Baseball Downed in Game Two; Splits with Ravens

ATCHISON, Kan. — Doane dropped the second game of its doubleheader against Benedictine on Sunday, falling 6-3 at Olsen Stadium.

The Tigers scored twice in the second inning and added another run in the fifth, but Benedictine answered with a three-run third, one run in the fourth and two more in the sixth to take the nonconference matchup.

Doane moved in front 2-0 in the top of the second. Jett Grossart opened the inning with a walk, stole second and came home on an RBI single by Thaden Wewel. After Brayden Jones reached on an error and Adam Vulcano put down a sacrifice bunt to move both runners up, Carter Roth brought home Wewel with a groundout.

Benedictine responded quickly in the bottom of the third. Matthew Johnson doubled and Elijah Reeves followed with an RBI double before Brice Martin gave the Ravens the lead with a two-run home run. The Ravens added another run in the fourth on an RBI double from Jackson Stone to make it 4-2.

Doane pulled within 4-3 in the fifth. Tanner Nelson doubled to left center and later scored on a passed ball after Cade Bridges entered as a pinch runner. The Tigers, however, left 10 runners on base in the loss and could not come up with the tying hit.

Benedictine created separation in the sixth. Johnson singled and stole second before Martin lined an RBI double down the left-field line. Brylan Haas later added an RBI single to push the lead to three.

Wewel finished 1-for-3 with a walk, one RBI and one run scored. Roth drove in a run and collected one hit, while Nelson went 1-for-4 with a double. Sam Kwapnioski and Jordan Bond also recorded hits for the Tigers.

Martin led Benedictine offensively, going 3-for-3 with a home run, double, three RBI and two runs scored. Johnson scored twice and added two hits, while Haas had two hits and two RBI.

Riley Plummer took the loss for Doane after allowing four runs on seven hits over 4 2/3 innings with five strikeouts. Carter Navin worked 1 inning, and Ethan Merk recorded the final out.

Nic Mozingo earned the win for Benedictine, allowing three runs — one earned — over five innings. Ryan Jackson picked up the save with two scoreless innings of relief, striking out three.

Doane finished with six hits and no errors, while Benedictine totaled 10 hits and committed one error.

The split moved Doane to 13-4 on the season.

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