April 15, 2023 – Emporia State holds off Washburn for a 10-8 win in game two of the Turnpike Tussle as
Patryk Hernandez and
Chandler Bloomer combined for three home runs and six RBI.
Noah Geekie and Washburn starting pitcher Casey Steward faced the minimum in the first inning before Emporia State struck first in the second inning.
On the second pitch of the second inning,
Patryk Hernandez homered to center field to put the Hornets ahead 1-0.
Washburn responded with a sacrifice fly bottom half as the Hornets and Ichabods were tied 1-1 through two innings.
Following a scoreless frame from Emporia State in the third, a solo home run from Shane Morrow put the Ichabods ahead 2-1.
Both teams went scoreless in the fourth inning before the Hornets took their second lead of the game in the fifth frame.
Chandler Bloomer followed a one-out walk from
Kadyn Williams with a two-run home run to put the Hornets ahead 3-2. Two batters later,
Patryk Hernandez took the first pitch to left center for his second home run of the game as Emporia State built a 4-2 advantage.
In the bottom half, an RBI double from Cale Savage followed by a two-run home run from Trey Adams returned the lead back to Washburn as the Ichabods led the Hornets 5-4 through the fifth inning.
Emporia State started the sixth with back-to-back walks from
Quinton Carlberg and
TJ Racherbaumer which was followed by a two RBI double from
Andrew Rantz as the Hornets regained a 6-5 lead over the Ichabods. Following walks by both
Kadyn Williams and
Mason Sturdy, a wild pitch scored Rantz to double the Emporia State lead to 7-5.
With Williams and Sturdy in scoring position,
Patryk Hernandez singled into right field for two RBI as the Emporia State lead grew to 9-5.
Washburn answered back with one run in the seventh before the tenth run for the Hornets came in the top of the eighth.
Mason Sturdy recorded a one-out double and later scored on an RBI groundout from
Quinton Carlberg to make the score 10-6 heading to the bottom of the eighth.
The Ichabods made one final push in the bottom of the ninth as they tallied two runs on three hits and brought the potential winning run to the plate with one out.
Will Hann retired back-to-back batters to clinch the 10-8 win in game two of the Turnpike Tussle for Emporia State.
Patryk Hernandez went 3-3 with two home runs, four RBI and reached base in all five plate appearances.
Chandler Bloomer went 2-5 with a home run and two RBI while
Andrew Rantz drove in two runs and
Quinton Carlberg drove in one.
Noah Geekie grabbed his fifth win of the season while
Will Hann recorded his second save of the season.
Emporia State takes on Washburn in the rubber match of the Turnpike Tussle on Sunday, April 16. First pitch is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. from Falley Field in Topeka, Kan.
