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April 29, 2001
Baseball: YSU, Cougars Rally for Split; 5-6, 8-6
Niles, Ohio -- The Youngstown State
baseball team scored five runs with
two outs in the bottom of the sixth
to earn an 8-6 win over Chicago
State in game two and earn a sweep
of a Sunday doubleheader at Cafaro
Field. The Penguins lost game one
6-5 after taking a 5-3 lead into the
seventh inning.
Each team pulled out a game in it's last at bat on Sunday.
The Cougars (10-29 and 5-13 in the
league ) won game one scoring three
runs off YSU closer Mike Adballa in
the top of the seventh. The Penguins
(18-24-1 and 7-12) picked up their
come-from-behind win scoring five
runs with two outs in the bottom of
the sixth to erase a 6-3 deficit.
In game one, Youngstown State bounced back from a two-run
first-inning homer by Nick Gaitano
to take a 5-3 lead on a two-run
homer by Joe Marzano in the fifth
inning. For Marzano it was his
team-leading sixth home run of the
year.
YSU starter Rusty Bendle allowed three earned runs on six
hits in six innings before giving
way to YSU's closer Abdalla. But
Chicago State greeted the senior
with a double and a single. A
sacrifice bunt gave the Cougars
runners at second and third with one
out when Gaitano ripped a double to
right center to score Jarrod Brock
and Michael Smolka to tie the game.
Brian Newgent followed with a double
scoring Gaitano with the go-head
run.
CSU's John Jensen earned the win retiring all seven batters
he faces as Abdalla suffered his
second loss of the series.
In game two, the Penguins jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the
first inning before the Cougars
scored four times in the fifth off a
tiring Jonathan Smart. Chicago State
added two more in the sixth and was
close to wrapping up its first
three-game winning streak of the
season before a YSU rally.
With one out, Jim Lipinski reached on an error before Steve
Mefferd lined out to center. CSU's
Chaz Perry walked Clint Ford and
with runners at first and second,
Adam Cox singled up the middle to
cut the deficit to 6-4. Gaitano
relieved Perry, and he walked James
Swearengen to load the bases with
two outs. Kendall Schlabach doubled
to clear the bases as the Penguins
took a 7-6 lead. After a Ty Furino
walk, Joe Marzano singled home
Schlabach to give YSU an 8-6
advantage.
In the top of the seventh, Paul Yates took over for Smart and
earned the first save of his career.
The Penguins play host to Kent State on Tuesday night at 7 at
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