Judson Baseball Completes Thrilling Seven-Run Comeback to Cap Florida Trip with Win Over Northwestern (IA)

Judson Baseball Completes Thrilling Seven-Run Comeback to Cap Florida Trip with Win Over Northwestern (IA)
March 10, 2023

Auburndale, FL.     The Judson University Baseball Team completed its Florida trip in wild fashion as the Eagles came back down seven runs to defeat Northwestern (IA) 12-11 on Friday. 

 

The rally started in the bottom of the sixth when Timmy Ellinger hit a bases-clearing double for the Eagles to pull within four. Alec MacLennan then followed with an RBI triple to cut the deficit to three. He later scored on wild pitch to pull the Eagles within two. In the seventh Giovanni Davila was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded and Adam Zeratsky hit a sacrifice fly to tie the game at 11. The score remained knotted up until the bottom of the ninth when Mitchell Stempowski scored on a passed ball to give Judson the walk-off 12-11 victory. Taylor Abercrombie earned the win following a solid 4.2 inning performance in relief allowing only one earned run (two total) on five hits while striking out three and walking two. Alec Spang had a pair of RBI in the first three innings of play. 

 

On Thursday, Judson faced Cornerstone in a twin bill and the Eagles fell in both games 14-2 and 13-3. In the opener, Judson scored twice thanks to a Zeratsky RBI double in the first and a Benjamin Nelson sacrifice fly in the fourth. In game two, Stempowski had a bases-loaded walk in the first and Nelson hit a solo shot in the seventh.

 

Judson (3-10) faces Indiana South Bend at home on Tuesday for a doubleheader beginning at 1:00.