Spires Drop Doubleheader to Coyotes

Salina, Kan.- The University of Saint Mary Baseball team concluded their road weekend series against Kansas Wesleyan on Saturday, resulting in an 18-7 and 19-6 loss. The Spires are now 16-21 overall and 10-15 in conference play.

Game One

Caleb McClellan started the day hot, hitting a lead-off home run to open the game and giving Saint Mary an early lead. Kruz WahWahsuck hit the second home run in the inning and drove in Bryce Turner to give USM a 3-0 lead. However, the Spire's lead was short-lived; Kansas Wesleyan scored three runs in the first and second innings to take a 6-3 lead over Saint Mary. Eli Prine made it a two-run ball game in the top of the third with a solo home run, but again, the Coyotes responded with a five-run bottom half of the inning to make the score 11-4. In the following inning, Daniel Martinez hit the fourth home run of the day to bring the Spires within five runs of Kansas Wesleyan. The Coyotes continued to score at will, driving in seven more runs to the Spires one, ending the game with a score of 18-7.

Game Two

Saint Mary had another big first inning, scoring five runs on five hits. Prine grounded out to the KWU shortstop, allowing McClellan to score from third, and Wahwahsuck followed with an RBI single to make it 2-0. Brendan Roop then hit a two-run home run to extend the Spire's lead to four runs, and Aidan Hartig hit another homer to make it 5-0 in favor of Saint Mary. Kansas Wesleyan responded in the bottom of the second with ten runs, seven of which came from home runs to give them a 10-5 lead over the Spires. Wahwahsuck had his fourth RBI of the day in the top of the fourth inning with another single. Down just four runs, Saint Mary could not remain within striking distance, giving up nine unanswered runs and falling 19-6. 

Up Next

Saint Mary will host Tabor College for game two of their three-game mid-week series starting at 2 p.m. on Tuesday in Leavenworth, Kansas.