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04.02.08
- After dropping game one 3-1 to the St. Francis Cougars, the Foresters
avoided the sweep with a come-from-behind 3-2 win in the nightcap.
In game one, HU's lone run came on a solo homerun by Andrew Drummond
in the second inning. The Cougars evened the score in the bottom
of the fourth and then put the game
away with a pair of runs in the sixth. The Foresters tried
to rally in the seventh, but ended up stranding the tying runs on
second and third.
Michael Dalton (4-2) took the loss for
HU. He went five and two-thirds innings and allowed three runs
on 11 hits while striking out four. Alex Rinearson went 2-3 at
the plate to lead the Foresters.
In the nightcap, St. Francis plated one
in the first and third to take a 2-0 lead. In the top of the
fourth, HU's Korey Grow scored from third when Drummond grounded into
a double play. In the Foresters' next at-bat, Travis Frantz got
a leadoff double and was moved to third on a sacrifice bunt by Eric
Harpring. Austan Kas then knocked him in on a sac fly to deep
right-center.
HU then got the eventual gamewinner in
the top of the sixth. Rinearson doubled to the gap in
left-center with one out in the inning. Adam Farris moved him
over when he grounded out to second, and then Drummond got the clutch
two-out single through the hole at shortstop to drive in the go-ahead
run. The Foresters' starting pitcher, Drew Taylor, worked around
a misplayed ball to open the bottom of the sixth and then retired the
Cougars in order in the seventh to get the hard-fought win.
Taylor (2-3) finished the game allowing
two runs on five hits and two walks while striking out four.
Rinearson and Drummond both had two hits in the game to pace HU's
offense.
With the split, HU moves to 12-7
overall and 7-1 in the MCC.
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