EVANSVILLE, Ind. - On a day that saw rain clouds move in almost from first pitch, the University of Evansville baseball team earned a doubleheader split with Oakland City University, ending a six game skid.
In the first game of the twin bill, the Purple Aces and Mighty Oaks staged a pitcher's duel between senior right hander Jimmy Ward and OCU's Caleb Wagner, with both pitchers taking a shutout into the fifth frame of a seven inning affair.
That's when the UE offense broke through. Sophomore slugger Troy Beilsmith got the Aces on the scoreboard first with an RBI double to the gap in left-center, scoring sophomore shortstop Craig Shepherd for the long-awaited icebreaker.