YORK, Neb. – The (19) Ottawa University baseball team fell 9-8 on a walk off single to York University on Friday afternoon.
York took the lead in the bottom of the first inning, 2-0. The Braves answered with two runs in the top of the second.
Back-to-back singles by
Shaun Gomez, Jr. and
Nicholas Sizemore gave OU runners on first and second.
Jaquavius Davis' ground out moved both into scoring position.
Jackson Alaniz's double to center tied the game, 2-2.
The Panthers broke the tie in the bottom of the second, 3-2. Ottawa answered with two runs in the top of the third. Back-to-back home runs by
Dylan Garcia and
Cole Broughton gave OU a 4-3 lead.
After a scoreless fourth and fifth inning, Ottawa increased its lead in the top of the sixth with a home run from Gomez, 5-3.
York rallied, scoring one run in the bottom of the seventh and one in the bottom of the eighth to take a 6-5 lead over OU.
In the top of the ninth, the Braves retook the lead. Sizemore reached first on an infield single and
Brian Parry entered the game as a courtesy runner. Davis' infield single moved Parry to second and OU had runners on first and second. Alaniz moved both runners into scoring position with a sacrifice bunt
Jeremy Freeman, Jr. loaded the bases after being hit by a pitch. Ottawa tied the game on
Anthony Soria's ground out, 6-6.
Julius Ryan singled up the middle, scoring both Davis and Freeman and OU led 8-6.
In the bottom of the ninth the Braves were unable to close out the game. York rallied, scoring three runs, taking the 9-8 victory.
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Who is Next
Ottawa (31-9, 20-7) finishes its series with York University on Saturday, April 12. Game one of the double header is scheduled for 12:00 p.m.
