Hawks finish off GLVC series victory over Bulldogs with another solid offensive effort

KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — Brock Boynton and the Quincy University baseball team appear to have regained their stride just in time to make a push for the NCAA Tournament.

The sophomore center fielder collected four hits Sunday as the Hawks finished off Truman State with a 9-3 victory in the Great Lakes Valley Conference series finale. Quincy (22-18, 12-8 GLVC) won the final three games of the series and sit third in the GLVC’s Blue Division.

After scoring 16 runs in Saturday’s doubleheader sweep, the Hawks got right back to business Sunday by scoring once in the second inning, twice in the third and four times in the fourth.

In the second, Sebastian Martinez delivered a one-out RBI double to tie the game at 1. In the third, Boynton led off with a single, went to third on Luke Napleton’s double and scored on Dayson Croes’ sacrifice fly. Gino D’Alessio added an RBI single.

In the fourth, Boynton got the scoring started with a two-run double down the right-field line. Napleton followed with a two-run home run to left field.

Quincy tacked on single runs in the sixth and ninth innings.

Boynton finished 4 for 4 with two runs scored, while Napleton, D’Alessio and Martinez each went 2 for 5. The Hawks collected 13 hits total, including four for extra bases.

Mike McDonough earned the victory, allowing one run and six hits over five innings. He struck out eight and walked one.