Crusaders
Ice Away Saints as Bats Come Alive
April 1, 2008
GAME 1 BOX SCORE
| GAME 2 BOX SCORE
LIVONIA, Mich.
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The Madonna baseball team moved to 15-6 overall and 5-1 in WHAC play with a pair
of wins over visiting Siena Heights, 7-5 and 11-1 at chilly Ilitch Ballpark
Tuesday afternoon.
In game
one, Crusader starting pitcher Jeff Sonnenberg found himself down 1-0 after a
RBI single by Tim Stoddard, snapping a 21-inning scoreless streak for SHU.
The MU bats
would respond for Sonnenberg in the bottom of the first, scoring twice as Zack
McMillin stole third and scored on a throwing error and Levi Cheshire scored on
a RBI single by Dave Herrick.
The Saints
went on to score a run in each of the first five innings as the two teams
exchanged leads before MU went ahead for good with a two-run sixth inning.
Pat Kenny led off the sixth with a single and scored on a triple by Sean Little.
Little scored two batters later on a squeeze bunt by pinch-hitter Drew Fry.
The two run
cushion proved to be enough for MU reliever Carl McDevitt
who worked the final three-and-one-third innings to pick up the win.
In game two
the MU bats came alive quickly scoring three in the first on a two-run homer by
Cheshire and a solo shot by Kenny to take a 3-0 lead.
Starting
pitcher Sean Maher would be the beneficiary, although he wouldn't need much run
support, allowing just two hits with four strikeouts over six innings to pick up
his third win of the season.
The
Crusaders broke the game open with a four-run third inning started by
back-to-back doubles by Scott Boyer and Little and capped off with an RBI single
by Sonnenberg.
MU scored a
run each in the fifth and sixth innings, including the game ender off the bat of
Fry.
The wins
push Madonna further atop the conference standings at 5-1 while Siena Heights
falls to 2-12 overall and 0-4 in league play.
MU will
look to build upon their conference cushion when they welcome Aquinas College to
Ilitch Ballpark Wednesday for a 1:30 pm double-header.
Contact:
Matt Fancett, Asst. AD - Media Relations
(734) 432-5610
