(Peru, Neb.) – The Peru State Bobcat baseball team earned their seventh straight win in a row by topping the visiting Nebraska Wesleyan University (NWU) Prairie Wolves on Tuesday 5-4 in non-conference action.
With the win, Peru State improved to 20-15 on the year while NWU fell below .500 at 12-13.
Game Action
After giving up a run to the Prairie Wolves in the top of the first inning, the Bobcats settled down and shut NWU out for the next five innings.
In the bottom of the third inning, Peru State would get on the scoreboard. After the first out of the inning, Ronnie Tanner
(Havertown, Pa.) doubled to right-center and later advanced to third with a stolen base. On
Derek Voigt's
(Auburn, Wash.) single to shallow right, Tanner scored to tie the game at 1-1. Voigt would go to second on a wild pitch and then later scored when
Randy Santiesteban (Hialeah, Fla.) singled to left. Santiesteban advanced to second as the Prairie Wolves tried to get Voigt at home plate. After a pop out for the second out,
Jake Wright (Freeport, Fla.) singled to shallow center, but it was deep enough for Santiesteban to score, making it 3-1 Peru State.
The 'Cats would add a run in the bottom of the fifth. Santiesteban reached with a walk and went to second on a sacrifice bunt by Phil Lial
(Las Vegas, Nev.). On a single down the right field line by
Tyler Cherin (Seattle, Wash.), Santiesteban scored giving the Bobcats a 4-1 lead.
In the bottom of the sixth inning, Peru State would add an insurance run. After the first out,
Tyler Croushorn (Omaha) singled to right-center and went to second on a wild pitch. Tanner reached on a walk and then Voigt would load the bases with a fielder's choice. Croushorn would eventually score on a wild throw, putting Peru State up 5-1.
The Prairie Wolves would make it interesting in the top of the seventh as they would score two runs, but left two on base. Then, in the top of the ninth, NWU would add one more run and again left two on base and the Bobcats prevailed 5-4.
Peru State scored its five runs on nine hits and committed one error. The Prairie Wolves scored their four runs on just three hits, as they were assisted with several Bobcat walks, and committed one error.
Croushorn and Tanner each had two hits in the game with Tanner's both being doubles. Voigt, Santiesteban, Wright, and Cherin each were credited with one RBI.
Pat Bramhall
(Vermillion, Kan.) pitched six innings to earn his second win of the season. Bramhall gave up just two hits and one earned run to notch the victory.
Richard Oppitz (Topeka, Kan.) threw two-thirds of an inning, giving up one hit and two earned runs.
Brandon Howell (Bonifay, Fla.) came in and threw one and two-thirds innings. Howell gave up one earned run and had one strikeout. Cherin would come in to throw the final two-thirds of an inning and was credited with the save.
NWU BOX SCORE
Upcoming Games
Peru State was scheduled to travel to Crete to face the Doane College Tigers on Thursday, but it has been canceled and will not be rescheduled.
This weekend, Peru State has a four-game series with the visiting Baker University Wildcats. Game time on both Saturday and Sunday is scheduled for 1 p.m. for this important Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC) action.
Then, on Tuesday, the 'Cats head to Ottawa, Kan., to play a final non-conference double header with the Ottawa University Braves beginning at 1 p.m.
The final regularly scheduled double header is against HAAC opponent Missouri Valley College. Peru State will host the Vikings for two games on Saturday, April 27, beginning at 1 p.m.
