ABILENE – Senior
Eric Wimpee had the longest outing of his career on the mound Friday, tossing 3.2 innings of scoreless ball in relief against the UIW Cardinals. Five different Wildcats reached base, but ACU (19-17, 10-11 SLC) fell in a seven-inning run-rule to UIW (14-19, 10-15 SLC). An eight-run second inning was the difference in the game for the visitors.
Grayson Tatrow scored the lone run for the 'Cats.
Tyler Morgan lasted just 2.2 innings, allowing 10 runs on seven hits including a grand slam in the second to make it an 8-0 UIW lead.
Connor Carlton then finished the third inning and was only able to get one out in the fourth before Wimpee took over. The Rockwall native allowed just the one hit in his outing as well.
Stat Pack
- Wimpee's 3.2 innings and four strikeouts are both career-highs for the left-hander.
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Mitchell Dickson,
Grayson Tatrow,
Colton Eager, and
Miller Ladusau all tallied hits, while
Tommy Cruz drew a walk.
Up Next
The two teams get together for a doubleheader starting at 2:05 p.m.
Genner Cervantes (5-1, 5.52 ERA) goes against Michael Garza (3-2, 4.60 ERA) in game one, while lefty
Adam Stephenson (0-4, 4.83 ERA) gets the ball for ACU in game two. UIW has not decided on a starter in the back-half of the twinbill. Both games tomorrow will be streamed on ACUSports.com, and can be heard on 102.7 The Bear. The games are sponsored by
The Arch.
