MARIETTA – The Heidelberg University baseball team dropped both halves of a doubleheader at No. 14 Marietta. The Pioneers won 11-5 in the opener, then walked off with a 7-5 win in 10 innings in the nightcap.
Heidelberg slipped to 16-21 overall, 5-11 in the OAC.
GAME ONE: MAR 11-13-1 BERG 5-9-2
Marietta scored one in the first, three in the second and two in the third, taking a 6-0 lead into the sixth. HU got on the board when
Camden Farley hit his third home run of the season -- a two-run shot to center.
A triple off the bat of
Braedy Limke plated
Reece McNeely in the sixth, but Heidelberg still trailed, 8-3.
Andrew Pokley drew a one-out walk in the seventh and was lifted for pinch runner
Colin Small. Small sprinted home on a double down the left field line by
Cort Kramer. Kramer later scored on a ground out by Limke.
Leading 9-5, Marietta added two more down the stretch.
GAME TWO: MAR 9-12-1 BERG 7-11-4 (10 inn.)
RBI singles by
Adam McVicker and
Andrew Cook put The Berg up two in the top of the first.
After Marietta tied the game, Heidelberg rebounded for a run in the fourth when McNeely drove in Kramer with a single to right.
The Pioneers scored twice in the sixth, taking a 4-3 lead. Once again, HU responded in short order.
Aidan Corrigan launched a solo home run to right -- his third of the season.
Continuing with the seesaw action on the field, Marietta plated three in the seventh and led, 7-4.
Unwilling to go quietly, the Student Princes drew even. Kramer hit a home run to right -- his first career longball. After a walk to
Kyle Krummen, Limke lifted his fifth home run of the campaign over the wall in left -- tying the game at seven.
The score remained tied at seven until a walk-off two-run home run by Brett Carson in the 10th.
UP NEXT:
The Student Princes will host Depauw on Sunday. First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m.