UW-Stout 15, Prinicipia College 0 |
UW-Stout 8, Principia College 3
ELSAH, Ill (March 8, 2019) – UW-Stout opened the 2019 season with a sweep over Principia College, 15-0, 8-3, Friday. Stout tallied 27 total hits over the two games and three Blue Devil pitchers recorded 29 total strikeouts.
In the opener,
Jack Donahue went the full seven innings, allowing four hits and chalking up 10 strikeouts to give Stout the 15-0 shutout to open the season. The Blue Devils, who pounded out 16 hits, recorded five doubles.
Jordan Wilson was 2 of 5 with three RBI. After three innings, the game was scoreless, but Stout scored three in the fourth, one in the fifth, four in the sixth and seven in the seventh.
In the nine-inning nightcap, Wilson delivered a three-run home run in the eighth inning as Stout recorded 11 hits in game two.
Brad Rindfleisch worked the first five innings and recorded 11 strikeouts. Rindfleisch gave up three earned runs and four hits.
Stout did not commit any errors until the bottom of the ninth of the second game which led to no-outs, bases loaded situation for reliever
Brandon Bohl. Right-fielder
Reid Akerman produced a double play, grabbing a shallow fly ball and gunning the runner down at the plate. For two outs. Bohl forced a flyout to end the game.
Jace Baumann worked three innings over the middle of the game, striking out eight and allowing two hits while facing 12 batters.
The teams are scheduled to play one nine inning contest Saturday.
