Eagles End Baseball Trip With 15-3 Record
March 12, 2006

The Ashland University baseball team finished its spring trip with a seven-game winning streak. AU went 14-1 in Fort Myers, FL, and for the year are 15-3.

On Friday (Mar. 10), AU upped its record to 12-3 with an 18-8 triumph over Millersville.

Ashland pounded Marauder pitching for 18 hits. Justin Randall was 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles and three RBI. Justin Richards belted a three-run homer. Chris Haycox finished 2-for-5 with a triple and two RBI and Tyson Rowland was 3-for-3.

Freshman Todd Schlenkerman pitched seven innings and received credit for the victory. He allowed four runs, two earned, on six hits. The rookie walked four and struck out eight. Lefty Matt Patton pitched the final two innings.

Saturday (Mar. 11), the Eagles swept a doubleheader from IUP, winning both games in extra innings. The sweep gave Ashland five straight victories over Pennsylvania Conference teams.

In the first game, the Eagles prevailed, 8-4 in 10 innings. The game was tied, 4-4 in the 10th when AU exploded for four runs. John Hosgood had a three-run homer in that outburst. Hosgood finished the game 2-for-5 with two homers and four RBI. Casey Jirsa was 2-for-4 with a homer and Rowland was 2-for-5 with a pair of stolen bases.

The second game went eight innings and the Eagles pushed across a run in the eighth to win, 4-3. First baseman Ron Oneson, who was 2-for-4, singled in the winning tally. Jirsa was 2-for-4 with a homer and two RBI. Sophomore Bryan Thrasher was 2-for-3.

The win in the first game went to junior Josh Davidson, who went 2 2/3 innings and didn’t permit a run. He was touched for just one hit.

Davidson also pitched in the second game, going the final 2/3 of an inning to get the save. The win went to relief pitcher Ryan Douglas, who hurled two scoreless innings. Richards started and went 5 1/3 innings. The first game starter was Thom Abbott, who pitched 6 2/3 innings and allowed four runs on six hits.

The Eagles concluded their trip on Sunday (Mar. 12) with a 4-3 triumph over Regis. The win went to Davidson, who pitched four scoreless innings in relief of sophomore Jesse Michel, who went five frames. Richards was 2-for-4 with two doubles and catcher Chase Beatty was 2-for-4.