KOKOMO, Ind. - Transylvania Baseball dropped their HCAC Championship matchup to Hanover on Saturday night, losing 6-4 in the first HCAC baseball championship game of the weekend.
With the loss, Transylvania will now face Hanover tomorrow at noon to see who will punch their ticket to the NCAA tournament. The Pioneers are looking for their first trip to the NCAA tournament since 2021.
It's the second time both teams have met in the tournament, as Transylvania rallied from a 6-1 deficit the night before to force extras and earn the 12-10, 10 inning win. The Pioneers overcame a 2-0 deficit tonight, as
Trent Youngblood's and
Houston Manning's RBI singles tied the game in the 4th, but Hanover scored 4 runs over the 6th and 7th innings while keeping the Pioneer bats from heating up in the 9th inning to get the eventual 6-4 win.
Youngblood led the way for Transy with a 2-3, 3 RBI performance at the plate. He hit his 9th home run of the season, a 2 run shot in the 8th inning for his 42nd RBI of the season. Manning finished the game with 2 hits and an RBI.
Trent Pahl and
Calvin Schubert both added hits in the loss.
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Stats from the game
Transylvania 4
| Position |
Player |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
LOB |
| 3B |
Pahl, Trent |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| CF |
Schubert, Calvin |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| SS |
Youngblood, Trent |
4 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2B |
Mitcham, Henry |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| 1B |
Taylor, Austin |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| LF |
Munday, Walter |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| DH |
Manning, Houston |
4 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| RF |
McElfresh, Collin |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| C |
Dreher, Bryce |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| P |
Craig, Henry |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| P |
    Bowles, Drew |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| P |
    Dillard, Gabe |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Totals |
33 |
4 |
6 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
Transylvania
| Player |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
WP |
BK |
HBP |
IBB |
AB |
BF |
FO |
GO |
NP |
| Craig, Henry (L, 6-2) |
6.0 |
7 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
24 |
29 |
4 |
12 |
79 |
| Bowles, Drew |
0.2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
22 |
| Dillard, Gabe |
2.1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
9 |
3 |
4 |
28 |
| Totals |
|
9 |
6 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
35 |
44 |
8 |
16 |
129 |
