SPRINGFIELD, Ohio—After splitting with the Tigers of DePauw on Saturday, the Tigers of Wittenberg could not pull out a series victory on Sunday, as the Tigers fell to DePauw 8-7 and 16-4. The Tigers clawed back to tie the game up in game one after being down 6-2, but could not fend off the DePauw offense. Wittenberg falls to 8-12 overall, and 3-5 in NCAC play.

 Bottom 3^rd

• Freshman backstop Patrick Kenny singled the other way to left field, plating Matt Baker and Brad Malott, as the Tigers jumped out to an early 2-1 lead.  

Bottom 7^th

• Trailing 6-2, the comeback was on, as Baker doubled to down the left field line, scoring Ryan Probst and Aaron Fasano.
• Kenny followed up with a double of his own, scoring Baker, as Josh Kaplan also doubled a batter later, scoring Kenny as the Tigers trailed 7-6.

Bottom 8^th

• Brad Malott reached on an error, scoring Marshall Eippert, as the Tigers tied the game up at 7-7 before allowing DePauw to score in the top of the ninth.

 Bottom 1^st

• After a six run first inning by DePauw, Kaplan put the Tigers on the board with an RBI single up the middle.

 Bottom 3^rd

• Dalton Boucher hit his second home-run of the series to lead off the bottom of the third.
• Probst then recorded a sac-fly, scoring Timmy Bates for Wittenberg.
• Baker pushed the final run of the game across for the Tigers with an RBi single to right-field, scoring Fasano.

 KEY STATS

• The Tigers are currently hitting .270 as a team in 2017, with an on base percentage of .326.
• Wittenberg's pitching staff has combined for an ERA of 5.76, recording 99 walks and 99 strikeouts as a staff in 179.2 innings of work.
• Kenny has been red-hot at the plate for the Tigers, as the freshman is currently hitting .419 through 43 at bats with 12 RBI's and seven extra-base hits.
• Boucher has settled in for the Tigers at the plate as well, as the senior is hitting .364 with 12 RBI's, and 11 extra-base hits, including two-homeruns.