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Baseball Downed By West Virginia, 7-2
3/19/2006 7:31:58 PM | Baseball
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The Eastern Michigan University baseball team fell 7-2 to West Virginia Sunday afternoon at Hawley Field. For the second consecutive game, the Eagles had trouble putting runs on the board against the Mountaineer pitching staff as they only accounted for two runs on nine hits.
EMU, now 4-10 on the season, was led by freshman Eric Pelot who hit 1-for-4 from the plate with one RBI. Junior Derek Lehrman and senior Matt Moffett both went 1-for-4 as well with one run scored apiece. Sophomore Jeff Hehr went 2-for-3 while freshman Aaron Powell hit 2-for-4 for the plate.
Freshman Craig Bate went 3.2 innings pitched with two strikeouts, allowing three hits and one earned run against 18 batters faced. West Virginia was led by sophomore pitcher Matt Yuish who hurled 7.0 innings allowing two runs on eight hits while striking out six. The Mountaineers are 15-3 overall and have won nine straight games.
Eastern went up 2-0 in the top of the second on three hits an error by the WVA shortstop. The Eagles were still threatening but Yurish fielded a lined shot back at the mound by Steve Bradshaw to turn a bases loaded double play ending the Eagles’ threat. That was all the Eagles could mount as West Virginia tacked on one run in the fourth and two more in the fifth inning to take a 3-2 lead en route to the 7-2 victory.
EMU welcomes Spring Arbor for its home opener at Oestrike Stadium, Tuesday, March 22 at 3 p.m.
