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Southwestern splits on Saturday

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GEORGETOWN, Texas – The Southwestern University baseball team split a pair of contests Saturday at Rockwell Field. The Pirates rolled past Pacific (Ore.), 19-7, but dropped the nightcap to No. 2 Emory, 8-1.

Southwestern (1-5) pounded out 19 hits in the win over the Boxers, including six for extra bases.

The Pirates scored at least one run in each of the first seven frames. SU plated five runs in both the first and sixth innings.

Colby Schmidt was 2-for-3 with a double, a homer and four RBIs. Tyler Bludau came off the bench to record a double and drive in three runs. Austyn Laird and Colten Shea each added a pair of hits and two RBIs.

Meanwhile, Jonah Rohne (1-0) picked up the win in relief.

In the nightcap, Emory manufactured a run in the second on a sacrifice fly to take a 1-0 lead.

The Eagles took advantaged of an error in the third to score another, and the visitors added two more in the sixth to take a 4-0 lead.

Southwestern's lone run came in the eighth as Michael Ilardi crossed the plate on an RBI groundout by Will Cates.

Emory then scored four times in the ninth inning to pull away.

Hayden Holley (0-1) was saddled with the loss. The left-hander gave up seven hits, four runs (three earned) and struck out three over eight innings of work.

The Pirates will face Piedmont at 11 a.m. Sunday.

– SOUTHWESTERN –

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Players Mentioned

Tyler Bludau

#34 Tyler Bludau

C
6' 1"
Junior
Will Cates

#15 Will Cates

OF
6' 2"
Senior
Hayden Holley

#25 Hayden Holley

P
5' 11"
Junior
Michael Ilardi

#23 Michael Ilardi

C/1B
6' 0"
Sophomore
Austyn Laird

#41 Austyn Laird

OF
6' 3"
Junior
Jonah Rohne

#16 Jonah Rohne

P
6' 2"
Freshman
Colby Schmidt

#6 Colby Schmidt

C
5' 10"
Freshman
Colten Shea

#29 Colten Shea

OF
5' 10"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Tyler Bludau

#34 Tyler Bludau

6' 1"
Junior
C
Will Cates

#15 Will Cates

6' 2"
Senior
OF
Hayden Holley

#25 Hayden Holley

5' 11"
Junior
P
Michael Ilardi

#23 Michael Ilardi

6' 0"
Sophomore
C/1B
Austyn Laird

#41 Austyn Laird

6' 3"
Junior
OF
Jonah Rohne

#16 Jonah Rohne

6' 2"
Freshman
P
Colby Schmidt

#6 Colby Schmidt

5' 10"
Freshman
C
Colten Shea

#29 Colten Shea

5' 10"
Senior
OF