Crusaders
Put on Offensive Show at WHAC Tournament
May 1, 2008
GAME 1 BOX |
GAME 2 BOX
LIVONIA, Mich.
- - The Madonna
baseball team stands alone, undefeated after day one of the 2008 WHAC
Championship Tournament, defeating Concordia 6-2 and Indiana Tech 17-1 at Ilitch
Ballpark Thursday afternoon.
The
Crusaders are now just one win away from the tournament title, leading the
best-of-three championship series with the Warriors, heading into tomorrow's
action beginning at noon.
GAME
ONE
The top-seeded and 24th ranked Crusaders scored three times in the first inning
and let starting pitcher Will Kennedy do the rest on their way to a 6-2
win over Concordia in their first game of the day.
Ryan Morrow and Dave Herrick each posted two hits for the
Crusaders, with Herrick adding a pair of RBIs.
Aaron Hacias and Tim McEvoy each posted a pair of hits for Concordia who was
eliminated with the loss.
Kennedy went 7 and two thirds innings with five strikeouts to get the victory,
his seventh of the season. Sean Maher earned the save, his first on the year.
GAME
TWO
In the first game of a best of three championship series between the Crusaders
and Warriors, Madonna's offense exploded for 17 runs and 17 hits and benefited
from nine Tech errors to cruise to the 17-1 victory.
Six Crusaders posted multi-hit games, including three apiece from Zack
McMillin, Drew Adamiec and Kevin Zerbo.
Zerbo,
the WHAC Co-Player of the Year also launched a pair of home runs and finished
with a game high five RBIs.
Starting pitcher Eric Wendling benefited from the hot MU bats, going the
distance while scattering six hits and striking out two for his fifth win of the
year.
Contact:
Matt Fancett, Asst. AD - Media Relations
(734) 432-5610
