Pilots baseball fall in extra innings at Marian

INDIANAPOLIS –The Bethel College baseball team fought back to send the game to extra innings but could not complete the comeback, falling 6-5 in ten innings to Marian on Friday afternoon in Indianapolis. The Pilots pitching staff only allowed two earned runs on the day.

GAME VITALS

• Score: Marian def. Bethel 6-5 (10 innings)
• Records: Bethel (9-17, 5-8) | Marian (16-11, 8-3)
• NAIA Top 25 Coaches’ Poll: Bethel – not rated | Marian – not rated
• Location: MU Ballpark | Marian University | Indianapolis, Ind.

STAT TRACKER

• Mason Love: 2-4, 2B
• Luke Adams: 2-2, RBI
• Syam Lafi: 2-4, 2B, R
• Sullivan Swingley: 0-3, 2 BB, RBI, 2 R
• Justin Rasmussen: 7.0 IP, 2 ER, 6 H

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

• The Pilots scored runs in the eighth, ninth to tie it, and tenth to take a lead, but allowed two runs in the bottom of the tenth to get walked off.
• Mason Love returned to action with two hits, including a double.
• The Pilots left ten runners on base, belting out nine hits and walking five times.

UP NEXT

• The Pilots continue in Indianapolis to take on Marian in a double header on Saturday at 1 pm.