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May 17, 2001
Baseball: Penguins Fall to Oral Roberts 10-3
Tulsa,
Okla. -- The Youngstown State
baseball team could not overcome a
slow start in a 10-3 loss to Oral
Roberts at J.L. Johnson Stadium in
the first round of the Mid-Continent
Conference Tournament on Thursday
night.
The Penguins (24-29-1) gave up all 10 Golden Eagle runs
in the first three innings and could
not overcome the rough start. YSU
committed four errors in the first
three frames and starting pitcher
Rusty Bendle walked six and
surrendered five hits in two-plus
innings of work. Bendle took the
loss allowing nine runs, eight of
which were earned.
YSU plays Valparaiso at 1 p.m. on Friday in the first
elimination game of the tournament.
The Crusaders suffered a 5-4
ninth-inning setback to Southern
Utah in the first game of the day.
The Penguins dropped three of four
contests to Valpo earlier this year.
On Thursday, ORU jumped out quickly scoring four runs
in the first, one in the second and
five runs -- on just one hit in the
third. YSU scored a run in the
second and added two in the fifth,
while holding the Golden Eagles
scoreless in the final five innings.
ORU ace Michael Rogers earned the win pitching seven
innings. He allowed three runs on
eight hits while striking out seven.
Oral Roberts reliever David Humen
struck out four of the six batters
he faced.
For YSU, Frank Santore pitched four innings allowing
just two hits and one run to keep
the Penguins in the game. Paul Yates
pitched a scoreless seventh and
shortstop James Swearengen pitched a
solid eighth in helping to keep ORU
in check.
Catcher Todd Santore had two hits and scored three
runs, Jim Lipinski had two hits and
Clint Ford had two hits and two RBI.
The Penguins 8-9-1-2-3 hitters
combined to go 1-for-19 in the game.
ORU's Steve Holm and Wilton Reynolds had two RBI
apiece. Brian Hickman, Erick
Donaldson and Danny Boyle scored
twice as the Golden Eagles improve
to 46-11 and have won 11 consecutive
games entering Friday's contest
against Southern Utah in the
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