Baseball Vols drop pair to Jefferson

BY JOHN D. HOMAN

Logan Media Services

CARTERVILLE – It was a rough afternoon for the John A. Logan College baseball team. The Vols dropped two games at home to Jefferson College of Hillsboro, Mo., 7-5 and 11-3.

The good news, if there is good news about a doubleheader loss, was that they were not conference games.

Against Jefferson, however, the Vols’ pitching took a beating. Sophomore lefty Austin Denault started and was the pitcher of record. He worked 5 2/3 innings, allowing six runs (five earned) on five hits. He struck out six and walked five. Anthony Spangler tossed the final 1 1/3 frames, allowing one unearned run on three hits with one strikeout.

At the dish, Keelin Rasch continued his torrid hitting of late, banging out two hits in three at bats, including a solo homer and two runs batted in. Anthony Bayus also knocked out two hits. J.C. Davis was 1-for-4 with two RBIs. Tanner Scott, Derek Repking and Jamal Fletcher had the other safeties.

In Game 2, Harrisburg native Tyler McGowan had a rough outing for the Vols. He surrendered six runs on six hits in 4 2/3 innings of work. He also struck out five and walked two. Jay Williams pitched two-thirds of an inning and gave up five runs on four hits with one strikeout. John Hondlik went two-thirds of an inning and allowed no runs. Clint Crawley worked one scoreless inning.

No Vol had multiple hits. Rasch and Davis had one hit and an RBI apiece. Bayus, Repking, DeJohn Suber and Mark Self had the other hits.

Logan is now 21-17 overall and is scheduled to play a doubleheader Friday at Lake Land College. The Vols will then host Lake Land for two on Saturday beginning at noon.