Wabash suffered a pair of tough-luck losses Sunday at Denison in North Coast Athletic Conference baseball action. The Little Giants fell 1-0 in game one before dropping game two 6-2.
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Jensen Kirch held Denison to four hits, but a pair of errors in the eighth inning of game provided the only run of the game for the Big Red. Kirch (2-5) struck out five and walked three in the complete game loss.
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Lucas Stippler,
David Oliger, and
Cole Harlacher scratched out the only hits in the game for the Little Giants.
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Wabash took a 1-0 lead in game two off an RBI double by
Clint Scarborough that scored
Tanner Watson in the first inning. The Big Red responded with a three-run effort off Wabash pitcher
Josh Piercey (0-2), who surrendered five runs on five hits over three innings. Denison (15-16, 8-6 NCAC West) scored a pair of runs in the third and one more in the fifth before a sacrifice fly by Oliger in the seventh scored Stippler for the final run of the game.
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Scarborough and Watson each finished with two of the Little Giants' nine hits in the game.
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The two teams meet to complete the four-game series Monday at noon. Wabash (12-21, 4-10 NCAC West) is battling for fourth place and a chance to earn a chance to play for a spot in the upcoming NCAC tournament.
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