Baseball falls to Corban
Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 01:26AM By Michael D'Angelo /// Sports Editor
Baseball kicked off their home play Sunday, Feb. 19 with two losses in a double-header against Corban, 6-3 in game one and 4-2 in game two.
Michael Ball (’12) gave the Pioneers a lead in the fourth inning of the first game with a lead-off homerun. The Warriors responded in the top of the fifth, regaining their lead with two runs on two hits and a Pio error. Corban capitalized on their lead in the sixth, gaining a 6-1 lead from four runs.
Geoff Wertz (’13) garnered a run back for the Pios, courtesy of an RBI double to left field scoring Eric Hyun (’15) in the bottom of the seventh. A double to right center by Nick Lavin (’12) brought Wertz around to score followed by a single from Parker Dane (’12), which put runners at the corners for the Pios. However, the Pios weren’t brought home, with the next batter flying out to end the game.
Wertz finished the first game 3-for-4, scoring once and picking up a single RBI. Corey Davis (’14) ended the contest 2-for-3 from the plate.
Corban started the scoring in the second game in the third inning. Corban took off from there at the top of the fourth, starting with a hill double down the right line that brought a Warrior in to score from second. Corban’s Kunnel picked up an RBI with the next Warrior at bat.
The Pios responded in the bottom of the fourth with a run to put their first point of the game on the board. A double to right field by Hyun led off the inning, putting a Pio in scoring position. The next Pio at bat advanced Hyun to third before being driven in by Ball on a ground out to short.
The scoreboard remained unchanged until the top half of the seventh inning, when the Warriors plated another run. The Pios responded shortly after with a run in the bottom half of the inning. A single to right field by Davis, followed by a single down the left line by Mike Kinkenon (’15). Dane scored on a fielder’s choice with Davis hitting third and Kinkenon getting thrown out at second.
A double to right center by Andrew Traver (’15) brought Davis home, but with one out Corban’s pitcher retired the next two Pios, keeping the other two runners from scoring.
Hyun ended the game two 2-for-3, starting in the lead-off spot, while coming around to score one of the team’s two runs. Kinkenon came in for Lavin after one inning of action, finishing 2-for-2 from the plate.
Baseball returns this Saturday, Feb. 25 at Linfield starting at 11 a.m.
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