Peru State College Athletic Media Release
For Immediate Release Contact:
Dave Walker
Sports Information Director
402.872.2344 or
dwalker@oakmail.peru.edu
Bruins Take Four from
Bobcats
(BELLEVUE,
NE) MCAC power Bellevue University swept a four game
series with the Bobcats in weekend baseball action.
The Bobcats are now 8-8 in the MCAC, 13-19-1
overall.
In the series opener the Bruins opened an 8-1 lead
before PSC battled back to tie the game in the
sixth. The 'Cats dented the plate five times in the
fifth and twice more in the sixth frame, however,
the Bruins managed to score the game winner in the
home half of the sixth. Will Hays (Tracy, CA) had
the big blow for the Bobcats in the fifth blasting
with a grand slam homerun. Jon Harder (Manteca, CA)
and Gary Hall (Plattsmouth) also had two hits each
for Peru State. Joakim Claesson (Stockholm, Sweden)
suffered the pitching loss in relief of starter
Trevor Varley (Central City) and reliever Chris Last
(Lincoln). Claesson worked three innings allowing
four hits and only one run. "We played well but came
up a little short," said Bobcats coach Jason Cronin.
"Our hitters did a nice job against some quality
pitching."
PSC managed only three hits in the second game and
again fell behind early as the Bruins scored three
times in the opening frame and coasted to a 6-0 win.
Freshman hurler Justin Bruns (Plattsmouth) took the
loss allowing eight hits over five innings of work
while striking out five Bruins. Last worked the
final frame and struck out two opposing hitters.
In the Saturday opener Bellevue again got out of the
gates quickly scoring six times in their first at
bat and cruised to a 16-4 win in a game shortened to
five innings by the 10-run rule. Will Hays collected
two of the Bobcats seven hits including a double to
lead the offense. Senior Ben Bloom (Vancouver, WA)
suffered the mound loss working 2.2 innings allowing
ten runs and nine hits. Three of the runs were
unearned as the 'Cats committed three early errors.
"We struggled with our pitching and we made several
mistakes in the field which they (Bellevue) took
advantage of," said Cronin.
Matt Martin (Omaha) tossed four strong innings in
the final game of the series as the Bobcats trailed
only 2-0 after four frames, however, the Bruins
roughed up the Bobcat pitchers for seven runs over
the final two innings to claim a 9-0 shutout win.
Jon Harder had two of the Bobcats three hits for the
game. "It was a tough weekend for us," added Cronin,
"but we are still .500 in conference play and
control our own destiny for reaching the playoffs if
we play well down the stretch."
The Bobcats return home this weekend and will host
College of the Ozarks in Friday and Saturday
doubleheaders beginning at 1:00 p.m. each day.
PSC's
"Campus of a Thousand Oaks," an arboretum campus, is
nestled in historic southeast Nebraska. The state's
first and fastest-growing college, Peru State offers
a unique mix of innovative online and traditional
classroom undergraduate and graduate programs,
including online graduate degrees in education and
organizational management. PSC is a member
institution of the Nebraska State College System.
For more information, visit
www.peru.edu or call
1-800-742-4412.
