CLEVELAND, Ga. (February 2, 2025) - On Saturday-Sunday, the Truett McConnell University baseball team hosted the University of Rio Grande for a non-conference three game series against the Red Storm, where the Bears fell to two tough losses on Saturday (14-12, 13-2) and bounced back on Sunday to record a 13-2 win. TMU opens the 2025 season with an overall record of 1-2.
GAME ONE | 14-12 Loss
Game one was full of action as both teams recorded two runs a piece in the first inning, featuring a two RBI double by
Caleb Williams (2-2). Two runs by the Red Storm in the top of the third gave URG the lead but was quickly answered by the Bears with a two-run homer by
Brodie Genter, proving capable of tying up the game (4-4). Eager to create space on the board, URG scored one run in both the top of the fourth and fifth, opening a small gap. In the sixth inning, the Red Storm added six to their score, forcing a response from the Bears. An RBI double by Matt Redmond, paired with RBIs by both Genter and Williams, kept the Bears hope alive (12-7). TMU gave it their all, recording five runs in the bottom of the ninth, featuring a double by
Caleb Adair, and singles by Williams,
Jake Edwards, and
Dylan Thompson, but ultimately was not enough to change the outcome of the game, falling to a final score of 14-12.
LEADERS
Williams led the way for the Bears going 3 for 6 in game one, recording four RBIs. Genter followed going 2 for 4 with three RBIs, a double and a homerun, while Adair tallied two RBIs. Redmond followed going 2 for 3 at the plate, recording two doubles.
GAME TWO | 13-2 Loss
Game one proved a challenge for the Bears right at the start as the Red Storm recorded three runs in the top of the first (3-0). URG continued to add to the score in the third with six runs, creating a large gap between the two teams (9-0). A two run double by Edwards in the bottom of the sixth, found TMU holding on to hope at coming back from the Red Storm's great start, but was ultimately pushed out of reach as URG capped off the game with four runs in the top of the seventh, 13-2.
LEADERS
Edwards led the way for the Bears going 1 for three, recording a double and two RBIs. Redmond and Jacob Karvelos were both featured drawing two walks a piece on the evening.
GAME THREE | 13-2 Win
In game three, TMU bounced back against the Red storm recording 13 runs total. In the first inning, Redmond and Adair were first over the plate scoring on back-to-back wild pitches. A sacrifice fly by
Donovan Parker late in the first, proved capable of sending Williams home to add one more to the board. A hard-hit ball to shortstop by
Qwenton Roach, gave space for Karvelos and
Sawyer Bearden to reach home, ending the first inning with a score of 5-2. In the fourth inning, an RBI single to left field by Williams followed by a walk by Bearden, put TMU up by five (7-2). The Bears continued to find luck in the fifth and sixth inning, recording six total runs, featuring two run singles by Bearden to centerfield and Karvelos to right center, ultimately sealing the deal on a TMU Bears win, 13-2.
LEADERS
Bearden led the way going 3 for 3 at the plate and recording three RBIs. Redmond followed going 2 for 3, earning four runs of his own. Adair and Williams also went 2 for 3 at the plate with Williams recording three runs. Karvelos tallied three RBIs on the evening while Roach had two RBIs.
UP NEXT
The Bears will be back in action on Friday, February 7, as TMU hosts Faulkner University for a four-game series inside the TMU Baseball Complex. Game times set for 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. on Friday, and 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. on Saturday.
