BETHANY, Okla. – For the first time in two years, the East Central University baseball team claimed a run-rule victory, defeating Southern Nazarene 12-1 (8) in the first game of the Great American Conference series.

ECU Lineup

1. Sr. Mekhi Edwards (CF)
2. RFr. Mason Glowacki (SS)
3. So. Colton Schaper-Kotter (1B)
4. RFr. Tanner Collins (2B)
5. RSr. Eric Towsley (C)
6. So. Nick Blakenship (3B)
7. So. Christian Whitaker (DH)
8. Jr. Zac Green (RF)
        Fr. Trae Lowe (RF)
9. So. Britton Sperry (LF)
   Fr. Clayton Solomon (P)
        So. Justin Chitty (P)

SNU Lineup

1. Cole Embrey (LF)
2. EJ Taylor (3B)
3. Brian Brown (DH)
4. Colby Entwistle (2B)
5. Noah Ellis (1B)
6. Oliver Wilson (RF0
7. Tyler Broyles (C)
8. Drake Irby (SS)
9. Peyton Vinyard (CF)
   Casey Minchey (P)
        Jacob Owen (P)
        Triston Graves (P)

Of Record

• Winning Pitcher: C. Solomon (1-0)
  • Save: J. Chitty (1)
• Losing Pitcher: C. Minchey (1-7)

Scoring

• ECU 3^rd – C. Schaper-Kotter walked, RBI; M. Glowacki advanced to second; M. Edwards advanced to third; B. Sperry scored, unearned (ECU 1, SNU 0)
• ECU 3^rd – T. Collins grounded into DP (463); C. Schaper-Kotter out; M. Glowacki advanced to third; M. Edwards scored, unearned (ECU 2, SNU 0)
• ECU 3^rd – E. Towsley singled up the middle, RBI; M. Glowacki scored, unearned (ECU 3, SNU 0)
• ECU 3^rd – C. Whitaker singled to SS, RBI; C. Whitaker advanced to third; N. Blakenship scored, unearned (ECU 4, SNU 0)
• ECU 3^rd – Z. Green singled to CF, RBI; C. Whitaker advanced to third; N. Blakenship scored, unearned (ECU 5, SNU 0)
• ECU 3^rd – Z. Green stole second; C. Whitaker scored on E1, unearned (ECU 6, SNU 0)
• ECU 4^th – T. Collins singled to RF, RBI; M. Glowacki scored (ECU 7, SNU 0)
• ECU 5^th – C. Whitaker singled to LF, RBI; N. Blakenship scored (ECU 8, SNU 0)
• SNU 5^th – 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 Left on Base (ECU 8, SNU 1)
• ECU 7^th – T. Lowe doubled to RF, advanced to third on E4, RBI; E. Towsley scored (ECU 9, SNU 1)
• ECU 8^th – E. Towsley homered to RF, 3 RBI, unearned: C. Schaper-Kotter scored, unearned; M. Edwards scored, unearned (ECU 12, SNU 1)

Tiger Quick Hits

• First time that the Tigers (3-30, 2-20 GAC) earned a run-rule win since 2020
  • Feb. 22 at Southern Nazarene – W, 19-4 (7)
• RSr. Eric Towsley recorded his fourth home run of the season
  • 3 runs, 3 hits, 4 RBIs, 1 triple, 1 home run, 3 putouts, 1 assisted out
    • Sixth multi-hit game of the season, second with three hits
    • Team-leading five multi-RBI games, first with four of the year
• ECU also saw multi-hits in the game from three others players
  • So. Christian Whitaker: 1 run, 3 hits, 2 RBIs, 1 BB
    • Fifth multi-hit game of the years, third with three hits
    • Fourth multi-RBI game of the season, first with two
  • So. Nick Blakenship: 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 BB, 2 stolen bases, 1 putout
    • Second multi-hit game of the year and second with two hits
  • Sr. Mekhi Edwards: 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 double, 2 putouts
    • 10^th multi-hit game of the season and 9^th with two hits
• Fr. Clayton Solomon picked up his first victory of the year
  • 5.0 IP, 6 hits and 1 run allowed, 2 Ks
  • Second start of the season and ninth appearance
• So. Justin Chitty claimed his first save of the year
  • 3.0 IP, 0 hits and 0 runs allowed, 1 K
• Most runs scored in a single game this season
  • Tied with games against Oklahoma Baptist, Rogers State and Northwestern Oklahoma State
• Most hits in a single game: 16
• Most stolen bases in a single game: 4

Up Next

• The Tigers will wrap up their series against SNU, with a doubleheader, Saturday, April 1
  • First game now starts at 12 p.m. instead of 1 p.m.
• ECU will then finish up a five-game road trip
  • Tuesday, April 12 vs. Northwestern (7 p.m.) in Enid, Okla.