Despite holding the Black Knights to only 4 hits on the day, the Dogs could not overcome the early deficit and suffered their first conference loss on the 25th.

Murphy jumped on the board in the first inning, as Briggs Cornwell doubled on a 1-0 count and scored 1 run, but their lead was short lived as the Knights scored 5 runs in the second inning.

Hunter Curtis started the day on the mound and it was a bit of a rocky one, as he gave up 7 runs n 4 hits over 2 innings while striking out 4. Kellen Rumfelt was brought on in relief and threw some quality innings, fanning 7 and walking 5 while not allowing a hit or run. Rumfelt also had a nice day at the plate as he went 2-3 with a triple and crossed the plate twice.

Dawson Hensley also tried to spark some offense for the Dogs as he went 2-4 with a double.

Despite the Dogs not playing their best ball, they’re still clawing at the top of the SMC leaderboard fighting with Rosman for that top spot.

Briggs Cornwell, Kellen Rumfelt, Dawson Hensley and Payton McCraken are all in the top 10 in the SMC in batting average and all are hitting over .460. Cornwell, Hensley and Rumfelt are also all in the top 10 in RBIs in the SMC, with Briggs Cornwell being in first with 19.