purcell
14
Winner Emporia State ESU 13-3
2
Quincy QU 6-4
Winner
Emporia State ESU
13-3
14
Final
2
Quincy QU
6-4
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Emporia State ESU 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 8 14 17 0
Quincy QU 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 1

W: Cairns,Tanner (3-0) L: Niebrugge, Mark (1-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Brendan Bittner

Hornets Pull Away in Weekend Finale

QUINCY, Ill. – The Quincy University baseball team lost the rubber match of a three-game series against Emporia State, 14-2, on Sunday (March 5) afternoon at QU Stadium.
 
The game was tied at 2 going into the sixth inning, but Alex White's two-run single gave the Hornets (13-3) a 4-2 lead. Daniel LaMunyon's two-run homer in the seventh made it 6-2 before ESU scored eight in the ninth to put the game away.
 
Emporia State scored a couple runs in the first inning on a two-run single by BJ Dean off senior starter Mark Niebrugge (Effingham, Ill.).
 
Niebrugge pitched around trouble in the second, inducing an inning-ending double play with the bases loaded. He settled in in the third and kept the Hornets off the board until the sixth.
 
The Hawks (6-4) tied the game with a couple runs in the fourth. An RBI single by sophomore Carter Naughton (Mundelein, Ill.) cut the deficit in half before junior Jack Klages (St. Louis, Mo.) followed that up with a run-scoring fielder's choice to make it 2-2.
 
Emporia State pitchers held the Hawks to just two hits over the final five innings as the Hornets pulled away.
 
Niebrugge (1-1) took the loss, allowing four runs on six hits in 5 2/3 innings. He walked seven and struck out five. Tanner Cairns (3-0) earned the win, surrendering two runs on 10 hits while striking out two with no walks.
 
Sophomore Chandler Purcell (Waterloo, Ill.) went 3-for-4 with a double to lead the Hawks' offense while senior Dominic Miles (Quincy, Ill.) and Naughton added two hits apiece.
 
The Hawks will continue their 17-game homestand on Tuesday (March 7) at QU Stadium, taking on Upper Iowa. First pitch for the twinbill is set for 1 p.m.
 
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