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BGSU Hands Eagles First MAC Loss with 13-5 Win
4/2/2011 5:01:21 PM | Baseball
The EMU baseball team dropped its first league contest after a potent BGSU offense put up 13 runs.
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BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University baseball team suffered its first loss in league play, today, April 2, after Bowling Green State University posted a 13-5 victory over the Eagles in game two of a three-game Mid-American Conference cross-divisional series at Steller Field.
BGSU starter Nick Bruns (2-1) won his second straight MAC start as he went 5.1 innings and allowed five runs on nine hits. Ross Gerdeman pitched 3.2 solid innings in relief to pick up his first save of the season. Meanwhile, EMU starter Corey Chaffins (4-2) was pinned with just his second loss of the season after giving up seven runs on hits over five innings.
The Eagles fall to 17-10 overall, 4-1 in the league play, while the Falcons improve to 9-12 (3-2 MAC).
Bruns struck out the side in the first, but not before EMU's Robert Wendzicki came through with a two-out RBI single to drive in Brent Ohrman, who reached via a double down the left field line. For the second day in a row, the Eagles took a first inning 1-0 lead.
Unlike yesterday, the Falcons responded in the bottom of the first as Matt Pitzulo doubled home Jon Berti, who singled one batter prior to knot the score at 1-1.
In the second inning, a short 14-minute rain delay ensued after the Falcons had put runners on second and third with only one out. When play resumed, a fielder's choice play allowed Alex Davison to score from third to give the hosts a 2-1 lead.
Chaffins then went on to retire the next four batters he faced before the Eagles gave him the lead again in the fourth inning. After a one out double by Zack Leonard, junior Ben Magsig stepped to the plate and blasted a two-run homerun to put the Eagles back in front 3-2.
It snapped a streak of 280 consecutive at-bats without a homerun by an EMU player. Kyle Peterson had been the last to slug one when he did so against West Virginia back on March 22.
Chaffins kept the lead intact in the bottom of the frame, getting out of a two-jam with runners on the corners. The right-hander got the heavy-hitting Berti to ground out to end the inning.
After Bruns retired the side in the fifth, the Falcon offense finally came to life. BGSU hung a five-spot on the board against Chaffins with a Frank Berry two-run double and an Andrew Kubuski three-run homer giving the Falcons the lead for good.
The Eagles rebounded with a pair of runs in the sixth as Tucker Rubino, who finished 1-for-3, singled home a run. Matt Hitt was then hit by a pitch which forced in the second run to cut the deficit to 7-5.
But the Falcons proved too much as they got both runs back in the bottom of the sixth and added four more in the seventh to record the 13-5 win.
Berti finished 2-for-4 for the Falcons with a three RBI and two runs scored while Kubuski went 1-for-3 with three RBI and two runs scored. For the Eagles, Magsig finished the day 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored while Wendzicki also tallied two hits with an RBI and a run scored.
The Eagles and Falcons will play the rubber match of the three-game set tomorrow at 1 p.m. EMU's Steve Weber and BGSU's Charles Wooten are the slated starting pitchers for tomorrow's contest.
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University baseball team suffered its first loss in league play, today, April 2, after Bowling Green State University posted a 13-5 victory over the Eagles in game two of a three-game Mid-American Conference cross-divisional series at Steller Field.
BGSU starter Nick Bruns (2-1) won his second straight MAC start as he went 5.1 innings and allowed five runs on nine hits. Ross Gerdeman pitched 3.2 solid innings in relief to pick up his first save of the season. Meanwhile, EMU starter Corey Chaffins (4-2) was pinned with just his second loss of the season after giving up seven runs on hits over five innings.
The Eagles fall to 17-10 overall, 4-1 in the league play, while the Falcons improve to 9-12 (3-2 MAC).
Bruns struck out the side in the first, but not before EMU's Robert Wendzicki came through with a two-out RBI single to drive in Brent Ohrman, who reached via a double down the left field line. For the second day in a row, the Eagles took a first inning 1-0 lead.
Unlike yesterday, the Falcons responded in the bottom of the first as Matt Pitzulo doubled home Jon Berti, who singled one batter prior to knot the score at 1-1.
In the second inning, a short 14-minute rain delay ensued after the Falcons had put runners on second and third with only one out. When play resumed, a fielder's choice play allowed Alex Davison to score from third to give the hosts a 2-1 lead.
Chaffins then went on to retire the next four batters he faced before the Eagles gave him the lead again in the fourth inning. After a one out double by Zack Leonard, junior Ben Magsig stepped to the plate and blasted a two-run homerun to put the Eagles back in front 3-2.
It snapped a streak of 280 consecutive at-bats without a homerun by an EMU player. Kyle Peterson had been the last to slug one when he did so against West Virginia back on March 22.
Chaffins kept the lead intact in the bottom of the frame, getting out of a two-jam with runners on the corners. The right-hander got the heavy-hitting Berti to ground out to end the inning.
After Bruns retired the side in the fifth, the Falcon offense finally came to life. BGSU hung a five-spot on the board against Chaffins with a Frank Berry two-run double and an Andrew Kubuski three-run homer giving the Falcons the lead for good.
The Eagles rebounded with a pair of runs in the sixth as Tucker Rubino, who finished 1-for-3, singled home a run. Matt Hitt was then hit by a pitch which forced in the second run to cut the deficit to 7-5.
But the Falcons proved too much as they got both runs back in the bottom of the sixth and added four more in the seventh to record the 13-5 win.
Berti finished 2-for-4 for the Falcons with a three RBI and two runs scored while Kubuski went 1-for-3 with three RBI and two runs scored. For the Eagles, Magsig finished the day 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored while Wendzicki also tallied two hits with an RBI and a run scored.
The Eagles and Falcons will play the rubber match of the three-game set tomorrow at 1 p.m. EMU's Steve Weber and BGSU's Charles Wooten are the slated starting pitchers for tomorrow's contest.
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