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AUBURNDALE, Fla. - The University of Charleston took a pounding from 15th-ranked Grand Valley State the first game of a doubleheader, falling 18-1, before pulling off an upset in the nightcap 6-5.
DAY 1 - Grand Valley State
Game One
In game one, it was all Lakers from the start. After two quick outs in the bottom of the first, GVSU put up a furious two-out rally that gave the Lakers an early 6-0 lead after their first set of at-bats.
It was more of the same in the bottom of the third inning as the Lakers would add four more runs including a three-run shot that made it 10-0.
The Lakers kept pouring it on in the bottom of the fourth, again with two outs after the first two hitters of the inning were retired. After the next three batters reached, Brugnoni came to the plate and launched another home run, this time for a grand slam to make it 14-0. GVSU would add another later in the inning on two consecutive doubles to make it a 15-0 game.
GVSU would put three more runs up in the bottom of the sixth, again with two outs to make it 18-0.
The Lakers would close out the game with an 18-1 victory, mashing out 21 hits in the process.
Game Two
GVSU appeared to be off to another big game in the nightcap, putting up two runs in the top of the first inning. The score held until the bottom of the fifth, when Charleston got a lead-off double by Itnyre, a hit by pitch by Rein, followed by an RBI single from Hoeft to get on the board at 2-1.
The Lakers extended the lead in the top of the sixth, after another Laker long ball, this one of the two-run variety, to make it a 4-1 game.
Charleston again battled back, plating two in the bottom of the sixth after two walks to lead off the inning, a sacrifice, and an Tyler Itnyre (Jefferson, MD) sacrifice fly to deep center field that scored John Schraer (Cincinnati, Ohio) and Corey Hill (Leetonia, Ohio). The ball was hit to the deepest part of the field by the time Laker center fielder was able to recover and get the ball in to the infield, the runners from both second and third had tagged and scored for the rarely-seen two-RBI sacrifice fly to make it a 4-3 game.
Grand Valley State would add a run in the top of the seventh to make it a 5-3 ball game, but in the bottom of the seventh, the Golden Eagles rallied in a big way. After a single by Mike Hoeft (SW Ranches, FL) to right field to begin the inning, Ryan Foster (Cincinnati, OH) would double to put runners on second and third, and a single by Igor Molina (Coral Springs, Fla.) plated Hoeft to make it a 5-4 game with runners on second and third still, as Molina moved to second when the throw came in to home. After an intentional walk loaded the bases with nobody out, the Lakers began making their way through the UC lineup, striking out Hill and Schraer.. Then, after falling behind 0-2, Itnyre fought off an inside fastball that landed just a couple feet fair down t he right field line to bring in two runs, giving Charleston the walk-off 6-5 victory.
Itnyre would finish the game going two for three, knocking in four runs. Hoeft would also have a good game at the plate, getting three hits, scoring one run and plating one as well. Tyler Shreve (Jefferson, MD) would go 6 1/3 innings giving up 5 runs in the no decision, while Alex Oldham (Plowville, Pa.) would pick up the victory in his 2/3 inning of work.
The split moves the Lakers to 4-3 on the season, while the Golden Eagles are now 3-4 on the year
DAY 2 - Northwood (MI) University
The University of Charleston baseball team split a pair of games against Northwood (MI) University Sunday (March 10). The Golden Eagles fell 3-1 in game one before Charleston posted a comeback 7-6 in game two.
Charleston stands at 4-5 on the season while Northwood went to 4-2.
Game One
Game one saw Charleston open up a 1-0 lead in the first inning on an RBI single by Igor Molina (Coral Springs, Fla.) that would score Ryan Foster (Cincinnati, OH) that had reached on a wild pitch strikeout. UC starting pitcher Josh Weinberg (Margate, Fla.) was the story early, holding Northwood without a hit over the first five innings. But he was pulled heading into the sixth inning, after which the NU offense got going. The Timberwolves plated three runs on four hits in the sixth inning off reliever Oldham, to take game one 3-1.
Game Two
Charleston would fall behind the Timberwolves by 5 runs going into the bottom of the fourth of game two before the Golden Eagles would stage their come from behind victory. Charleston responded with a four-run fourth inning, of which three of the runs scored on a home run by Ryan Foster.. UC then plated two in the fifth on RBI singles by Brad Johnson (Cranberry Township, Pa.) and Tim Rein (Cross Lanes, W.Va.) to go up 6-5, but Northwood responded with an unearned run in the sixth to tie the game once again. Charleston responded one final time with a run in the sixth on a John Schraer (Cincinnati, Ohio) RBI single to take the lead back once again 7-6. Northwood went 1-2-3 in the bottom of the seventh giving Corey Lakatos (Holden, W.Va.) his first save of the season, while Anthony Brunetti (Huntington, WV) would pick up his first win as a UC Golden Eagle.
Foster would lead UC's offense in game two going 2-for-3, picking up three RBI's and accounting for two runs. Freshman Jordan Banks (Chapmanville, WV) also was perfect at the dish, going 3-for-3 on the afternoon.
DAY 3 - Ashland University (RAIN OUT)
DAY 4 - Wayne State University
Winter Haven, Fla. – The UC baseball team (4-7) squared off with Wayne State University on Wednesday in double header action. The Golden Eagles were swept in the double dip by scores of 7-1 and 3-2.
Game 1
Game 2
