KOKOMO, Ind. – Baseball traveled to IU-Kokomo for two seven inning games where the Warriors dropped the first game 3-0 but then won the second 15-11.

In the first game, the Cougars scored in the first inning before the Warriors held them scoreless for the next four innings. IU-Kokomo tallied runs in both the fifth and sixth while securing the shutout. Spenser McGhee took the loss on the mound while Christian De Los Santos went 2-for-3 in the box.

In the second game, the Cougars scored the first run again in the first inning to lead 2-0 after one. The Warriors answered n the top of the fourth with Yeshua Saint hitting a single to left center followed by Mike Snyder hitting a double to left center that scored Saint for Tech to get on the board. McGhee then singled to right field to move Snyder to third before Micah O'Donnell hit a sacrifice fly to left field that scored Snyder for the Warriors to tie the game 2-2 after four innings.

The Cougars responded to Tech's scoring spree with seven runs in the bottom of the fourth to lead 9-2. Tech answered in the top of the fifth with Jake Ritson and Alex Mitchell on base when Reese Olden singled to left field to score Ritson. Saint then hit a single to left field to load the bases with no outs. Snyder hit a single to centerfield to score Mitchell while McGhee walked to score Olden and get Tech within four (9-5). De Los Santos then reached first on a fielder's choice to score Saint before O'Donnell stepped up to the plate and hit a homerun to tie the game 9-9. Later Olden singled to left field for the Warriors to score again and take a 10-9 lead after five.

In the top of the sixth O'Donnell hit another homerun for three runs for the Warriors to take a 13-9 lead and extended their lead in the top of the seventh to lead 15-9 with just the bottom of the seventh left to play. IU-Kokomo attempted a comeback in the bottom of the seventh scoring two runs but then ran out of steam and the Warriors won 15-11.

Alex Vydick was 2-for-3 at the plate while O'Donnell was 2-for-4 with two runs and six RBIs. Snyder was 2-for-4 in the box with three runs and two RBIs with Olden going 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBIs. Saint went 3-for-5 with three runs.

The Warriors are set to play again this weekend.