SPRING ARBOR, MI. – The Spring Arbor baseball team played host for the first time this season this past Tuesday, and earned two impressive wins over Crossroads League foe, Marian University.
The Cougars found themselves in a hole in game one, trailing 9-4 in the sixth inning when the offense heated up. They scored 6 unanswered runs capped off by a walk-off single to lift the Cougars to a dramatic 10-9 victory.
In game two, the cougars again overcame an early deficit when they took a 4-2 deficit in the third inning and rattled off seven runs combined in the fourth and fifth inning to turn that deficit into a 9-4 lead they would never give back. The Cougars tacked on two more runs in the sixth inning just for good measure, winning by a final score of 11-5.
THE BASICS
SCORES: Spring Arbor 10, Marian 9
Spring Arbor 11, Marian 5
LOCATION: Spring Arbor, Mi.
RECORDS: Spring Arbor 9-8 (4-8 CL) , Marian 11-13 (5-7 CL)
GAME 1 HIGHLIGHTS
- Eight Cougars recorded a hit in game one, with five recording multiple hits.
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Landon Raczkowski,
Brennan Moran and
Jake Spedoske led the way for the Cougars as each provided two hits and an RBI, with Raczkowski leading the team with two RBIs.
- A turning point was when sophomore
Josh Murphy took the mound. He entered the game in the fourth inning trailing 6-4 and proceeded to pitch five innings and strike out eight, guiding the Cougars in their comeback win.
- Marian struck out a total of 10 times in the game, while Spring Arbor only struck out four.
GAME 2 HIGHLIGHTS
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Bryce Richey went a perfect 4-for-4 in the second match, and included two RBIs as well.
- At the plate, the Cougars were led by Richey,
Evan Lorey and
Landon Raczkowski, who each recorded multiple hits and multiple RBIs. Lorey led with three RBIs and Richey and Raczkowski each contributed two.
- Freshman
Aiden Brunin hit his second homerun of the season in the win.
- Lorey and Raczkowski each homered as well. This was Lorey's 3rd and Raczkowski's team-leading 5th.
- Spring Arbor again forced Marian to more strikeouts, as they struck out five times compared to the Knights' 8.
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Sean Cassel closed the game for the Cougars, striking out four of the five batters he faced.
UP NEXT:
Spring Arbor will host Goshen for a double header tomorrow, with game one beginning at 1:00pm
