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3.13.04 - After a
two-week layoff between games, the Foresters were chomping at the
bit to get back on the field. They responded by pounding out
26 hits in a doubleheader sweep over Taylor University, winning game
one 16-8 and game two 11-5. In the opener, HC banged out 17
hits over the seven innings to grab its first win of the season.
Ten different Foresters got in the act at the plate with five having
multiple hits in the game. Brian Porter led the way three
hits, including two round-trippers and a double, which led to a
team-high six runs batted in. Greg Slee also had three hits
with a double and two singles to knock in three runs. Joel
Kennedy had two hits, including a bases-loaded double and finished
with four RBI. Steve Orth and Tim Burris both had two singles
and Orth added three RBI. HC's Aaron Klopfenstein picked up
his first win of the season going five and a third innings and
giving up four runs on eight hits, two walks while striking out
three. In game two, the Trojans took the early lead plating
three in the bottom of the first, but HC exploded for nine runs in
the top of the fourth and added two more in the fifth to put the
game out of reach. Burris, Orth, and Kennedy continued to
swing the hot bats with each picking up two more hits and driving in
two runs in the game. Kennedy also picked up his first win on
the season for the Foresters. He went six innings and gave up
four runs, one earned, on four hits and three base on balls.
"It was a tough day to play and we played well enough to
win," said Coach Frame. "Obviously we hit the ball
well and our starting pitching was decent. We have got to get
better defensively and that is our big area for improvement as a
team." The two wins give the Foresters a 2-4 record
overall and put them at 2-0 in the MCC. |
