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04.22.09
- The Foresters used 18 hits to put away Grace College 11-8 in
the opener of the MCC doubleheader and then got a complete game
shutout from Mitch Bowers to win the second game 3-0.
The Lancers took the early lead
with two runs in their first at-bat, but HU got its offense going in
the bottom of the second. The Foresters combined five hits
including a 3-run homerun by Edwin Rodriguez for five runs in the
inning and scored one or two runs in each of the next four innings.
Grace scored four times in the top of the third to briefly regain a
6-5 lead, but the Foresters' steady supply of offense kept them in
front the remainder of the game.
Will Barone picked up the win for
HU. He came on in relief of starter Drew Taylor and threw four
innings allowing six runs on nine hits and a walk. Rodriguez and
Travis Frantz both went 4-4 at the plate for the Foresters.
Frantz had two singles and two doubles while Rodriguez contributed
three doubles, a homerun and a team-high three RBI.
In the nightcap, HU took advantage
of three infield singles and a fielder's choice in the bottom of the
first to grab a 1-0 lead. From there the pitchers' duel began with
neither team scoring until the Foresters pushed across two insurance
runs in the bottom of the sixth.
Bowers threw a three-hit gem with
no walks and six strikeouts to record the complete game victory.
Andrew Drummond led the team with two hits in the contest.
The pair of wins moves HU to 23-15 on
the season and 14-6 in the MCC. |
