NEW ALBANY, Indiana -- WVU Tech baseball dropped a three-game River States Conference (RSC) series (0-3) at No. 19 Indiana University Southeast. The Golden Bears now hold a record of 3-12, 0-3 (RSC) while the Grenadiers move to 10-6, 3-0 (RSC). Tech lost by scores of 7-5, 3-5 and 8-2.
Game One | IU Southeast 7, WVU Tech 5 | Box Score
The Gold and Blue recorded ten hits including two each from sophomores
Jacob Reimold and
Dariel Torres and freshman
Kent Rooklin. Reimold and Torres both posted a double.
The RBI were credited to senior
Wyatt Belinda, sophomore
Brian Schack and Rooklin.
Reimold, junior
Sean Crosby, Torres, Rooklin and redshirt freshman
Jacob Dingess each crossed the plate towards Tech's five runs. Â
Sophomore
Michael Rotenberry (0-2) drew the start on the mound, pitching 4.2 innings towards the loss. Rotenberry struck out five Grenadiers while giving up two earned runs and five hits.
Junior
Juan Perez struck out one batter after 1.2 innings of action, giving up three hits and three earned runs.
Game Two | IU Southeast 5, WVU Tech 3 | Box Score
Of the five Golden Bear hits, Rooklin, Belinda, Torres, freshman
Calen Owens and sophomore
Kurt Latocha had one each.
Latocha drove in two runs while Reimold recorded one RBI.
On the bases, Owens and junior
Corey Lewis had a steal each.
Freshman Brent Linton (0-2) was dealt the loss after 1.0 inning of action, striking out two while giving up a hit and three earned runs.
Freshman
Will Mullins (4.1 innings) and redshirt senior
Garrison Vandeventer (0.2 innings) recorded two and one strikeouts respectively.
Game Three | IU Southeast 8, WVU Tech 2 | Box Score
In the final game of the series, WVU Tech posted six hits as a team. Reimold had another multi-hit game with two while recording a RBI.
Torres also posted a RBI for the Gold and Blue. The runs were scored by Crosby and freshman
Alex Tennant.
Owens marked his second steal of the series.
Senior
Jerod Jobst (0-3) pitched for 4.2 innings, giving up four hits and three earned runs while striking out one batter.
Vandeventer, freshman
Calyb King and redshirt sophomore
Trey Dalton also recorded a strike out on the bump.
Â
Â