Logan Nine end regular season with split against Rend Lake

MARION – Sophomore Derek Repking delivered a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning Tuesday, driving home Keelin Rasch, who had singled, as the John A. Logan College baseball team earned a 3-2 win over Rend Lake in the first game of a doubleheader.

The Warriors bounced back to win the nightcap, 7-2, to get a split and salvage one win in the three-game series.

Winning pitcher in the opener was Clint Crawley, who pitched the last four innings in relief of Anthony Spangler and Austin Denault. Spangler started and went two innings, allowing no runs on no hits. Denault surrendered two runs, one earned, in four innings of work on three hits. Crawley was only nicked for two hits, while striking out one and walking two.

Pitcher of record for the Warriors was Zack Jones.

Top hitters for Logan were John Tolliver and Joba Ferrell with two each. J.C. Davis, Anthony Bayus, Rasch and Repking had the other hits.

In Game 2, the Warriors vaulted to a 3-0 lead after one inning and increased the advantage to 5-0 before the Vols could get on the board.

Losing pitcher was starter Tyler McGowan, who worked the first four innings, allowing five runs on six hits. He struck out one.

The Vols were led offensively by Rasch and Ferrell with two base hits apiece.

Logan, now 30-23 overall, open Region 24 tournament play at 10 a.m. Thursday against Olney at Kaskaskia College in Centralia.