Eastern Michigan Athletics
Eastern Michigan University
16-19
Oakland
15-22
Dolney Homers Twice in Eastern Michigan's 9-7 Loss to Oakland
4/19/2023 5:11:00 PM | Baseball
Schroelde recorded two doubles for the second time this season.
ROCHESTER, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) -- Senior Aaron Dolney (Plymouth, Mich.-Detroit Country Day-Nebraska-Hillsborough C.C.) put together a brilliant showing at the plate Wednesday, hitting two homers, but the Eastern Michigan University baseball team fell to the Oakland University Golden Grizzlies 9-7.
Junior Jagger Jefferies (Barnesville, Ohio-Barnesville-Bryant & Startton C.C.) (1-1) got the ball to start for Eastern Michigan (16-19, 6-12 MAC) and took the loss. Senior Trevor House (Okeana, Ohio-Ross) was a bright spot for the Eagles, coming out of the bullpen and throwing one shutout inning, allowing no hits, with one walk and one strikeout.
Dolney went 3-for-4 at the plate, supplementing his two home runs with four RBIs. Graduate Student Kyle Schroedle (Redding, Calif.-University Prep-Crown College) added to Dolney's awesome power-hitting performance by going 2-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI along with one walk. Senior Glenn Miller (Pentwater, Mich.-Pentwater-Spring Arbor) also helped out for the Eagles, going 1-for-5 with a double.
How it Happened
The Eagles got on the scoreboard first, starting in the second inning. Eastern Michigan plated two runs when Dolney left the yard with junior Darren Kraft (Mount Pleasant, S.C.-Oceanside Collegiate Academy) aboard.
The Eagles then lost some of their lead, expanding on their advantage in the third inning after the Golden Grizzlies cut it to 2-1. Miller came across to score the lone run of the inning for Eastern Michigan, which brought the score to 3-1 in favor of the Eagles.
Eastern Michigan's lead had disappeared by the time the seventh inning arrived and turned into a 7-3 Oakland advantage, when the Eagles cut that deficit to 7-5. The Eagles notched two runs off of Oakland pitching, punctuated by a run-scoring double from Schroedle.
The Golden Grizzlies expanded their lead to 9-5 before the Eastern Michigan offense got back in action, digging into that lead in the ninth. The Eagles scored twice on Dolney's two-run homer, bringing the score to 9-7 in favor of Oakland. The ballgame ended with that ninth inning rally falling short.
Game Notes
» Dolney sent a two-run shot over the center field wall in the top-half of the second, scoring Kraft and putting the Eagles up 2-0. The homer goes down as the catcher's sixth of the 2023 campaign, bringing his RBI total to 26. The Plymouth, Mich. native built on his already strong performance with another two-run blast, this time to right field. Dolney would end the day going 3-for-4 at the plate with two homers and four RBIs. His performance today marks the second time this season Dolney has recorded two home runs in a single game, also doing so against Ohio University, in a 7-6 decision in favor of the Bobcats, April 1.
» Miller doubled in the third, eventually being sent home vis a Josh Kross (Brunswick, Ohio-Brunswick-Toledo) RBI, this marks the Pentwater, Mich. native's 11th double of the season, ranking second on the team behind Matt Kirk (16). Also, Miller's third inning double extended his hitting streak to nine consecutive games.
» Kross grounded out to shortstop in the top of the third to score Miller. The RBI goes down as number 44 for Kross on the year, placing him second in the Mid-American Conference. Secondly, with and RBI today, the first baseman has recorded an RBI in eight straight games, the longest streak of the season for both Kross and Eastern Michigan as a team.
» Jefferis started his second game of the season for the Eagles Wednesday afternoon. The left-hander had a career-long shift on the mound, going 3.2 innings for the Green and White and tying an EMU career-high with four strikeouts.
» Schroedle rocketed a two-bagger off the right field wall of the Oakland Baseball Field in the top of the fifth inning today. This marks the former junior college All-American's sixth double of the 2023 regular-season and his eighth extra-base-hit overall. The Redding, Calif. native sent another double down the right field line, scoring Logan Hugo (Essexville, Mich.-Essexville Garber). Finishing the day 2-for-3 with an RBI and a walk, today's game marks the first multi-extra-base-hit performance for the outfielder. With his two doubles today, Schroedle became the only Eagle to record multiple games with two doubles as the 6-foot-3 outfielder also tabbed two doubles in a 9-2 win over the University of Akron Zips, April 4.
Historical Notes
» Wednesday afternoon's contest marked the 67th all-time meeting between Eastern Michigan and Oakland, with today's result the Eagles shift to a 47-20 record when facing the Golden Grizzlies.
Up Next
Eastern Michigan will next see action this Friday, April 21 at 6 p.m. at Oestrike Stadium when they take on the University of Toledo Rockets in Mid-American Conference play.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Jake Matthaidess (1-0)
L: Jefferis, Jagger (1-1)
S: Brandon Nigh (1)
Batting:
2B: Miller, Glenn 1 ; Schroedle, Kyle 2
HR: Dolney, Aaron 2
RBI: Kross, Josh 1 ; Dolney, Aaron 4 ; Schroedle, Kyle 1 ; Taylor, Cory 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Miller, Glenn 1 ; Kraft, Darren 1 ; Hugo, Logan 2 ; Dolney, Aaron 3
CS: Kirk, Matt 1 ; Schroedle, Kyle 1
Batting:
HR: Thomas Green 2
RBI: Thomas Green 4 ; Lucas Loos 2 ; Brandon Heidal 1
SH: Jared Miller 1 ; Lucas Loos 1
SF: Lucas Loos 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Thomas Green 2 ; Liam Pollock 1 ; Brandon Nigh 1 ; Jared Miller 2 ; Ian Cleary 1 ; Drew Collins 2
SB: Brandon Heidal 1
HBP: Brandon Nigh 1 ; Jared Miller 1 ; Ian Cleary 1 ; Drew Collins 1
