Box Score NEW ALBANY, Ind.--Cumberland pushes across five runs in the 10th to close the regular season with an extra-inning win over IU-Southeast, 14-10.
Cumberland (31-11-1) had a big day swinging the bats while also taking advantage of IU-Southeast walks as the Grenadiers issued seven walks, four in the 10th. Tyner Hughes, Cole Turney, Juan Moreno, Xavier Torres, and Trenton Duchsherer each collected three hits as CU pounded 19 as a unit.
The fireworks started early for the Phoenix as Turney cranked his 27th home run of the season to put CU up 2-0. Hughes doubled to left and after moving up on a wild pitch Dee Triplett brought him home for a 3-0 lead.
In the bottom of the first, the Grenadiers picked up a run, but Cumberland answered in the second on an RBI-single from Xavier Torres for a 4-1 Phoenix lead through two.
IU-Southeast picked up three runs in the third on a two-RBI double by Grenadier shortstop Trevor Campbell. Campbell then stole third and scored on a wild pitch to tie the game at 4-4.
In the fifth, the Grenadiers scored two on a solo home run from Alex Yurt. Campbell then tripled to right-center and came across on an RBI-ground for a 6-4 IU-Southeast lead going into the sixth.
In the top of the seventh, Turney and Hughes reached to lead off the inning, but back-to-back outs put the Phoenix with runners on the corners with two outs. The Phoenix then strung together four straight hits from Tim Holyk, Trent Duchsherer, Xavier Torres, and Juan Moreno to plate five runs and take the lead. The Grenadiers scored one in the bottom half on an RBI-double from Campbell to make it 9-7 Phoenix through seven.
In the bottom of the eighth, the Grenadiers scored two to tie the game scoring one on an RBI-double from Blake Cook. Later in the inning, Cook came in to score on a wild pitch.
The Phoenix stranded two on in the ninth as Holyk reached on an error and Duchsherer laced a single for his third hit of the game.
Matthew Jenkinson worked out of a jam in the ninth as he stranded the bases loaded to send the game to extras.
Ian Krump drew a walk to lead off the 10th, drawing a pitching change to face Turney. The Grenadiers elected to put runners on first and second with the free pass and Hughes drew a walk to load the bases. Chewy Sanders singled home the go-ahead run, Holyk and Duchsherer each drew RBI walks, Torres hit an RBI-single, and Krump was hit to bring in a run for a five run 10th.
Cumberland would hold on and close the game out to get the win, 14-10. Jenkinson earned the win on the mound for his first career win.
The Phoenix will host Shawnee State this upcoming Friday and Saturday. The first game of the series is set to begin on Friday at 2:00 p.m. in the best 2-out-of-3 series to advance to Bowling Green.