Peru State College Athletic Media Release
For Immediate Release Contact:
Dave Walker
Sports Information Director
402.872.2344 or
dwalker@oakmail.peru.edu
Ozarks Completes Four
Game Sweep of Bobcats in Diamond Action
(PERU, NE)
College of the Ozarks used solid hitting and
pitching to sweep a pivotal four game series with
Peru State dropping the 'Cats to 13-23-1 overall and
8-12 in MCAC play. Ozarks moves to 10-6 in league
action.
Both teams battled gusty south winds in the Tuesday
games as and a result the offenses flourished. C of
O plated three runs in the second, fourth and fifth
innings and rolled to a 10-5 win in the opener.
Bobcat starter Trevor Varley (Central City) was the
victim of a pair of wind-aided homeruns during his
five inning stint on the mound, however, Ozarks
banged out 14 hits in the contest to keep pressure
on the Bobcats defensively throughout the contest.
Matt Martin (Omaha) was 3-for-4 at the plate for PSC
with a RBI to lead a nine hit attack.
The Tuesday nightcap was a slugfest as the two teams
combined for 31 runs and 28 hits with Ozarks
prevailing 19-12. Eleven errors, seven by the
Bobcats, also provided help for the hitting team.
The two teams traded runs through the first four
innings with PSC battling back from deficits of 6-1,
8-5 and 12-7 before a three run fifth and a four run
sixth frame by Ozarks clinched the first day sweep.
The 'Cats managed ten hits led by Brandon Jalass
(Omaha) who finished 3-for-4 with three runs scored.
Two of his hits were doubles. Justin Bruns
(Plattsmouth) suffered his first pitching loss of
the season working four innings and allowing nine
earned runs and thirteen hits.
The weather settled down on Wednesday and, as a
result, so did the pitching and defense for both
teams. Martin started on the hill for PSC and tossed
five innings of two-run ball before tiring in the
sixth when Ozarks scored three times to break open a
3-2 game and build a 6-2 lead in the process. Martin
scattered 10 hits while striking out four before
giving way to Chris Last (Lincoln) in the sixth. The
Bobcats collected seven hits with Austin Reisig
(Wichita, KS) leading the way going 2-for-3 with 1
RBI.
Joakim Claesson (Stockholm, Sweden) followed
Martin's solid pitching effort with one of his own
in the final game of the series. Claesson pitched
six innings allowing only one earned run on six
hits. The Bobcats offense was held in check,
however, by the Ozarks staff and managed only five
singles for the game. The 'Cats opened a 3-1 lead in
the bottom half of the first inning using five walks
and Reisig's RBI single. The lead expanded to 4-2
entering the seventh frame before the visitors
dented the plate three times to hold on for a 5-4
win and the four game series sweep.
The Bobcats will host Ozarks Christian College for a
Saturday doubleheader beginning at noon at the Peru
State Baseball Complex.
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.
