FAYETTE, IA – Behind three-hit games from both Connor Doll and Travis Stevens, the University of Mary baseball team pounded out 22 hits in the Marauders day two Northern Sun doubleheader against Upper Iowa University.  Despite the offensive onslaught the Marauders were unable to match the Peacocks run production as Upper Iowa swept UMary 12-11 and 6-1.
 
The opener was a walkoff win for the second straight game by the Peacocks over the Marauders. It was also the third time in five games the Marauders had suffered a road loss to their opponents in the final inning. Additionally it was the Marauders fifth one-run loss this year.
 
GAME 1 Upper Iowa 12 UMary 11
The University of Mary scored ten runs in the final three innings, including four times in the top of the eighth inning in a scheduled 7-inning contest. However, Upper Iowa University oud-did the Marauders by one, crossing the plate five times in the eighth inning to walk off with the win. Four of the Peacocks runs scored with two outs in the inning.
 
 
PIVOT POINT
In a topsy-turvy game that witnessed the Marauders scoring ten runs in the last three innings, a misjudged two-run two-out double by Upper Iowa's Brenden Butler knotted the extra-inning game at 11-11. The Marauders brought in a pair of relievers to no effect. After a walk to place runners on first and second, Emmett Kulick singled to left field to score Butler with the winning run.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Fighting from behind all game, the Marauders trailed 3-0 and 4-1 before scoring three times in the sixth inning to tie the game at 4-4. Connor Doll and Mason Huntley both had run-scoring singles in the 6^th.
 
Next down 6-4, UMary scored three times in the seventh, paced by a 2-out, 2-run single to center by Connor Doll to score Andrew Lopez and Huntley to give the Marauders a 7-6 lead.
 
UMary scored four times in the eight to build an 11-7 advantage. Upper Iowa pitchers walked the first two UMary hitters of the inning and hit the third to load the bases. The Marauders took advantage as Daulton Sauce singled home two runs for a 9-7 lead. A steal of home by Seth Siverson and an RBI single by Austen DuBriel accounted for the next two runs.
 
Connor Doll posted career-highs in hits and RBIs as he went 3-for-4 with two runs and a double, driving in three runs.
 
Daulton Sauce came off the bench to go 1-for-1, score two runs and drive in two. His two-run single in the eighth gave the Marauders a 9-7 lead.
 
Jesus Payan finished 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
 
Darius Barlas scored twice and finished 1-for-3 with a walk.
 
Nick McCann was 2-for-3 with a walk and a run scored.
 
UMary scored seven runs in two innings against the UIU bullpen.
 
Upper Iowa's Tony Salato, Conner Klostermann, Dominic Hillesheim and Callahan Seehasea all had three hits. Seehase scored four times and drove in two. Salato scored twice and drive in three.
 
STAT OF THE GAME
The Marauders twice scored a runner from third base by having the runner at first attempt to steal second. Connor Doll scored the Marauders third run in the sixth inning when the Peacocks shortstop was charged with an error when he mishandled the ball on Mason Huntley's steal attempt. The Marauders tenth run of the game was a successful steal of home by Siverson as Daulton Sauce claimed second. Sauce subsequently scored the Marauders final run of the game when Austen DuBriel pulled a run-scoring single through the right side of the infield.
 
GAME 2 Upper Iowa 6 UMary 1
Despite nine hits in the seven-inning contest, the Marauders were unable to generate much offense against the Peacocks Kolton Gonnerman and Ryan Munoz. The two Upper Iowa pitchers combined to strike out five and didn't allow a walk, though Gonnerman struck one UMary hitter with a pitch.
 
PIVOT POINT
With two outs in the second and a runner on first, Klostermann singled through the left side and moved to second on a throw holding Zackary Cain at third. Hillesheim followed with a two-run single to left to score Cain and Klostermann. While the Peacocks scored runs in each of the next three innings also, including two in the fourth to claim a 6-0 lead, Gonnerman and Munoz only needed the first two runs to collect the win.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Just 4-for-20 combined in his previous seven games, Travis Stevens regained his from with a 3-for-4 performance. The junior drove in the Marauders lone run with a 5^th inning single to score Jaxon Ford. It is his second 3-hit performance of the season and fifth multi-hit game this season. His average is up to .358 while the Las Vegas native's on base percentage is now .485.
 
Seth Severson had the Marauders other multi-hit game, finishing 2-for-4. He had just two hits in his previous eight games.
 
Jaxon Ford scored the Marauders lone run and finished 1-for-4.
 
Trevor Zacher pitched two scoreless innings. He walked one batter and struck out one. The senior righthanded faced the minimum six hitters as Seehase, who walked, was thrown out by Doll attempting to steal second base.
 
 STAT OF THE GAME
The Marauders bunched eight of their nine hits in three innings. UMary had two hits in the first and three in each of the 5^th and 7^th innings. The lone run came in fifth.
 
ON DECK
After long road trips to Wayne State and Upper Iowa in consecutive weekends next are schedule for a midweek visit at the University of Minnesota Duluth on Tuesday, March 27.
 
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