Eastern Michigan Athletics
Eastern Michigan University
12-15, 0
Miami
9-23, 0
Eastern Michigan Pitchers Rack Up 12 Strikeouts in Loss to Miami
4/8/2023 6:19:00 PM | Baseball
Kraft hit a home run over the left field fence in the bottom of the fifth inning
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YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) -- Five Eastern Michigan University pitchers earned 12 strikeouts, but the Eagles fell to the Miami University RedHawks, 21-2, Saturday, April 8.
Senior Nick Chittum (Grosse Ile, Mich.-Grosse Ile.) (1-3) started and took the loss on the mound for Eastern Michigan (12-15).
Junior Darren Kraft (Mount Pleasant, S.C.-Oceanside Collegiate Academy) led the way offensively for the Eagles, going 1-for-3 in the ballgame with a home run, a walk and an RBI.
How it Happened
The Eagles were trailing 17-0 in the fifth inning when they first put numbers on the board. Kraft helped Eastern Michigan get on the board with a one-out solo home run off RedHawk's senior Kenten Egbert.
The Eagles deficit expanded to 21-1 before their offense got back on the scoreboard, cutting into the Miami lead in the ninth inning. Freshman Cooper Vance (New Waterford, Ohio.-Mohawk) came across to score the lone run of the inning for Eastern Michigan, which tightened the RedHawks lead to 21-2. The Eagles were unable to get any closer, as neither team scored again in the ballgame.
Game Notes
» Kraft hit a home run over the left field fence in the bottom of the fifth inning. The homer is the South Carolina native's second of his Eastern Michigan career, including his second in three games.
» Logan Hugo (Essexville, Mich.-Essexville Garber) continued the offense for the Eagles with a single in the bottom of the fifth, marking the 12th hit of the 2023 campaign for the sophomore, and 42nd overall in his EMU career.
» Gavin King (Bluffton, Ind.-Bluffton-Kankakee C.C.) came in to relieve Joe Grassi (Holidaysburg, Pa.-Holidaysburg Area-Harford C.C.) in the top of the fifth inning. The EMU newcomer would proceed to pitch the next three innings, recording a new EMU career-high as the 6-foot-3 left-hander struck out five Miami batters.
» Jad Oestrike (Tomball, Tex.-Tomball Memorial) saw action for the first time in his Eastern Michigan career in Saturday afternoon's contest. The Grandson of former EMU Head Coach Ron Oestrike got his first at-bat in the bottom of the seventh inning, and reached base on a Miami error in the ninth.
» Sophomore Grant Reising (Canton, Mich.-Divine Child) took the reins on the mound for EMU in the bottom of the eighth inning and recorded his first collegiate strikeout when he sat down the RedHawks centerfielder in the top-half of the ninth.
» Vance took the first at-bats of his Eastern Michigan career Saturday afternoon and recorded a walk in the process. The walk goes down as the first of the New Waterford, Ohio. native's collegiate career. Vance would come around to score on a Miami error for the first run scored of his EMU career.
Historical Notes
» Saturday afternoon's contest was the 130th all-time meeting between Eastern Michigan and Miami. After today's meeting the Eagles trail the all-time series, 63-66.
Up Next
The Eagles and RedHawks will wrap their three-game weekend set tomorrow on Easter Sunday. The first pitch is slated for 1 p.m. The game can be live streamed on EMUEagles.com/watch. Follow @EMU_Baseball on Twitter for live in-game updates.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Kenten Egbert (3-2)
L: Chittum, Nick (1-3)
Batting:
2B: Cooper Weiss 1 ; Ryland Zaborowski 1 ; Zach MacDonald 1 ; Benji Brokemond 1
HR: Cooper Weiss 1 ; Ryland Zaborowski 1 ; Evan Appelwick 1
RBI: Brian Zapp 2 ; Dom Magliocca 1 ; Cooper Weiss 5 ; Blake Buzzeo 1 ; Ryland Zaborowski 5 ; Evan Appelwick 2 ; Zach MacDonald 1 ; David Novak 1 ; Nate Stone 1 ; Dillon Baker 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Brian Zapp 2 ; Cooper Weiss 3 ; Ryland Zaborowski 1 ; Stephen Krause 1 ; Evan Appelwick 3 ; Zach MacDonald 2 ; David Novak 1 ; Nate Stone 2 ; Benji Brokemond 2 ; Cristian Tejada 1 ; Dillon Baker 3
HBP: Stephen Krause 1 ; David Novak 1
Batting:
HR: Kraft, Darren 1
RBI: Kraft, Darren 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Vance, Cooper 1 ; Kraft, Darren 1
