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AU Baseball Endures
Rough Sunday |
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The Ashland University baseball team tried two styles on Sunday (Mar. 9). They tried to win via a slugfest and when that didn’t work, they tried a pitching battle. All the Eagles got for their effort was a pair of losses. Sunday in Fort Myers, FL, the Eagles lost to Mansfield, 13-9 and followed that up with a 3-1 setback against Indianapolis. AU ends the weekend with a 2-3 record. The Eagles will remain in Florida throughout this week to play a full slate of games. Mansfield struck for 10 runs in the first inning, driving sophomore starter Matt Pignato from the mound. Junior Chad Moore and sophomore Ryan Douglas came out of the bullpen and did a good job of holding the Mounties in check, but the hole was too deep for the Eagles to overcome. Mansfield led, 10-7 after three innings and 12-9 after six frames. Senior infielder Tim Hinchliffe and junior outfielder Brandon Cornell both went 3-for-4. Junior catcher Josh Gaub and senior designated hitter Brock Wiskochil were 2-for-4. Wiskochil had three RBI. Indianapolis managed only three hits off of senior righty Ryan Hartzell in the second game, but that was enough to pick up a win. The Greyhounds got an RBI double in the first inning and a two-run homer in the third inning. All of Indy’s hits came in those two innings. Hartzell went seven innings and had two walks and six strikeouts. Ashland had nine hits. Wiskochil and senior first baseman Butch Kaufman both had a pair of safeties. Both teams played errorless baseball. |