GREENCASTLE, Ind. — The
Earlham College baseball team finally got to play its season opener on Sunday as the Quakers fell 11-3 to
DePauw University.
However, the second game of the doubleheader was rained out. Sunday’s contests were scheduled after doubleheaders with
Berea College and
Goshen College were postponed this weekend.
DePauw’s seven-run inning in the bottom of the sixth was the difference as the Tigers (6-3) broke open a close contest.
Earlham posted the initial run of the game in the first inning.
Andrew Morrical led off the frame with a double and advanced to third on a single by
Tyler Schroeder. Morrical scored on a fielder’s choice by
Jake Carr.
DePauw scored three times in the bottom of the first to take a 3-1 lead. The Tigers added another tally in the third to build a three-run advantage.
Ross Yoho closed the gap for the Quakers with a run-scoring single in the fourth.
In the fifth, Earlham scored what turned out to be its final run of the contest. Morrical singled and Schroeder moved him to second with a sacrifice bunt. With one out,
Corey Murray knocked in Morrical with a single, which set the stage for DePauw’s decisive rally one inning later.
Starting pitcher
Adam Painter (0-1) worked into the sixth inning for the Quakers until
Murray was called on to get the final out.
Earlham (0-1) is scheduled to play a doubleheader with
Geneva College on Friday as the Quakers begin their
Florida trip to
Ft. Pierce.
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