Central Michigan University
5-2
Prairie View A&M
1-5
Baseball Runs Win Streak To 5 Games
2/23/2019 6:19:00 PM | Baseball
Crum's grand slam highlights 15-hit outburst
"It's always good to get a win," said coach Jordan Bischel. "We are still learning to play with a consistent energy level, but each game gives us another opportunity to learn.
The win lifted CMU to 5-2 and 3-0 in the Classic. The Chippewas close the event on Sunday (2 p.m.) against Lamar.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Chippewas struck in the first inning with an RBI single from Griffin Lockwood-Powell and a Jacob Crum grand slam for a 5-0 lead.
Zach Gilles upped CMU's lead to 6-1 with a second-inning RBI double, and the CMU scored two more runs in the seventh and four in the eighth to turn it into a rout.
Chase Rollin singled in two runs in the seventh for the Chippewas, and then Lockwood-Powell had an RBI single in the eighth, followed by an Evan Kratt two-run double and a Crum run-scoring single.
AT THE PLATE
Zavier Warren, Crum and Jason Sullivan each collected three hits, while Lockwood-Powell had two. CMU pounded out 15 hits, upping their hit total to 35 in their three games in Beaumont.
ON THE MOUND
Junior left-hander Tyler Hankins allowed three earned runs on eight hits while striking out three over 5 1/3 innings for the win.
Jack Collins, Ian Leatherman and Grant Frazer combined for 3 2/3 shutout innings of relief.
Derrick Curry took the loss, allowing six runs (one earned) over 5 2/3 innings.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Hankins, Tyler (1-0)
L: D. Curry (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Warren, Zavier 2 ; Gilles, Zach 1 ; Kratt, Evan 1
3B: Crum, Jacob 1
HR: Crum, Jacob 1
RBI: Gilles, Zach 1 ; Lockwood-Powell, Griffin 2 ; Kratt, Evan 2 ; Crum, Jacob 5 ; Rollin, Chase 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Heeke, Zach 1 ; Warren, Zavier 1 ; Gilles, Zach 1 ; Lockwood-Powell, Griffin 2 ; Sullivan, Jason 2 ; Kratt, Evan 3 ; Crum, Jacob 2
SB: Gilles, Zach 1
HBP: Kratt, Evan 1 ; Williams, Gaoshua 1
Batting:
3B: D. Smith 1
HR: A. Martinez 1
RBI: A. Martinez 1 ; D. Horner 1 ; J. Wells 1
SF: D. Horner 1
Base Running:
RUNS: D. Lingua 1 ; A. Martinez 2
HBP: A. Martinez 1 ; C. Gilder 1
PO: C. Gilder 1
