Cougars Drop Two in Extra-Inning Heartbreakers
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 2 |
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(Utica, MI) -- The Cleary Cougars Baseball team took on the Lawrence Tech University Blue Devils this afternoon for a WHAC Conference doubleheader.
In Game 1: The Cougars got on the board first in the third inning. Conner Boone led the inning off with a walk, followed by a two-run home run from Brendan Seman for a 2-0 Cougars lead. The Cougars' lead grew to 3-0 in the fourth when Braylon Hughes scored on an error. The Ble Devils kept around and were able to score one run in the fifth and six which set up for a momentum-shifting seventh inning. With the Cougars up 3-2 and two outs in the inning, Lawrence Tech would get the hit they were looking for. A double would tie the game at 3-3, and the game would head to extra innings. Both teams would go scoreless in the eighth, but Lawrence Tech would seal the game in the ninth, scoring the game-winning run on an error and sending home the Cougars with a 4-3 loss.
Jacob Savina got the start for the Cougars with a final stat line of 6.2 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 1 BB, and 3 SO. Braylon Hughes went 2-4 with a run scored at the plate.
In Game 2: Ryan Rose kicked things off right away for the Cougars with a two-out RBI single that scored Conner Boone. In the second inning, the Cougars increased their lead to 2-0 when Gavin Kempainen singled to left field, scoring Zach Agemak. Lawrence Tech was able to get one back in the fourth inning and then later tie the game in the sixth. Brodie Mackay broke the tie with a go-ahead two-run home run, making it a 4-2 ballgame. Lawrence Tech got a run back in the bottom of the seventh with a lead-off homerun, making it a 4-3 ballgame. They would get two more runners on and hit a double that scored both runs to walk off the Cougars for a final score of 5-4.
Brendan Seman got the start on the mound and would finish with a stat line of 6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 0 BB, and 5 SO. Brodie Mackay's home run breaks the single-season record for most extra base hits and ties him for the most home runs in a single season.
The Cougars are now 21-21 overall and 11-11 in WHAC Conference play. They come back to Lake Trust Stadium tomorrow for a WHAC Conference doubleheader against the Lourdes University Gray Wolves. First pitch is scheduled for 1:00 PM.