courtesy Quincy U
The Quincy University baseball team opened up their 2010 season by taking three of four games against Truman State University on Friday and Saturday. The Hawks won both games of a doubleheader on Friday, 6-0 and 7-4 and split on Saturday falling 7-5 but rebounding with a 7-4 win.
Hawk newcomer Mike Mueller picked up the Hawks' first win of the season, going six innings and allowing just two hits while striking out six and pitching the shutout. Greg Van Leer and Wade Koester paced Quincy with two hits and one RBI each. Brian Lupa picked up the win in game two for Quincy, going 3 1/3 innings and allowing no runs and just two hits while striking out four. Koester pounded out another three hits in game two while Van Leer went 2-for-2 with three RBI and Dan Entzeroth and Matt Scoggins each adding two hits.
On Saturday the Hawks dropped the first game 7-5 with Brian Thompson suffering the loss, going 3 1/3 innings and allowing five runs on seven hits. Koester picked up a home run in the game and added three runs batted in while Scoggins finished 3-for-3. The Hawks closed out the day with a 7-4 win as Caleb Zang picked up the win on the mound, going five innings and allowing three earned runs while Travis Ruppel recorded the save. Van Leer ripped a grand slam home run in the game while Fabian Oeschle added a solo home run and Brandon England finished 2-for-3 with a triple.
