In an offensive battle, the Bears fell short, 9-12. The Bears sit at a 5-4 overall record, while the Warriors rose to a 3-5 overall record.

PLAY-BY-PLAY

The Bears were first on the board with an Andrew Johnston walk, followed by a steal to second. Brady Wilson had a single to left field that scored Johnson in the first inning (1-0). In the second inning, the Knights scored their first run of the game, but left two on base (1-1). The third inning left the Bears behind with five runs scored by the Knights (1-6). TMU retaliated with a lead-off Mikal Mascarello single to left field, followed by another Wilson single. The Bears capitalized on an error that scored Mascarello, followed by a Cade Kiniry walk to load the bases where a hit from Kodi Bishop scored Tanner Griffith (3-6). The Knights responded with another two runs of their own (3-8). 

The Bears continued to fight with a Johnston double, followed by a Mascarello double to score Johnston (4-8). A walk from Wilson and an error on the Knights led Mascarello to score to close the inning (5-8). The Knights hit their peak with another four runs in the fifth inning, which was their last of the day (5-12). In a late attempt, the Bears worked hard to fight back. A walk from Jake Edwards started the seventh inning, followed by a Mascarello single. An error on the Knights scored Edwards, followed by a Griffith single to score Mascarello (7-12). Griffin Kanelos hit a single up the middle to score Griffith, followed by Sam Reed with a single to left field to score Kanelos (9-12).

LEADERS

Mascarello led the way at the plate, going 3-5 while tallying three runs and one RBI. Griffith followed going 2-5 with 2 runs and one RBI. Wilson was 2-3 on the day with one RBI and one walk. Johnson recorded two runs and went 1-2 at the plate.

Kanelos tallied three strikeouts on the day, while John James, Jared Johnson and Dawson Sorrells recorded one strikeout apiece.

UP NEXT

The Bears return to the TMU Baseball Complex to host their first Appalachian Athletic Conference match-up against the Tennessee Wesleyan University Bulldogs on Friday, Feb. 18. Game time is set for 3:00 p.m.

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