Madonna Pitchers Blank Siena Heights in League Wins
March
30, 2008
GAME 1 BOX SCORE
| GAME 2 BOX SCORE
LIVONIA, Mich.
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The Madonna baseball team used a pair of complete game pitching performances,
timely hitting and great defense to shutout visiting Siena Heights, 5-0 and 3-0
Sunday afternoon at Ilitch Ballpark.
Senior Eric
Wendling picked up the victory in game one, scattering four hits and striking
out four on the way to his second win of the season against no defeats.
The
Crusaders jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the third inning on a RBI single to left
by Pat Kenny, scoring Zack McMillin.
MU added
two more in the fourth when Ryan Morrow doubled and later scored on a base-hit
by freshman Sean Little. Little would later score as McMillin got in a
run-down between first and second base, just long enough to let Little cross the
plate.
It was all
the offense Wendling and the Crusaders would need on their way to the 3-0 game
one win.
In game
two, junior right-hander Richard Lindquist went the distance on the mound,
allowing six hits while striking out six for his second win of the season.
The
Crusaders got on the board in the third inning, capped by a two-run home by
first baseman Kevin Zerbo, his third of the season to take a 3-0 lead.
The lead
swelled to 5-0 in the bottom of the sixth when freshman Mike Gansser connected
on his first collegiate home run, a two-run shot to left.
Lindquist
cruised his way through the game with pinpoint control, allowing just one walk
in the contest.
With the
wins, Madonna improves to 13-6 overall and 3-1 in conference play. Siena
Heights falls to 2-10 overall and 0-2 in WHAC action.
The
Crusaders are scheduled to be back in action at home Wednesday when the face
Aquinas College in a pair of WHAC games. First pitch for game one is
scheduled for 1:30 pm.
Contact:
Matt Fancett, Asst. AD - Media Relations
(734) 432-5610
