ATLANTA, Ga. - The Hendrix College baseball team had their offense stifled on Saturday as they dropped both games of a doubleheader to Southern Athletic Association rival Oglethorpe University. The Warriors came up just short in game one 3-2, and fell 4-1 in game two.

In game one, Matt Simmons and Spencer Summers each went 2-for-4, while Jake Wiegand and Ryan Ritz each had one hit. Simmons and Wiegand each had an RBI while Ritz also registered his ninth stolen base of the season. Will Nichol tossed six solid innings, striking out six. The pitcher allowed three runs, but all of them were unearned. Despite his effort, he took the loss on the mound. Cannon Schrank tossed a pair of scoreless innings in relief, allowing just one hit and ringing up three.

Hendrix took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first, when Simmons brought home Ritz with an RBI single. The Stormy Petrels regained the lead in the fourth, capitalizing on three Hendrix errors and turning them into three runs, taking a 3-1 lead.

In the sixth, Hendrix threatened to tie the game with a pair of hits from Simmons and Wyatt Hogan. Simmons led off with a single followed by a double off Hogan's bat putting runners on second and third with no outs. Jake Wiegand advanced both runners, bringing home Simmons with an RBI groundout to the right side, but Hogan was stranded at third with the next two Warriors recording outs to end the threat.

In the top of the ninth, Hendrix attempted to tie the game. Wiegand and Summers each singled to put two men on with no outs. Harley Faye bunted the runners over and Seth Mobley attempted to tie the game on a squeeze bunt. The Stormy Petrels cut down the runner at the plate to squash the Warriors' scoring threat as they earned the 3-2 victory.

In game two, the Hendrix offense was baffled as they recorded just two hits. Kyle Teachout got the start for the Warriors, and began his outing with a tough inning. The pitcher was touched up for four runs in the first, but did not allow any in his next three innings of work. Colten Poellinger entered in the fifth for two innings of scoreless relief, striking out three. 

The Warriors' only run came in the top of the seventh. Hogan drew a leadoff walk and advanced to second on a groundout. The outfielder came around to score on the next play, thanks to an Oglethorpe error, making the score 4-1. 

Hendrix Notes
- Will Nichol did not allow an earned run, but recorded his first loss since the 2012 season. He had won his last 11 decisions prior to Saturday.
- Nichol tied a career-high with six strikeouts and moved into 10th in the Hendrix record books with 100 in his career. 
- Cannon Schrank tossed two more scoreless innings. In his last eight outings he has tossed 14.0 innings, allowing one earned run, and recording 13 strikeouts.
- Ryan Ritz has at least one hit in each game he has played during the Georgia trip, batting 11-for-24 (.458) during the trip.

Oglethorpe Notes
- Vernon Trice went 2-for-2 with a run, an RBI, and a stolen base in game one.
- Matt Davis got the win in game one, tossing five innings and allowing an earned run. Joe Marco tossed four scoreless in relief for the save.
- Andre Turnquest went 3-for-3 with a run, a double and a stolen base in game two for the Stormy Petrels.
- Kyle Mitchell tossed a complete-game two-hitter for Oglethorpe to get the win in game two.

Up Next
Hendrix will look to avoid the sweep as they take on Oglethorpe in game three on Sunday.