Wednesday just wasn't the day for Truman's offense. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rockhurst Hawklets on Wednesday. Truman has struggled against Rockhurst recently, as their match on Wednesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Truman got a good showing from Stuart Grotenhuis, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Grotenhuis has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Truman saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Manfredi, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
On Rockhurst's side, they got a great performance from Evan Hartner as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over 5.1 innings pitched.
At the plate, Lucas Redd and Beau Neuburger did most of the damage at the plate: Redd went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI, while Neuburger went 1-for-2 with a home run. Charlie Bernstein was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases.
Truman's loss dropped their record down to 19-16. As for Rockhurst, their victory bumped their record up to 8-17.
As of now, neither Truman nor Rockhurst have any future games scheduled.
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