CALIFORNIA, Pa. – The IUP baseball team committed too many errors and didn't respond well enough to a few big innings by Cal U as the Crimson Hawks were swept by the Vulcans in a doubleheader Friday afternoon at Wild Things Park. IUP fell by scores of 11-3 and 14-4.
The IUP defense committed six combined errors on the afternoon, which led to seven unearned runs spread across the two games. Nearly all of Cal U's 25 runs came in three innings, scoring six in the first inning of game one, along with seven in the fourth and six in the sixth inning of game two. IUP pitchers also walked 14 and hit two more batters during the doubleheader.
The Crimson Hawks drop to 1-13 overall and 0-6 in PSAC West play with the losses. The Vulcans are 12-6 and 3-3.
IUP combined for 16 base hits on the afternoon, with
Ben Teplin and
Harrison Pontoli each totaling three. Nine Crimson Hawks had at least one hit on the day.
Chris Eisel hit a two-run home run in the opener, while Teplin and
Austin Mueller both had doubles.
Markus Cestra also drove in a pair of runs.
Up next
These two teams meet again tomorrow at Dougherty Field in Indiana. The doubleheader has a 1 p.m. first pitch.
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