CHILLICOTHE, Ohio – The Asbury University baseball team was upended 9-0 by No. 24 Indiana University Southeast in the River States Conference Tournament elimination game.
Asbury struggled offensively all game and were limited to just one hit throughout the entirety of the contest. The Eagles still managed to get five runners on the base path, but they were all left stranded.
Colton Back delivered a one-out double in the top of the ninth to break up the no-hitter from the Grenadiers.
IU Southeast got on the board first in the bottom of the second and third innings with one run in each frame to hold a 2-0 lead.
The Grenadiers totaled 11 hits altogether as a team and punched in two runs in the fifth, three in the seventh and two more in the eighth to lead 9-0.
Andrew Spalding got the start for AU and pitched the first 3.1 innings of the contest. He gave up four hits and struck out five.
Alec Lush came in to pitch for relief for the next three innings, followed by Jacob Cervantes pitching the final 1.1 innings of play.
The Eagles conclude the 2019 season with a record of 24-22.