Bearcats Win Series Over #23 Grenadiers

Game 1: Bearcats 21, #23 Grenadiers 1

The Bearcats offense showed up early and often in the run-rule victory to take game one of the series.

Explosive Offense

• 21 runs with 20 hits as a team with an average of .571
• Hayden Jones went 4/5 at the plate with seven RBIs and two doubles
• Six other Bearcats had multiple hits
• Max Johnson and Connor Mitchuson each had a home run

Complete Game from Gonzalez

Brian Gonzalez pitched all 7 innings for the Bearcats allowing just 7 hits and 1 run, shutting down the Grenadiers.

Game 2: Bearcats 11, #23 Grenadiers 8

BU took game two in comeback fashion to take the series lead and win for the first time in 20 years. The 11-8 win also signified the 20^th victory for the Bearcats.

Brescia Takes Early Lead

Following a double, Joseph Massa scored on an error after Grant Huebner's line out to short. IUS leveled the game with a home run to left field. Miguel Marcos took advantage of the at bat after another defensive miscue by the Grenadiers as he answered with a two-run shot to take the lead.

Productive Innings

Two home runs by Bearcats Chase Christie and Grant Huebner led to a four-run inning for Buto take a 7-2 advantage in the bottom of the seventh inning. The Grenadiers climbed their way back to take the lead in the top of the eighth with six runs of their own. The Bearcats put the ball in play to force errors following a double and a walk. An error by the third baseman allowed Houston Flynn to score on the Mitchuson ground ball. Kyle Brown hit the go-ahead towering shot over the left field wall to take the three-run lead.

Game 3: Bearcats 1, #23 Grenadiers 15

The Bearcats' offense slowed entirely in game three as they fell in the series finale, 15-1. IUS out-hit BU 14-6 in the loss.

Offensive Notes

• Lucas Feldman and Huebner tabbed two hits each and had four of the six hits

UP NEXT

Bearcats will host Oakland City for their last home series of the season this coming weekend with senior day on Saturday.