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Breelyn Craig
4
Winner William Jewell WJC 28-14, 13-8 GLVC
0
McKendree MCKBSB 15-25, 10-11 GLVC
Winner
William Jewell WJC
28-14, 13-8 GLVC
4
Final
0
McKendree MCKBSB
15-25, 10-11 GLVC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
William Jewell WJC 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 7 0
McKendree MCKBSB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0

W: Sawyer, Jake (6-1) L: Herring, Garrett (2-3)

5
William Jewell WJC 28-15, 13-9 GLVC
6
Winner McKendree MCKBSB 16-25, 11-11 GLVC
William Jewell WJC
28-15, 13-9 GLVC
5
Final
6
McKendree MCKBSB
16-25, 11-11 GLVC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
William Jewell WJC 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 9 2
McKendree MCKBSB 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 6 8 1

W: Yancik, Andrew (4-3) L: Dant, Drew (4-2)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Patrick Knapinski, Assistant SID

Baseball Splits Double-Header with Game Two Walk-off

Steinbach tied game in the seventh; Francis solo shot ends game two in the eighth

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - McKendree University baseball (16-25, 11-11 GLVC) snagged a split in the series-opening double-header against William Jewell (28-15, 13-9 GLVC) on Friday evening at Roy E. Lee Field (SIUe). The Bearcats fell in the first contest of the day, 4-0, but captured the second matchup, 6-5, with late-game heroics from senior infielder Alex Steinbach and redshirt junior infielder Austin Francis. McKendree maintained its .500 record in the league with the double-header split and will look for the series win in the final two games on Saturday and Sunday. 

GAME 1
McKendree struggled to gain footing in the first game of the two-contest opener, only collecting four hits against the Cardinals.

William Jewell put up a trio of runs in its opening half inning after it strung together a trio of singles and a double. McKendree got out of the inning with junior Garrett Herring's first strikeout of the game. WJC then tacked on one more run in the fifth to make it a 4-0 game. 

The Bearcats could not get anything put together with all four hits coming in separate innings. McKendree's four hits came from senior infielder Alex Steinbach, senior outfielder Corey Price, redshirt junior Austin Francis, and sophomore outfielder Joseph Copeland. 

Herring took the loss in game one, moving to 2-3 on the year.

GAME 2
The Bearcats went up quick with two runs in the first inning with senior outfielder Ryan Hutchinson collecting a single and driving in freshman infielder Gavin Arseneau. Price then reached base on a fielder's choice, allowing Hutchinson to reach home and put McKendree up, 2-0. 

William Jewell put up five-straight runs to go up by three over the hosting-Bearcats. The Cardinals' stretch featured a steal of home, two singles, a double, and triple to push for the lead. After five innings, William Jewell led 5-2. 

In the seventh, junior outfielder Katom Parnell walked to reach base and then proceeded to steal second. Hutchinson added a baserunner with another walk for the Bearcats, leading to Steinbach at the plate. The senior third baseman then put up a booming homer to left field, tying the game at five runs a piece and pushing it to extra innings.

The eighth inning for McKendree was one up and game with the lead-off hitter Francis sending a bomb shot out to left field, giving the Bearcats a walk-off win over Jewell, 6-5. 

UP NEXT
McKendree will be back at SIUe for the third game of the series against William Jewell with a 4 P.M. first pitch at Roy E. Lee Field at Simmons Baseball Complex.

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