Titans Rally Late but Fall Short in South Eugene

The Titans did nearly everything they could to stop their four game losing skid. South Eugene jumped out to an early lead, scoring six in the second off of starting Titans pitcher Evan Faust. By the bottom of the South Eugene held a 9-2 lead. West Salem, however, did not simply rollover. They put together rallies in the 5th, 6th, and 7th plating six runs in those three innings. When the game ended in the 7th West Salem had brought the tying run to the plate but they couldn’t quite complete the comeback.

The Titan run production and offensive outburst was a positive development for the ball club. Brooks Ferguson launched a 3-run bomb in the game. Carter Howard added a solo shot and went 3-4 on the day. Matthew Luke also put together a 3 hit effort. Carter Lesh and Trey Ward each had two hits for West.

Brody McMullen continued his impressive start to the season as he drilled an RBI triple to left field in his second at-bat. McMullen has at least one hit in every Titan game so far, giving him a 9 game hitting streak on the year.

Pitching-wise, Ashton Simmons and Trent Vanwinckel slung the rock well in relief, allowing West to remain in the game. They combined for three innings pitched and allowed just one run.

​The loss drops West to 2-7 on the year. The Titans next play at home on Tuesday vs. Sheldon.