DANVILLE, Ky. – No. 15 Centre baseball improved to 17-5 on the year as they took a hard-fought series opener over the LaGrange Panthers by a score of 5-1.
GAME HIGHLIGHTS
- For five innings, the game belonged to the starting pitchers as
Harrison Cowdrey got the start for the Colonels and pitched his way out of a few jams to keep the game scoreless. Both teams' defenses played well as neither team could get on the board in the first five frames.
- In the top of the sixth, the Panthers dented the scoreboard first as they took a 1-0 lead on a two-out RBI single.
- With two outs in the bottom of the inning,
Aaron Lopez walked. The wind began to blow out of the ballpark and so did the baseball as
Baylor Woodall lifted a two-run homer over the left field fence to give Centre a 2-1 lead. Centre took advantage of the friendly wind as
Graham Johnson made it back to back bombs for the Colonels with a solo shot for a 3-1 advantage.
- In the seventh,
Zach Heavern came on in relief of Cowdrey with two men on and got out of a bases loaded jam. When the field turned, Centre's next batter was
Ben Prather, and he crushed a fly ball to left field for another solo homer. Centre's last run came after a
Chase Austin double and a two-base error to make it 5-1.
- Heavern settled in over the next two innings and did not allow a run to pick up the save.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Austin, Johnson and
Forrest Day each led the Colonels with two hits.
- Cowdrey earned his fifth win of the year after allowing eight hits and one run while striking out five in 6.2 innings.
NEXT UP
The Colonels will wrap up the series against LaGrange with a doubleheader on Saturday.
