Crusaders Best Beavers for Seventh Straight Win
March
8, 2008
BOX SCORE
MESA,
Ariz.
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The MU baseball team reeled off its seventh win in a row Saturday,
defeating NCAA DII member Bemidji State University, 8-2 in Chandler, Arizona.
The
Crusaders (10-4) got the scoring started with a two-run third inning as Rikco
Rhoades led off with a single but was later thrown out on a fielder's choice off
the bat of Zack McMillin. McMillin scored the games first run on a RBI
triple by Matt Kondziolka, who would score run number two on a fielding error by
the Beaver's shortstop.
MU added to
the lead with three runs each in the sixth and seventh innings to take a 8-1
advantage. Rhoades provided the big blast in the sixth, a two-run triple
while Dave Herrick's RBI single and Kevin Zerbo's RBI triple were the keys to
the seventh inning tally.
That proved
more than enough run support for MU starter Richard Lindquist who scattered four
hits and fanned a career high eight Beavers in seven innings of work to earn his
first win of the season.
Lindquist
was assisted out of the bullpen by Richard Hammer who recorded his first
strikeout as a Crusader, one of three he posted in the final two innings of
relief work.
Freshman
Shawn Little also recorded another Crusader first on the day, with his first
collegiate base-hit, a double in the eighth inning as a pinch-hitter.
The victory
extended MU's season best winning streak to seven games and Zerbo extended his
career best hitting streak to 11 games.
The Crusaders are
back in action Sunday, when they face Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville
in their final spring trip game. First pitch is scheduled for 1:00 pm
(ET).
Contact:
Matt Fancett, Asst. AD - Media Relations
(734) 432-5610
