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4.17.04 - After a
pair of highly contested one-run games between the Foresters and
Bethel College in Mishawaka, the Pilots came to town and left no
doubt as to whom the best team is in the MCC. Bethel (33-5,
19-1) banged out 27 hits, including five homeruns, to sweep the
doubleheader 6-3 and 15-2. In game one, HC got on the board
first in the bottom of the third on a sacrifice fly that scored Joel
Kennedy. Both teams scored one in the fourth, but the Pilots
plated four in the fifth to put the game out of reach. The
Foresters got one more in the bottom of the sixth, but could get no
closer. Aaron Klopfenstein (2-4) was the pitcher of record in
the loss, giving up five runs, three earned, on seven hits with
three walks and a strike out in four and a third innings. In
game two, the Pilots pounded the ball to the tune of 18 hits, which
included four homeruns against four different Forester pitchers.
Bethel took a 2-0 lead in the top of the third and added six more in
the fourth. HC got two back in their half of the fourth to
make it 8-2, but the Pilots left no doubt with two more in the six
and five in the seventh. Kennedy (4-3) took the loss the
Foresters. He went three and two-thirds innings and gave up
eight runs, five earned, on nine hits with two walks and a strike
out. "We had two one-run games up there, and we didn't
play poorly in the first game today", said Coach Frame.
"It's just tough to get their hitters out time after time.
They're certainly the best team in the conference, and we're far
from it." The two losses drops the men to 11-17 overall
and 8-8 in the MCC. |
