Six-Run Third Gives MU
8-2 Season Opening Win
Wendling hurls complete
game, Luttman hits two-run homer
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 3, 2007
BOX SCORE
PENSACOLA, Fla. - - The Madonna University baseball team scored six times
in the bottom of the third inning, including a two-run homerun by
Tony Luttman
(Farmington, Mich./Farmington) to defeat Urbana
University (Ohio), 8-2 in their season opener Saturday night at the RussMatt
Challenge in Pensacola, Florida.
Erick Wendling
(New Lothrop, Mich./New Lothrop) hurled a
complete game, striking out six to pick up his first win of the season for the
Crusaders.
Madonna (1-0) stranded runners in each of the first two innings before breaking
through with a six-spot in the third.
Centerfielder
Dan Miller
(Walled Lake, Mich./Central) started the inning
when he reached on an error and advanced to second failed pickoff attempt.
Miller later stole third and scored on a RBI sigle to left by
Gary VanAllen
(Deaborn, Mich./Crestwood),
giving MU a 1-0 lead.
The next Crusader hitter, junior catcher
Garrett Ignasiak
(Waterford, Mich./Mott) doubled down the right
field line, scoring VanAllen, staking MU to a 2-0 advantage.
The
hit parade continued as Luttman rocketed his first home run of the season over
the right field fence for a 4-0 lead.
Senior
Matt Humenay
(Westland, Mich./Livonia Churchill)
singled home the fifth run of the
inning and later scored the sixth on a walk to
Kyle Fedorka
(White Lake, Mich./Lakeland) as MU took a 6-0
lead into the fourth.
It was all Wendling would need as he pitched his way out of trouble in the fifth
before surrendering the first Urbana run of the game in the sixth. Wendling
finished with six strikeouts in seven innings,
scattering five hits and walking two.
The Crusaders added insurance runs in the fifth and sixth innings,
courtesy of RBI singles by Fedorka and
Zach Flavin
(Novi, Mich./Novi).
With the win, Madonna goes to 1-0 to start the season, while Urbana falls to
1-2.
The Crusaders are back in action Sunday in a split double-header. MU will square
off with Purdue-North Central (Ind.) at 1:30 (ET) and Urbana at 4:00 (ET).
Will Kennedy
(Westland, Mich./John Glenn) and
Ryan Bardoni
(Warren, Mich./Woods Tower) will take to the
hill as starters in each game tomorrow.
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SUNDAY'S DOUBLE-HEADER
Contact:
Matt Fancett, Asst. AD - Media Relations/Promotions
(734) 432-5610
mfancett@madonna.edu
