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02.26.09
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Foresters opened their spring season on the road at Freed-Hardeman
University in Tennessee and knocked off the Lions 5-3.
HU put one on the
board in their first at-bat with a clutch two-hit single by Travis
Frantz that scored Ryan Shell. In the top of the second, Eric
Harpring got things started again with a one-out single and a stolen
base. After Cody Richey grounded out, leadoff hitter Justin Branock
sent one deep to make it 3-0, but the Foresters weren't finished in
the inning. Shell singled, Edwin Rodriguez walked and Andrew
Drummond singled to drive in Shell for a 4-0 lead.
Freed-Hardeman got one
back in the bottom half of the frame and added another in the third.
The Lions made it 4-3 with another run in the bottom of the sixth,
but HU answered with one in the top of the seventh. Shell
reached on a error and moved to third on a Rodriguez single.
Drummond then grounded into a double play giving Shell an
opportunity to score. Freed-Hardeman had runners in scoring
position in both the seventh and the ninth, but the Foresters made
the necessary plays to keep the Lions at bay.
Drew Taylor (1-0) went
the distance in the win for HU. He gave up three runs, two earned,
on four hits and four walks while striking out nine. The
Foresters out-hit Freed-Hardeman 9-4, but committed three errors to
just one for the Lions. Drummond and Harpring both had two
hits to lead HU at the plate. Branock drove in two with his
first round-tripper of the season.
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