
ST. CATHARINES, ON - The Brock University baseball team (3-1 OUA) continued it's season with a double header against the Waterloo Warriors.
After a two hour game delay due to field conditions, the Badgers lost the first game in a high scoring affair 14-7 and rebounded in Game Two with an 8-2 victory.
In Game One, things got off to a quick start with Waterloo scoring five runs in the second inning.
The Badgers were able to cut into the lead with an RBI triple from
Tyler Nakamura and a groundout from
Matthew Casburn, which allowed Nakamura to run home making the score 5-2 after two innings.
The Warriors would score another run in the fourth inning forcing Brock starter
Chase Porter to be pulled going four innings allowing six runs on six hits. Porter also allowed five walks with no strikeouts. Reliever
Nick Subramaniam struggled in his Badgers debut going 0.1 inning allowing three runs on three hits with one strikeout and one walk.
The Badgers did answer back with four runs scoring off of walks and RBI's by
Noah Koffman and
Michael Enns Ward making the score 9-6 after five innings.
That was as close as Brock would come, as Waterloo ran away with it scoring four more runs in the sixth inning.
In Game Two, things went much better for the Badgers.
This game was very tight with only one run being scored through the first three innings by the Warriors. However the gates burst open in the fourth inning with the Badgers scoring all eight of their runs.
Noah Koffman and
Spencer Gorick each had two RBI in the inning.
Brock had a strong showing from its pitchers with starter
Alex Nolan going six innings, only allowing two runs on four hits, with five strikeouts and four walks.
Matthew Balkwill closed things out for the Badgers pitching in the seventh inning.
With a record of 3-1, the Badgers play next September 17th on the road against the Ryerson Rams.