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April 17, 2002
Penguins Sweep Doubleheader from Detroit
Niles, Ohio -- The Youngstown State baseball team
swept a doubleheader from Detroit at
Cafaro Field on Wednesday beating
the Titans 10-2 in game one and 8-5
in the second game.
The Penguins (9-14 overall and 3-2 in the Horizon League)
scored seven runs in the first three
innings of game one -- including
four in the first -- and took
advantage of a solid Jonathan Smart
relief effort for the eight-run win.
In game two, YSU scored twice in the
sixth to break a 4-4 tie and added
two insurance runs in the bottom of
the eighth to earn the twinbill
sweep over the Titans (6-18 and
2-4).
Youngstown's day began shaky when in the first inning of game
one, starting pitcher Frank Santore
lasted only the first inning after
taking a line drive off Brian
Wilson's bat in the face. Santore
stayed in the game to strike out Zak
Voit before leaving the contest with
a non-displaced fracture in his jaw
and could be out for three weeks.
YSU answered with four runs in the bottom half of the inning
and Smart had his best outing of the
season allowing just two hits and
two walks while striking out five in
five innings. Offensively in game
one, Kyle Penrod had three hits and
scored two runs while Kendall
Schlabach. Jim Lipinski and Ty
Furino had two hits each. Detroit's
Juston Davenport had three hits to
lead the Titans' seven-hit attack.
In first game, YSU committed three
errors while Detroit had four.
In game two, Detroit scored first when Matt Corbett reached
on a one-out single and Tim Poley
belted a two-run two-out homer to
right field. YSU answered with three
runs in the bottom of the inning.
Schlabach opened the frame with
single and scored on a fielder's
choice by Jim Lipinski. With two
outs, Adam Cox belted his second
home run of the year over the
left-field fence to put YSU ahead
3-2.
The Titans tied the game in the second when Voit scored on a
throwing error by Lipinski who tried
to throw to second on a ground ball.
In the third, YSU went in front 4-3 when Lipinski singled
home Furino, but Detroit tied the
game in the top of the fourth on a
solo home run by Tim Andrzejak. But
the Penguins took the lead for good
in the sixth on an RBI groundout by
Clint Ford and an RBI double by
James Swearengen. UDM threatened in
the seventh when Corbett scored on a
single by Roger Wechter with two
outs, but Matt Brumit retired Poley
on a grounder to third to end the
inning.
In the eighth, YSU added two insurance runs when Jim Phillips
walked, moved to second on a
sacrifice bunt by Clint Ford and
scored on a single to left by
Swearengen. Swearengen scored the
Penguins' final run on a wild pitch
by Jason Lukasik.
In the ninth, Clint Ford took over for Brumit (1-3) who
earned the win pitching four innings
of three-hit one-run relief -- while
striking out six -- of starter Corey
Ohalek. Ford allowed the tying to
make it to the plate allowing two
single but Wechter fly out to left
to end the ballgame.
The Penguins return to Horizon League action on Friday night
at 7 when the play host to Cleveland
State at Cafaro Field. The Penguins
and Vikings play a doubleheader on
Saturday at 1 p.m. and a single game
on Sunday at 1 p.m. |
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