STORM LAKE, Iowa - The Coe College baseball team suffered a 9-6 defeat to Buena Vista University on Saturday in the final game of the three-game series. The Kohawks started strong in the third game of the series after dropping the first two on Friday evening, scoring five runs in the top of the first inning to grab the momentum. The Beavers quickly answered, scoring three in the home half of the frame before exploding for five runs in the fifth to take the lead for good. Coe scored one final time in the seventh and threatened for more, getting the bases loaded with two outs but the Beavers avoided any further damage an eventually locked up the victory. The loss drops Coe to 13-14 overall and 5-9 in the A-R-C while Buena Vista improves to 24-5 and 15-1 in the league.
GAME ONE
BVU 9 - COE 6
Game Facts
- Mitchell Eckardt and Tyler Elliott walked to lead off the game for Coe. Eckardt scored the opening run in the Kohawks' third at-bat, scoring from second on an RBI single from Jake Brosius. Tyler Bayless made it 2-0 two batters later, recording another RBI single for Coe to push home Elliott. Creighton Kreshel pushed the lead to three with a bases-loaded walk prior to a clutch double from Jack Allison, who drove home a pair of runs to stretch the lead to 5-0.
- The Beavers quickly responded in the bottom of the inning, getting three runs on two hits and two Coe errors. The hosts drew within one run in the second, recording a two-out RBI single to cut the deficit to 5-4. BVU capitalized on the momentum later in the game, scoring five runs in the fifth. The Beavers scored the initial run on an error from the Kohawks and added three more on a two-RBI hit and wild pitch. Coe continued to battle despite trailing 9-5, clawing one run back in the top of the seventh but Buena Vista managed the final few innings to secure the sweep.
Up next: Coe is back in action on Tuesday, April 18, taking on Luther College in a midweek in Decorah at 3 PM.
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