DANVILLE, Ky. - For the second time in three games, Centre baseball delivered the dramatics as the Colonels completed a weekend sweep of the Wabash Little Giants with a 5-4 win in walk-off fashion.
GAME HIGHLIGHTS
- Wabash got on the board first, connecting on a single and a double in the first three plate appearances of the game to take an early 1-0 lead.
- In Centre's half of the first,
Ayden Lohr worked a walk after a long at-bat and
Evan Weyler took the first pitch he saw and deposited it over the left field wall for a 2-1 Centre advantage.
- Things calmed down until the fifth when Wabash had runners on second and third with one out. An RBI groundout tied the score, but starter
Andrew Zimmerman avoided further damage.
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JT Weisberg led off the bottom of the fifth with a shot up the middle for a base hit and a steal of second.
Chase Austin snuck one through the right side for an RBI single and after Centre loaded the bases, a Wabash error allowed Austin to score to give Centre a 4-2 edge.
- Wabash rallied in the seventh with three straight hits to tie the score at 4-4, but
TJ Schira came on in relief to record the final two outs of the inning and keep the score tied.
- After Wabash failed to score with runners in scoring position in the ninth,
Matthew Maggard placed a one-out single over the shortstop's head. After Austin walked, Weyler came through again with a base hit to score pinch runner
Wesley Taylor for the winning run.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Weyler led the way for Centre with three RBIs and was one of two Centre players (Lohr) to finish with multiple hits on the afternoon.
- Freshman
Pierre Kauffmann picked up his first career win after pitching a scoreless ninth inning.
NEXT UP
Centre baseball will return to action on Mar. 10 with a midweek matchup against Wilmington.
