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Sean Cassel
4
Winner Spring Arbor (Mich.) SAU 13-14, 9-8 CL
1
Goshen (Ind.) GOC 1-23, 0-17 CL
Winner
Spring Arbor (Mich.) SAU
13-14, 9-8 CL
4
Final
1
Goshen (Ind.) GOC
1-23, 0-17 CL
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Spring Arbor (Mich.) SAU 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 4 9 0
Goshen (Ind.) GOC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 2

W: Cassel, Sean (1) L: Gorman, Kade (1) S: Herschberger, Vincent (1)

6
Spring Arbor (Mich.) SAU 13-15, 9-9 CL
7
Winner Goshen (Ind.) GOC 2-23, 1-17 CL
Spring Arbor (Mich.) SAU
13-15, 9-9 CL
6
Final
7
Goshen (Ind.) GOC
2-23, 1-17 CL
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Spring Arbor (Mich.) SAU 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 6 10 3
Goshen (Ind.) GOC 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 7 11 2

W: Staelgraeve, Kyle (1) L: Kraabel, Zach (1) S: Nickell, Camm (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Cassel dazzles in opener at Goshen

GOSHEN, Ind. – The Spring Arbor University baseball team split its twinbill at Goshen College on Friday with a 4-1 victory in the opener before falling 7-6 in game two.

Highlighting game one for the Cougars was the stellar pitching performance of Sean Cassel, who tossed seven shutout innings while striking out a career-high 12 batters.

 
THE BASICS
SCORES: Spring Arbor 4, Goshen 1
Spring Arbor 6, Goshen 7
LOCATION: Goshen, Ind.
RECORDS: Spring Arbor 13-15 (9-9 CL), Goshen 2-23 (1-17 CL)

 
GAME 1 HIGHLIGHTS
  • Spring Arbor scored a run in the second inning and maintained the 1-0 advantage until the sixth inning when Brandon Haynes delivered an RBI single to double the lead.
  • The Cougars doubled their lead in the eighth inning when two runs scored on a successful squeeze bunt by Haynes.
  • Goshen threatened in the eighth inning. The Maple Leafs loaded the bases with nobody out, and scored one run on a sacrifice fly, but Vincent Herschberger took over on the mound and was able to escape the jam with no further damage. Herschberger added a scoreless ninth to earn his seventh save of the season.
  • Haynes went 3-for-4 at the plate with two RBI's and a run scored. Ben Redfield also finished the game with three hits, including five stolen bases.
  • Cassel improved his record to 3-1 on the year. The southpaw pitched seven shutout innings allowing just two hits while fanning a career-best 12 batters.
 

GAME 2 HIGHLIGHTS
  • A four-run second inning gave Goshen a 5-1 lead. The Maple Leafs pushed two more runs across in the fourth to increase the margin.
  • Spring Arbor rallied back with three runs in the fifth inning and two runs in the sixth, but it was not enough.
  • Haynes collected three more hits, including a double. Landon Raczkowski went 2-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored while Brant Mast also picked up a pair of hits.
  • Zach Kraabel suffered the loss on the mound, surrendering seven runs over 3.1 innings of work. Jacob Pavey pitched 2.2 scoreless innings of relief while striking out four batters.
 

UP NEXT
Spring Arbor and Goshen will wrap up the four-game series with a doubleheader Saturday, Apr. 3 starting at 1 p.m.

 
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