DUBUQUE, Iowa – The Coe College baseball team suffered an 8-6 to the University of Dubuque Tuesday afternoon in the team's 2025 A-R-C opener. The Kohawks took an early lead, scoring the game's opening run in the first inning on an RBI single from
Jack Allison. UD responded with a two-run single in the bottom of the second to take its first lead but a run in the third and two in the fifth gave Coe its lead back. Dubuque pulled one back in the bottom of the fifth with a solo homer and took the lead for good in the sixth, scoring five runs on three hits including a three-run homer to cap off the frame. Coe kept it interesting with a run in the eighth and a leadoff homer in the ninth from
Ryan Brosius but the Spartans locked down the win with three straight outs. Allison had a team-high three hits to lead the offense while
Mitchell Eckardt, Tyce Johnson and
Austin Gomez had multi-hit efforts.
Drew Osterman threw five solid innings in a no-decision performance, striking out a career-high 10 hitters while allowing three earned runs.
DUBUQUE 8 - COE 6
Game Facts
- Eckardt walked to start the game and quickly stole second to move into scoring position for Allison who made it 1-0 with a two-out single. UD responded with two runs in the second, getting a leadoff walk and one-out single before taking the lead with a two-out base knock. Coe tied the game immediately in the third as Eckardt led off again with a double and later came around to score on a defensive miscue from the Spartans. Three straight batters reached to lead off Coe's fifth as Ryan Brosius walked and immediately scored on a double from Eckardt. Gomez made it 4-2 later in the frame, driving home Tyce Johnson with a sacrifice fly. UD halved the lead to start the fifth, getting a solo homer to make it 4-3. The Spartans completed the comeback in the sixth, scoring five runs on three hits and a pair of walks. Three straight hitters reached before a pitching change but UD wasted no time, making it 4-4 in the first AB against the new hurler. UD made it 5-4 with a sacrifice fly and later blew it open as Aidan Elfering blasted his second homer of the game, this time giving his team an 8-4 lead with a three-run blast. Coe had a chance to cut into the lead in the eighth but only managed one, scoring on a double steal attempt that saw Jon Wille eliminated while Allison scored. Ryan Brosius made it interesting in the ninth, leading off with a solo homer but the Spartans got three consecutive outs to end the game and secure the win.
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