Bearcats Sweep Crimson Pride
OWENSBORO, Ky. – With the conference season underway, baseball completed the sweep of IU Columbus this weekend as they battle Midway for the fifth spot in the River States Conference standings. The competition at the top is stiff with IU Southeast, IU Kokomo, and Shawnee State maintaining the top three slots. Following the sweep, the Bearcats extended their record to 16-12 overall and 9-6 in RSC play.
March 29, 2026
GAME 1: Bearcats 7, IU Columbus 1
The Bearcats hit .323 in the opening contest of the series with seven runs and 11 hits as the pitching staff dominated the bump.
Bats Scorch the IUC Pitching
- Four Bearcats tabbed RBIs with three adding more than one: Michael Ascensio, Miguel Marcos, Chase Christie, and Joseph Massa
- Multiple stolen bases from Hayden Jones, Koltyn Perez, and Nathan Lang
- Connor Mitchuson – 3-for-4 at the plate while holding down the backstop
Masterclass From the Bump
- Brian Gonzalez – pitched seven innings of one-run baseball with six strikeouts
- Cason Troutman – shut down the remainder of the Crimson Pride offense in final two innings
GAME 2: Bearcats 12, IU Columbus 10
Day two opener was explosive from both teams in this high-scoring affair with a combined 22 runs.
Early Scoring Puts Bearcats Up
- Seven runs scored in the first four innings on seven hits
- Multiple Bearcats totaled a multi-hit game
- Bearcats hit .468 as a team
Caysen Mitchell Heats Up
- Pitched six innings of one run baseball with eight strikeouts
GAME 3: Bearcats 7, IU Columbus 4
Brescia wins game three to sweep the Crimson Pride.
IUC Errors Opens Early Bearcat Lead
- With two runners on, Hayden Jones belted a line drive over the left field wall
- Michael Ascencio sacrifice fly plated another run in the third
- Chase Christie double scored Marcos and Perez
- Grant Huebner double scored last run for the Bearcats
UP NEXT
Bearcats will play a split series against Kentucky Christian on the road this coming Thursday, April 2nd, in Grayson, KY starting at 11am.