SPRING ARBOR, Mich. – The Spring Arbor University baseball team scored six combined runs in the fourth and fifth innings to overcome the Goshen College Maple Leafs 8-2 in their home opener Wednesday.

THE BASICS 

FINAL SCORE: Spring Arbor 8, Goshen 2

LOCATION: Burbridge Field | Spring Arbor, Mich.

RECORDS: Spring Arbor 10-18 (3-5 CL), Goshen 14-14-1 (4-5 CL)

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• The Maple Leafs started off the top of the first inning with Preston Carr scoring the first run of the game. 
• In the bottom of the third inning, Christian Davis and Francisco Ondina hit singles, while Chris Triplett bunted and brought Alex Holley in for the Cougars' first run.
• Ondina showed up again in the bottom of the fourth, hitting a double to bring in James Hall, Tyce Clement and Holley. 
• After gaining the lead, Andrew Wright kept the momentum in the Cougars favor with a scorless fifth inning, including striking out two batters. 
• The Maple Leafs could not stop the Cougars' momentum, allowing three more runs in the home half of the fifth. Hall smacked a double to bring Tyler Reed and Nick Harris across the plate. Davis also doubled allowing Hall to score the seventh run of the game. 
• Drew Weston pitched in the 7th inning, struck out a batter and allowed 0 runs. 
• To cap the scoring, Holley scored on a sacrifice fly by Ondina in the eighth inning. 
• Elijah Brook pitched a dominant ninth inning, striking out one batter and allowing zero runs. 
• Ondina went 2-for-3 at the plate recording four RBI. Hall went 2-for-4 with two RBI and Holley rounded the bases three times for the Cougars. 
• Wright improved to 3-0 on the mound this season. The right-hander pitched six innings allowing two runs on three hits while striking out a career-high six batters.

UP NEXT

Spring Arbor will host Indiana Wesleyan University (18-16, 4-4 CL) on Friday, Mar 31 at 3 p.m. 

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