Baseball Swept by (RV) Knights

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University baseball team (16-19, 8-16 CL) finished its home series against (RV) Marian University (26-9, 19-5 CL) with another doubleheader at the Cougar Baseball Field on Saturday, April 4.

MVNU fell behind 0-4 early but cut the deficit in half in the bottom of the third after Ryan Willoughby hit an RBI-double to left field that scored Carter Lapata and Andrew Hobbs. Unfortunately for MVNU, Marian's offense erupted in the top of the fourth inning. The Knights scored eight runs, taking a 12-2 lead after four. The Knights continued to pile on and would go on to win 17-4.

Marian stayed hot in game two and put the game away early with an 11 run first inning. The Knights collected 12 hits total and would win by a final of 18-2. Brady Lester had a solid day at the plate for MVNU as he smashed his fifth home run of the season. Jakob Coxen pitched a strong game out of the bullpen for MVNU, allowing just two hits and no runs in 2.1 innings pitched. Coxen had three strikeouts.

What's Next

MVNU returns to Cougar Field on Tuesday, April 7 against the University of Michigan-Dearborn. The doubleheader begins at 1:00 p.m.

Mount Vernon Nazarene University is a private, intentionally Christian teaching university for traditional age students, graduate students, and working adults. With a 327-acre main campus in Mount Vernon, Ohio, MVNU emphasizes academic excellence, spiritual growth, and service to community and church. MVNU offers an affordable education both in-seat and online to nearly 2,200 students from 36 states, 1 U.S. commonwealth and 41 foreign countries.