OSHKOSH, Wis. (blugolds.com) — The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire baseball team fell in the final two games of a four-game series against UW-Oshkosh, dropping Saturday's doubleheader 16-1 and 12-6.
Game 1 Box Score | Game 2 Box Score
The Titans pulled away in the middle stage of Game 1 and eventually ended the game in eight innings. UW-Oshkosh scored three runs in the fourth inning and five more in the fifth. They tacked on two runs in the seventh and six in the eighth.
UW-Eau Claire scored its sole run on a solo home run by Andrew Murphy (Jr. - Mahtomedi, Minn.) in the bottom of the seventh. Drew Salyers (So. - Centennial, Colo./Arapahoe) doubled for the Blugolds, who finished the contest with seven hits.
Joe Clinton (So. - Aurora, Colo./Cherokee Trail) started on the mound and held the Titans to four earned runs over five innings. He struck out three. Parker White (So. - Hortonville, Wis.) pitched one scoreless inning of relief.
UW-Oshkosh ran out to a 7-1 lead in the second game. The Blugolds rallied, but couldn't finish off the comeback late in the game. Murphy hit an RBI single in the bottom of the first inning, but the Titans led 7-1 entering the bottom of the fourth. UW-Eau Claire started to chisel away at the deficit with a sacrifice fly from Walter Johnson (So. - Minnetonka, Minn.) in the fourth.
The Titans scored twice more in the sixth, but the Blugolds answered with three runs in the bottom half of the frame. Nate Witte (Jr. - Woodbury, Minn./East Ridge) hit an RBI double, Murphy followed with a sac fly, and Jacob Lacy (Sr. - Shawano, Wis.) knocked an RBI double of his own.
Witte hit another RBI double in the seventh to cut the Titans' lead to 9-6, but UW-Oshkosh put the game away with three runs in the top of the ninth.
Witte finished with three hits, and Austin Buck (Fr. - Stillwater, Minn.), Murphy and Cade Mueller (Jr. - Coal City, Ill.) had two hits apiece. All three of Witte's hits were doubles.
Matt Moore (Jr. - Stillwater, Minn.) started on the mound and threw four innings. He struck out three and allowed five earned runs.
The Blugolds are back on the road on Monday, April 10, for a doubleheader at UW-Whitewater. First pitch for the first game is at 1 p.m.
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