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Jones Records Career-High Three RBI in Extra-Innings Loss to Toledo
5/3/2024 6:31:00 PM | Baseball
The Eagles and Rockets will play game two tomorrow, Saturday, May 4, at 1 p.m.
TOLEDO, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University baseball team fell in an extra innings affair to the University of Toledo Rockets, 10-9, at Scott Park Friday, May 3.
How it Happened
The Eagles got on the board immediately, starting their scoring with one run in the top of the first inning. Eastern Michigan struck first thanks to junior Giano Zuccaro's (Middleburg Heights, Ohio/Berea Midpark/Charleston) two-out RBI double.
The Eagles lost the lead they built in the first, but got back on the board in the fifth trailing 3-1. Eastern Michigan produced a two-run frame, punctuated with an RBI triple from senior Glenn Miller (Pentwater, Mich./Pentwater/Spring Arbor), which evened the score at 3-3.
That 3-3 tie turned into an 8-3 Eastern Michigan lead in the sixth. The Eagles bats heated up in the inning, scoring five runs, including a two-run single off the bat of sophomore Drew Jones (Cleveland, Ohio/Brush/Ohio State).
Eastern Michigan surrendered the lead they built in the sixth, but got back on the scoreboard in the ninth trailing 9-8. Senior Cole Wilcox (Shiocton, Wis./Shiocton/Lake County) crossed home plate with the lone run of the inning for the Eagles, evening the score at 9-9.
Toledo then scored the game-winning run via a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning, concluding the contest in a 10-9 victory for Toledo.
Game Notes
» Jones had two hits and a career-high three RBI in the contest to lead the Eagles' offense. He is up to eight multi-hit outings and three games with multiple RBI this season.
» Miller logged a three-hit game while driving in two runs, bringing his multi-hit games total to eight for the season and marking his fourth contests with multiple RBI. One of Miller's hits went for three bases, marking his first triple of the season, second of his EMU career and Eastern's 12th in the 2024 campaign. The Eagles stand second in the conference in triples to Miami University's 13.
» Zuccaro furnished his 16th multi-hit games with two hits in the contest. The junior also drove in Eastern's first run of the day for his 29th RBI of the season.
» With 13 hits to Toledo's six, Eastern out-hit its opponent for the 23rd time this season. The Eagles 13 knocks also go down as their 24th occurrence reaching the double-digit marks in hits.
» Blake McRae (Armada, Mich./Romeo/Lansing C.C.) knocked two hits and drove in one run. The outfielder has a team-high 17 games with multiple hits this season. McRae is also currently riding the longest hitting streak on the team as he has at least one hit in six straight contests.
» Bobby Jones (Loveland, Ohio/St. Xavier/Xavier) had a productive day out of the bullpen. The senior tossed six innings, allowing three hits and four runs. From the bottom of the second inning to the bottom of the sixth, the right-hander retired 13 consecutive Toledo batters.
» Friday's extra-innings contest marked EMU's second of the season. After previously topping Kent State University in 11 innings, 13-12, April 6, the Eagles' now post a 1-1 record when playing extra innings.
» Despite losing Friday's one-run game, Eastern still post a positive 5-4 record in such competitions.
Historical Notes
» Friday's competition went down as the 174th all-time between Eastern and Toledo, after the result, the Eagles produce a 101-73 record when facing the Rockets.
» With one hit in today's game, Cory Taylor (Shelbyville, Ind./Shelbyville) is up to 98 career hits, making him just two away from reaching 100. Taylor would be the third Eagle this season to accomplish the feat.
Up Next
The Eagles and Rockets will play game two of their three-game set tomorrow, Saturday, May 4, at 1 p.m.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Tabor (3-0)
L: Lindsey, Isiah (0-4)
Batting:
2B: Zuccaro, Giano 1
3B: Miller, Glenn 1
RBI: Miller, Glenn 2 ; McRae, Blake 1 ; Zuccaro, Giano 1 ; Kleiman, Brendan 1 ; Taylor, Cory 1 ; Jones, Drew 3
SH: Schroedle, Kyle 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Miller, Glenn 1 ; Wilcox, Cole 1 ; Zuccaro, Giano 1 ; Kleiman, Brendan 1 ; Taylor, Cory 2 ; Hugo, Logan 1 ; Jones, Drew 2
SB: Taylor, Cory 1
CS: Miller, Glenn 1
HBP: Miller, Glenn 1 ; Zuccaro, Giano 1 ; Taylor, Cory 1
Batting:
2B: Konczak 1
RBI: Konczak 3 ; Jackson 1 ; Walton 1 ; White 1 ; Wright 2
SF: Jackson 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Konczak 1 ; Jackson 2 ; Pike 2 ; Walton 1 ; Wright 1 ; Mackiewicz 1 ; Scholvin 2
SB: Pike 1 ; Lucek 1
HBP: Jackson 1 ; White 1 ; Scholvin 1
