Trey VanMeter
KOKOMO — IU Columbus dropped a River States Conference baseball doubleheader to Brescia Sunday, falling 12-10 and 7-4 in Kokomo.
The Crimson Pride rallied from an 8-1 deficit to take a 9-8 lead, but couldn’t hang on in the opener. Trey VanMeter went 3 for 4 with a double and a triple, Aiden Sheetz went 2 for 4 with a double and three RBIs, Jennings County graduate Carson McNulty went 2 for 4, Wes McNeff went 2 for 5 with a double and Daulton Phillips had a home run and four RBIs. Grayson Roll, the fifth of six IUC pitchers, took the loss.
The Crimson Pride matched Brescia with seven hits in the second game. Garrett Thurman went 2 for 3 with a home run and three RBIs, and VanMeter and McNulty each went 2 for 4. Caleb Richards, the first of three IUC pitchers, took the loss.
The Crimson Pride (6-29, 1-14) will play a single game Friday and a doubleheader Saturday at IU Southeast and a single game April 8 at Wright State Lake before returning home to host Kentucky Christian for a single game April 10 and a doubleheader April 11.
