OFFENSE EXPLODES, TROJANS SWEEP GOSHEN

The Taylor University baseball team took two wins over conference foe Goshen College (7-35, 0-14) today improving their record to 21-11 on the season and 7-3 in the Mid-Central College Conference.

Sophomore pitcher Taylor Kinzer dominated the mound in game one with seven strikeouts in a complete-game outing, allowing just two runs on three hits. Kinzer picked up his third win of the season with an 11-2 final score.

Kinzer helped is own cause connecting on three hits in four at-bats including a 2-RBI double in the first inning that led to a 3-0 Trojan lead.

The Trojans posted a monster fifth inning as all nine batters made an appearance at the plate. The team recorded four more runs on five hits and a Maple Leaf error. Taylor tallied 14 hits on the game collecting multi-hit performances from six different players.

If the Trojan bats appeared hot in game one, the lights showed brighter in game two as Taylor cruised to its fifth run-rule win of the season with a final score of 13-3 in five innings.

Senior Braden Dissinger highlighted the Trojan's third inning with a three-run home run, his first of the season. The deep ball marked the first of two in the same inning as Matt Maple connected on a two-out shot that led to five runs on four hits in the frame. The pair combined for 4-for-5 from the plate and seven RBIs in the game.

While the offense may have stolen the show, freshman pitcher Travis Carsten did his part with a solid complete-game outing striking out three and giving up just two earned runs for his first win of the season.

Reigning MCC Player of the Week, Ryne Otis, extended his hit streak to 12 games including nine multi-hit games in the sequence. He was 4-for-6 on the day with six RBIs.

Taylor is back in action on Saturday when they travel to Goshen College for a 1 p.m. doubleheader.