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Tyler Hower
3
Oglethorpe OGLETHOR 21-20
5
Winner Centre CENTRE 28-13
Oglethorpe OGLETHOR
21-20
3
Final
5
Centre CENTRE
28-13
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oglethorpe OGLETHOR 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 8 3
Centre CENTRE 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 X 5 8 1

W: Zach Heavern (5-2) L: Hower, Tyler (3-3)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Story by Abby Scott

Petrels drop SAA tournament game in tight battle against Centre

ROME, Ga. – The Oglethorpe University baseball team opened Southern Athletic Association tournament play Thursday afternoon with a competitive battle against Centre College, losing 5-3. Despite the result, the Stormy Petrels remained alive in the double-elimination tournament and will face Sewanee Friday morning.

Senior Cade Eidam paced the Petrel offense with a standout performance, finishing 2-for-5 with a double, triple and all three RBIs.

Oglethorpe broke through in the fourth inning after Jace Armstrong reached on an error and Nick Morgan worked a walk. Eidam then cleared the bases with a triple down the right-field line to give the Petrels a 2-0 lead.

Centre answered with a run in the bottom half of the inning, but the Petrels extended their advantage again in the sixth. Ben Chatham singled to start the frame before Eidam delivered once more, driving an RBI double down the left-field line to make it 3-1.

Centre responded with two runs in the sixth before taking the lead in the seventh. The Colonels added an insurance run in the eighth, but Oglethorpe continued to battle late into the afternoon.

The Petrels finished with eight hits as Chatham added a multihit performance, while Trey Kinnan, Ryan Causey, Aiden Hosford and Morgan each recorded hits of their own.

On the mound, Tyler Hower gave Oglethorpe a strong outing, allowing three earned runs across six innings of work. Parker Spring added a scoreless relief inning, and Micah Knox recorded the final two outs in the eighth.

Oglethorpe now turns its attention to Friday's elimination matchup against Sewanee as the Petrels continue their pursuit of an SAA tournament run.

Game Notes

  • Eidam accounted for all three Oglethorpe RBIs with a double and triple.
  • Chatham recorded two of the Petrels' eight hits.
  • Hower pitched 6.0 innings and allowed just three runs.
  • Oglethorpe turned a double play in the eighth inning.
  • The Petrels held Centre scoreless through the first three innings.

Up Next

The Stormy Petrels will continue postseason play Friday morning as Oglethorpe faces the Sewanee Tigers in an elimination matchup. First pitch is scheduled for 10 a.m. and the winner will play another game Friday at 7:45 p.m.

 

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