March 8, 2008

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Pioneers Split Twinbill With St. Cloud State (MN) On Friday, Wrap Up Trip To Arizona On Saturday With Two Victories Over Mayville State (ND)

Malone vs. St. Cloud State (MN) Box Score (Game One) - 03/07/08

Malone vs. St. Cloud State (MN) Box Score (Game Two) - 03/07/08

Malone vs. Mayville State (ND) Box Score (Game One) - 03/08/08

Malone vs. Mayville State (ND) Box Score (Game Two) - 03/08/08

The Malone College baseball team concluded its spring break trip to Phoenix, Arizona on Friday and Saturday by posting a 3-1 record in doubleheaders with St. Cloud State (MN) University and Mayville State (ND) University. The Pioneers opened competition on Friday by falling 10-3 to St. Cloud State. Malone bounced back to record a 4-3 victory in game two with the Huskies and then went on to take both of Saturday’s games with Mayville State by final scores of 8-3 and 5-2. Following Friday and Saturday’s action, the Pioneers returned from their season-opening trip to Arizona with a 10-2 overall record.

In Friday’s opener with St. Cloud State, Malone scored once in the bottom of the second inning and once in the bottom of the fourth to grab a 2-0 lead before the Huskies took command, scoring 10 runs over the final three innings of the contest to secure the 10-3 come-from-behind win. Senior lefty Jimmy Dowling (Tuslaw H.S.) started on the mound and took the loss (1-1) after giving up four runs on seven hits over 4.2 innings of work. Junior shortstop Scott McIlvain (Marlington H.S.) went 3-4 in the game, senior infielder Zach Winkhart (Canton Central Catholic H.S.) drove in a pair of runs with a sacrifice fly and a single, and junior infielder Zac Barson (Canton South H.S.) plated a run in the bottom of the seventh with a two-out single.

Junior first baseman Ryan Baechel (GlenOak H.S.) gave Malone an early lead in Friday’s second game with a two-out, three-run homer in the top of the third inning. St. Cloud State rallied to tie the game with three runs in the bottom of the fifth, but the Pioneers immediately responded in top to the sixth as senior center fielder Troy Richeson (Minerva H.S.) put the Pioneers back in front at 4-3 with a two-out, run-scoring single. The Huskies threatened in the bottom of the inning by putting runners at the corners with one out, but senior right-handed starting pitcher Adam Boudler (Louisville H.S.) escaped the jam and then retired the three St. Cloud State batters in order in the seventh to preserve the 4-3 win. Boudler surrendered three unearned runs on six hits while striking out four in the complete-game victory, his second win of the young season (2-0). Malone cranked 10 hits in the contest as freshman outfielder Jeff Shenker (Twinsburg H.S.) and senior outfielder Chris Mandeville (Tuslaw H.S.) each went 2-4 with one run scored.

In Saturday’s opener against Mayville State, the Pioneers set the tone for the day in the top of the first inning by plating a total of six runs, three of which came on a bases-clearing triple by junior catcher Jon Lutton (Louisville H.S.). The Comets answered with a pair of runs in the bottom of the inning to cut the deficit to 6-2, but Malone then posted solo runs in the second and fifth innings to cement the 8-3 win. Winkhart started the game and earned his second victory of the season (2-0) after limiting Mayville State to three runs on four hits over seven innings pitched. The 6’2” senior also helped his own cause at the plate, going 3-4 with a double and two runs batted in. Mandeville clobbered a pair of doubles with one RBI and Barson ripped a single to go with two runs scored.

Against Mayville State in Saturday’s finale, the Comets struck first with two runs in the top of the first. However, like it had done throughout much of its trip to Arizona, Malone came through with a big inning, scoring five runs in the bottom of the second to take a 5-2 lead. Each squad threatened over the remainder of the contest, but no one crossed the plate during the final five innings as junior right-hander Ryan Hartong (Dalton H.S.) entered the contest in the top of the sixth and recorded his first save of the year after working the final two scoreless innings. Shenker, a left-hander, started the game and earned his first collegiate win (1-0) after limiting the Comets to two runs on five hits over five innings of work. McIlvain and Richeson each clubbed two-run singles in the Pioneers five-run second inning. Freshman infielder Justin Shiflett (Zane Trace H.S.) went 2-2 in the contest with a pair of singles while junior infielder Mike Tozzi (Sandy Valley H.S.), who started in left field during this contest, ended the day with one hit, one RBI, one run scored, and one stolen base.

After concluding a very successful spring break trip, Malone will now open its Ohio schedule at home this coming Friday with a 6:30 p.m. contest against Notre Dame (OH) College. Friday’s game, which is to be played at Canton’s Thurman Munson Stadium, will be preceded by a junior varsity contest at 4:00 p.m. The Pioneers and Falcons will square off again on Saturday afternoon with a varsity game at 1:00 p.m. followed by a JV contest at 4:00 p.m.

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