Eastern Michigan Athletics
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Photo by: Walt Middleton Photography
Baseball Swept on Day One of Alamo Irish Classic
2/21/2019 10:01:00 PM | Baseball
Zachary Owings finished the day 4-for-8 at the plate with three extra base hits
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (EMUEagles.com) - The Eastern Michigan University baseball team began its 10-day Texas road trip with a pair of losses on day one of the Alamo Irish Classic, hosted by the University of Notre Dame, at Nelson Wolff Stadium. Eastern dropped its opening game to Notre Dame, 11-3, before coming up short against the University of Incarnate Word, 8-3, in the night cap.
Game One: Eastern Michigan 3, Notre Dame 11
Eastern Michigan's offense remained steady tallying an eight-hit game against Notre Dame, with three Eagles picking up two-or-more hits. Senior Cameron Cruz (Chandler, Ariz.-Hamilton (Mesa C.C.)) turned in a solid showing at the dish, going 3-for-4 with a run scored, while junior Zachary Owings (Saline, Mich.-Saline) and sophomore Shane Easter (Kalamazoo, Mich.-Comstock) also turned in multi-hit efforts. Owings continued his impressive start to the year, going 2-for-4 at the plate with an RBI and a run scored, and Easter added two hits on four at bats to go along with a run scored.
Sophomore Scott Granzotto (Northville, Mich.-Gabriel Richard) got the starting nod, going 5.0 innings and striking out five, while junior Remington Monce (Largo, Ind.-Northfield (Jackson College)) struck out two over the final two frames.
Notre Dame jumped out in front with a two-run first, but Eastern came back to tie it up with a pair of runs in the top of the third. Easter singled and came around to score on an Owings triple, before a ground out brought Owings in from third to level the score at 2-2.
The Fighting Irish reclaimed in the bottom of the frame as a leadoff single came around to score, giving Notre Dame a 3-2 lead. ND added insurance runs in the sixth and seventh to top EMU, 11-3.
Game Two: Incarnate Word 8, Eastern Michigan 3
Owings' hot bat carried over into the night cap, as the Saline, Mich. native went 2-for-4 with a triple, while EMU registered seven hits as a whole. Senior John Rensel Jr. (Tallmadge, Ohio-Tallmadge) added an RBI double while going 1-for-3.
On the mound, redshirt junior Nick Porretto (Geneva, Ill.-Geneva (McHenry C.C.)) was strong in relief, yielding three hits and striking out two over the final three innings.
After a scoreless opening frame, Incarnate Word sprung for two runs in the second and third innings to take a 4-0 advantage.
Following a 1-2-3 inning by Shaver that included a pair of strikeouts, Owings got the Eagles rolling with a leadoff double. Redshirt junior Jacob Bolton (Lewis Center, Ohio-Bishop Watterson (Sinclair C.C.)) followed with a single, putting runners at the corners for Rensel Jr. with no outs. Down in the count 0-2, Rensel Jr. ripped a double down the left field line to score Owings, before Easter cleared the bases while reaching on an error to cut UIW's lead to one, 4-3.
The Cardinals expanded their lead in the fifth, scoring four runs on three hits and three walks. With UIW in front 6-3, EMU brought House in from the bullpen. Settling in after a bases loaded walk, House struck out the next to batters he faced to escape a bases loaded jam and send Eastern back to the plate, trailing 7-3.
Incarnate Word added to its lead with a run in the sixth, en route to handing Eastern Michigan an 8-3 setback.
The Green and White look to get revenge tomorrow, Feb. 22, when the Eagles take on the Fighting Irish. First pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m. CT.
Game One: Eastern Michigan 3, Notre Dame 11
Eastern Michigan's offense remained steady tallying an eight-hit game against Notre Dame, with three Eagles picking up two-or-more hits. Senior Cameron Cruz (Chandler, Ariz.-Hamilton (Mesa C.C.)) turned in a solid showing at the dish, going 3-for-4 with a run scored, while junior Zachary Owings (Saline, Mich.-Saline) and sophomore Shane Easter (Kalamazoo, Mich.-Comstock) also turned in multi-hit efforts. Owings continued his impressive start to the year, going 2-for-4 at the plate with an RBI and a run scored, and Easter added two hits on four at bats to go along with a run scored.
Sophomore Scott Granzotto (Northville, Mich.-Gabriel Richard) got the starting nod, going 5.0 innings and striking out five, while junior Remington Monce (Largo, Ind.-Northfield (Jackson College)) struck out two over the final two frames.
Notre Dame jumped out in front with a two-run first, but Eastern came back to tie it up with a pair of runs in the top of the third. Easter singled and came around to score on an Owings triple, before a ground out brought Owings in from third to level the score at 2-2.
The Fighting Irish reclaimed in the bottom of the frame as a leadoff single came around to score, giving Notre Dame a 3-2 lead. ND added insurance runs in the sixth and seventh to top EMU, 11-3.
Game Two: Incarnate Word 8, Eastern Michigan 3
Owings' hot bat carried over into the night cap, as the Saline, Mich. native went 2-for-4 with a triple, while EMU registered seven hits as a whole. Senior John Rensel Jr. (Tallmadge, Ohio-Tallmadge) added an RBI double while going 1-for-3.
On the mound, redshirt junior Nick Porretto (Geneva, Ill.-Geneva (McHenry C.C.)) was strong in relief, yielding three hits and striking out two over the final three innings.
After a scoreless opening frame, Incarnate Word sprung for two runs in the second and third innings to take a 4-0 advantage.
Following a 1-2-3 inning by Shaver that included a pair of strikeouts, Owings got the Eagles rolling with a leadoff double. Redshirt junior Jacob Bolton (Lewis Center, Ohio-Bishop Watterson (Sinclair C.C.)) followed with a single, putting runners at the corners for Rensel Jr. with no outs. Down in the count 0-2, Rensel Jr. ripped a double down the left field line to score Owings, before Easter cleared the bases while reaching on an error to cut UIW's lead to one, 4-3.
The Cardinals expanded their lead in the fifth, scoring four runs on three hits and three walks. With UIW in front 6-3, EMU brought House in from the bullpen. Settling in after a bases loaded walk, House struck out the next to batters he faced to escape a bases loaded jam and send Eastern back to the plate, trailing 7-3.
Incarnate Word added to its lead with a run in the sixth, en route to handing Eastern Michigan an 8-3 setback.
The Green and White look to get revenge tomorrow, Feb. 22, when the Eagles take on the Fighting Irish. First pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m. CT.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Tommy Sheehan (1-1)
L: Granzotto, Scott (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Cruz, Cameron 1 ; Easter, Shane 1
3B: Owings, Zachary 1
RBI: Owings, Zachary 1 ; Bolton, Jacob 1 ; Karis, Stephen 1
SH: Jones, Nate 1 ; Kauffman, Jared 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Owings, Zachary 1 ; Cruz, Cameron 1 ; Easter, Shane 1
Batting:
2B: Daniel Jung 1 ; Eric Gilgenbach 1
3B: Daniel Jung 1 ; Ryan Cole 1
RBI: Spencer Myers 1 ; Daniel Jung 6 ; Eric Gilgenbach 1 ; Niko Kavadas 1 ; Jared Miller 1
SH: Carter Putz 1 ; Ethan Copeland 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Spencer Myers 4 ; Daniel Jung 2 ; Ryan Cole 2 ; Ethan Copeland 1 ; John Arndorfer 1 ; Jack Alexander 1
SB: Ryan Cole 2
HBP: Eric Gilgenbach 1 ; Jack Alexander 1
PO: Jared Miller 1
Game Leaders
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RBI
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