Southern Illinois University
6-1
Central Arkansas
1-5
Salukis score 5 in 5th and complete sweep of Bears
02/28/2022 | 4:21:00 | Baseball
Epps' double down the left field line plated C Nick Hagedorn, 1B Jeremy Schork and DH Zack Jensen. Two hitters later SS Kaeber Rog double to left center field scoring Epps. Schork drove in the first run of the five-run inning when he singled in Pier-Olivier Boucher.
Saluki starting pitcher Jordan Bloemer (1-0) and reliever Matthew Steidl made the five-run explosion standup. Bloemer pitched the first seven innings and allowed 3 earned runs on 6 hits while striking out a Saluki season-high 10 batters. Steidl pitched the final two and two thirds inning allowing no runs and two hits. Steidl struck out one batter.
SIU erased a 2-0 UCA lead by scoring three runs in the third inning. Jensen drove in the first two runs in the inning with a double. Evan Martin scored Jensen with an RBI single.
All of the Bears runs scored on home runs. LF Trey Harris hit a two-run first inning homer off of Bloemer. Bloemer exited the game after serving up a solo home run to pinch-hitter Hunter Hicks in the seventh inning, capping a seven-pitch at-bat.
While SIU did not homer for just the second time in seven games this season, the Salukis did hit six doubles. SIU scored its eight runs on nine hits while stranding eight baserunners. The Bears also stranded eight baserunners.
The Salukis' Jensen drove in six runs and scored four runs in the three-game series. Boucher scored six runs in the series. Rog had five hits in the series.
SIU plays its fourth home game in four days Tuesday at 3 pm. when faces Western Illinois (1-5).
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Bloemer, Jordan (1-0)
L: BARKER, Jesse (0-2)
Batting:
HR: HICKS, Hunter 1 ; HARRIS, Trey 1
RBI: HICKS, Hunter 1 ; HARRIS, Trey 2
SH: ARGENTA, Noah 1
Base Running:
RUNS: HICKS, Hunter 1 ; FLAGG, Connor 1 ; HARRIS, Trey 1 ; STURGEON, Drew 1
SB: MENDOLIA, AJ 1 ; FLAGG, Connor 1 ; HARRIS, Trey 1
HBP: HICKS, Hunter 1 ; EMMET, Connor 1
Batting:
2B: Cleveland, Cody 1 ; Rog, Kaeber 1 ; Boucher, Pier-Olivier 1 ; Jensen, Zack 1 ; Hagedorn, Nick 1 ; Epps, Grey 1
RBI: Rog, Kaeber 1 ; Jensen, Zack 2 ; Schork, Jeremy 1 ; Martin, Evan 1 ; Epps, Grey 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Rog, Kaeber 1 ; Weber, J.T. 1 ; Boucher, Pier-Olivier 1 ; Jensen, Zack 2 ; Schork, Jeremy 1 ; Hagedorn, Nick 1 ; Epps, Grey 1
HBP: Weber, J.T. 1
