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03.16.09
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On day two of their spring break trip to Daytona Beach, the Foresters
went 1-1 against William Woods University dropping the opener 9-5, but
winning the nightcap 4-2 to move to 4-7 on the season.
In the opener, HU
owned a 2-1 lead heading into the bottom of the third, but William
Woods plated three in the inning to go up 4-2 and the Owls added four
more in the fourth to extend the lead to 8-2. After trading a
run in the sixth, HU pushed two more across in the top of the seventh,
but the rally attempt ended there.
Eric Randel was the pitcher of record
for the Foresters. He allowed eight runs on 12 hits and two
walks in four innings of work. Eric Harpring went 2-3 at the
plate with a double and a RBI and Eric Schultz was 2-2 with two runs
scored.
Both teams scored a pair of runs in
their first at-bat in the nightcap and William Woods took the lead
with a run in top of the third. The Owls kept HU at bay until
the bottom of the sixth, when the Foresters put up three runs to jump
in front 4-2.
Mitch Bowers then retired William
Woods in order in the seventh to earn the complete-game victory.
He gave up two runs on six hits and two walks while striking out
seven. Jarod Hammel was 1-3 in the game and had two RBI for HU.
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