Baseball Falls to Albany State in Series Opener

MOBILE, Ala. – The Spring Hill College baseball team fell 8-4 to Albany State in Thursday's SIAC series opener at Sims-Galle Field.
 
Albany State 8, Spring Hill 4
Gercal Reyes (W: 6-0); Korey Bunselemeyer (L: 9-2)
 
AJ Swader had a perfect 2-for-2 outing and scored one run. Bryce Anderson led with two RBIs on two hits in five at-bats.
 
Jack Taylor opened scoring in the opening frame with an RBI. Bryce Anderson brought home two more runs with a double, giving the Badgers (34-12, 27-3 SIAC) an early 3-0 lead.
 
The Golden Rams (26-18, 21-10 SIAC) evened the score in the top of the second. ASU stacked five more runs on through the top of the sixth and took an 8-3 lead.
 
A bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the sixth broke up the Albany State scoring run and made it an 8-4 game. The Badgers were unable to put together enough of a rally to overcome the Golden Rams' lead.
 
Korey Bunselmeyer (9-2) tossed 5.0 innings and recorded a pair of strikeouts with five earned runs and three walks. Garrett Lott pitched the final 2.0 innings for the Badgers and did not allow a single hit while sitting down five batters.
 
Game Details
Date: April 24
Time: 5 p.m.
Venue (Location): Sims-Galle Field (Mobile, Ala.)
 
Up Next
The series wraps up with a doubleheader on Friday that is scheduled for 12 p.m. CT. The senior day ceremony will take place at approximately 11:35 a.m. CT.
 
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