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Eastern Michigan University
13-25, 8-10
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9-30, 4-14
Baseball Drops Series Finale to Akron
4/21/2024 4:01:00 PM | Baseball
The Eagles are next in action this Tuesday, April 23 against Oakland. First pitch is set for 2:30 p.m.
Re-Watch The Game
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University baseball team got three hits out of junior Lucas Johnson in a 15-5 loss to the University of Akron in Mid-American Conference action Sunday, April 21, at Oestrike Stadium.
In addition to his three hits, Johnson (Hamilton, Ontario/Westdale Secondary/Wright State) had two doubles and an RBI to lead the Eagles. Senior Blake Mcrae (Armada, Mich./Romeo/Lansing CC) furnished a noteworthy performance at the dish as well, going 2-for-3 with a walk and an RBI.
Junior Logan Hugo (Essexville, Mich./Essexville Garber) also chipped in for Eastern Michigan, putting together two hits in four trips to the plate while adding an RBI.
How it Happened
Trailing 5-0, the Eagles first put runs on the board in the second inning. Senior Kyle Schroedle's (Redding, Calf./University Prep/Crown College) run-scoring single highlighted a two-run inning for EMU.
The Eagles kept the deficit at 5-2 before closing the gap further in the third. Eastern pushed across a run on Johnson's one-out RBI double, which brought the score to 5-3 in favor of the Zips.
Eastern Michigan kept the Zips off the board before narrowing the gap to 5-4 in the fifth. The Eagles scored once on an RBI single off the bat of McRae.
The Zips expanded their lead to 15-4 before the Eastern Michigan offense got back in gear, cutting into that lead in the eighth.
Freshman Nathan Ball (Bay City, Mich./Bay City John Glenn) crossed home plate with the lone run of the inning for the Eagles, bringing the score to 15-5 in favor of Akron. The Eagles were unable to get any closer, as neither team scored again in the ballgame.
Up Next
The Eagles will remain in the Mitten State, as they next face Oakland University for the second half of a home-and-home series Tuesday, April 23. First pitch is slated for 2:30 p.m. at the Oakland Baseball Field in Rochester, Mich.
Game Notes
» Hugo finished with two hits and an RBI for his ninth multi-hit outing of the season. His RBI marked the 23rd of the season for the junior.
» McRae tallied two hits and an RBI in the contest. The game marked McRae's 15th game with multiple hits, a total that leads the team. This also marks his 27th RBI of the season, which is third on the team.
» From the top of the second to the top of the sixth inning, Nick Chittum (Grosse Ile, Mich./ Grosse Ile) had a span of retiring 10 straight batters. In five and a third innings on the mound he struck out four batters and only walked one. He has now struck out more batters than he has walked in 9-of-10 appearances.
» Johnson tallied three hits and one RBI in the game. The junior is up to four three-hit games, and 22 RBI this season. Two of Johnson's hits went for two bases, bringing his double total to eight for the season, the third-most on the team.
» With 10 hits in the game, Eastern tallied double-digit hits for the 21st time this season.
» Jack Topolski (Seven Hills, Ohio/Holy Name) struck out one batter in his 0.2 innings pitched. The strikeout marked his fourth as an Eagle. Furthermore, Sunday's game marks the first time Topolski has tallied one strikeout without allowing a walk.
Historical Notes
» The contest marked the 66th all-time meeting between the Eagles and the Zips. The Eagles lead the all-time series, 38-28.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: KAHOOK, Yassir (2-1)
L: Chittum, Nick (3-6)
Batting:
2B: BOWMAN, Max 1
HR: BOTTONE, Evan 1 ; SCHEBLER, Charlie 1 ; BOWMAN, Max 1 ; SPROCKETT, Michael 1 ; SEEKER, Sam 1
RBI: BOTTONE, Evan 6 ; SCHEBLER, Charlie 3 ; BOWMAN, Max 3 ; SPROCKETT, Michael 1 ; SEEKER, Sam 1 ; LAFFERTY, Austin 1
SF: BOTTONE, Evan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: BOTTONE, Evan 2 ; SCHEBLER, Charlie 2 ; BOWMAN, Max 1 ; SPROCKETT, Michael 1 ; SEEKER, Sam 2 ; STROM, James 2 ; LAFFERTY, Austin 3 ; SACKETT, Nicky 2
SB: SCHEBLER, Charlie 1 ; SEEKER, Sam 1 ; LAFFERTY, Austin 1 ; SACKETT, Nicky 1
HBP: SEEKER, Sam 1 ; HAYMAN, Henry 1 ; SACKETT, Nicky 1
Batting:
2B: Johnson, Lucas 2
RBI: Hugo, Logan 1 ; Johnson, Lucas 1 ; McRae, Blake 1 ; Schroedle, Kyle 1 ; Vance, Cooper 1
SF: Hugo, Logan 1 ; Vance, Cooper 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hugo, Logan 2 ; Zuccaro, Giano 1 ; McRae, Blake 1 ; Ball, Nathan 1
SB: Hugo, Logan 1
HBP: Kraft, Darren 1 ; Zuccaro, Giano 1
