JACKSON, Tenn. - The Union University baseball team defeated Christian Brothers University in a double-header on Saturday afternoon. Union won 8-3 in the first game, and in the second game the Bulldogs won 17-3. Union improved to 15-32 overall and 7-22 in the Gulf South Conference. Christian Brothers dropped to 9-35 overall and 5-23 in conference play.
In game one, CBU scored one run in the first inning, and Nolen Milton doubled to bring in Josh Frantz. In the sixth inning, the Bulldogs scored five runs off hits from Milton, Jesse Kelley, Spencer Schultz and Zane Phillips. In the eighth inning, Schultz doubled to center field, bringing in Hayden Lewis. CBU scored two runs in the ninth, making the final score 8-3.
Ryan Mets earned the win for Union, tossing 8.1 innings with four strikeouts and five walks. Walker Adkisson tossed for .2 innings.Â
Phillips led Union with three hits. Milton, Kelley, and Schultz had three hits.Â
In game 2, Union scored two runs in the first inning. In the second inning, Caleb DeMarigny doubled down the right field line to bring in Dacoda Stone. Milton homered to centerfield in the third inning. In the fourth, DeMarigny hit another double to bring in Stone, and Milton homered to left field bringing DeMarigny and Frantz. Christian Brothers scored two runs in the fifth inning. In the top of the fifth, the Bulldogs added five more runs including a three run homer by Phillips. CBU scored their final run of the game in the sixth. In the sixth inning, Frantz and Stone scored off a double by DeMarigny, and the final run came from DeMarigny, making the final score 17-3.
Union was led by DeMarigny with four hits, and Frantz and Lewis had three. The four doubles for DeMarigny tied the Union record for doubles in a game. He joins one other player with four doubles in a game, Roger Cook from 2002.Â
Scott Shearer earned the win, tossing 5.0 innings with two strikeouts and zero walks. Kory Pollard tossed 1.2 innings with one strikeout, and Luis Larrinaga tossed .1 innings with one strikeout.Â
The Bulldogs finish the season tomorrow against Christian Brothers at 1:00 p.m.
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