Upper Iowa (2-6) lost a pair of games in Liberty, Mo. against William Jewell College (9-3) on Wednesday. The Cardinals posted a 13-4 win in game one and a 9-4 decision in game two. UIU tallied five singles and a pair of walks in game one before picking up eight hits including two doubles and three homeruns with five walks.
The Cardinals raced out to an 8-0 lead after the first three innings as they compiled 10 hits early on.
Alex Greene drove in Upper Iowa's first run in the top of the fourth inning. The Peacocks added two more in the fifth frame to cut the gap to 8-3 after UIU scored a pair of runs without a hit thanks to a walk, a hit batter, a wild pitch and an error. WJC widened the margin again in the fifth inning with five runs to jump their lead to 13-3. UIU scored the game's final run with another wild pitch with the bases loaded.
Kyle Hrncir (0-2) suffered the loss after allowing eight runs on 10 hits while getting four strikeouts. Chandler Jones (1-1) scored the win with five innings of work allowing three runs on three hits with five strikeouts.
In the second game,
Bryce Hall opened the contest with a home run, but the 1-0 lead didn't last long as William Jewell scored three runs on a pair of hits, a walk and an error. A lead off home run in the bottom of the second inning gave the home team a 4-1 lead.
JJ Vargas hit the third leadoff homer of the game in the fourth inning to cut the gap in half. After the Cardinals pushed their lead back to 6-2 with two runs in the fourth,
Ryan Hull hit a two-run shot to left field to bring UIU back within two runs, 6-4. WJC scored the final three runs on four hits in the sixth inning.
Cael Luzum and Hull each had two hits in the game. UIU's
Jason Jennerjohn (0-1) started the bullpen game for the Peacocks as the first of seven pitchers in the game.
Sam Marhefke threw the best on the hill for UIU with four strikeouts and just one run allowed in his two innings, while
Gabe Olson threw two strikeouts in his two scoreless innings. Aiden Flood (1-0) picked up the win in relief for William Jewell.
Upper Iowa will take on Truman State University in a double header on Friday, Mar. 10 and then line up with the University of Wisconsin Parkside on Saturday, Mar. 11.
