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May 1, 2002
Penguins Rally Comes Up Just Short in 6-5 Loss at
OSU
Columbus, Ohio -- A late comeback by the Youngstown State
baseball team came up just short in
a 6-5 loss to Ohio State on
Wednesday night at Bill Davis
Stadium.
The Penguins (12-21) trailed 6-0 after four innings before
scoring twice in the fifth and three
times in the seventh to pull within
one run at 6-5. After a scoreless
eighth, YSU had the tying run at
first and the lead run at second
before Kyle Penrod groundout to
first base to end the game. With the
win, Ohio State (26-13-1) beat the
Penguins for the sixth straight time
and 11th time in the last 12
meetings.
The Buckeyes jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning
scoring three runs off YSU starter
Corey Ohalek (3-5). Ohio State
extended the lead scoring three
times in the fourth, but with a
steady rain falling, the Penguins
fought back.
With two outs in the fifth, Adam Cox ripped a double off the
wall to get things started. Tim
Stacey followed with a single to
advance Cox to third and James
Swearengen hit an RBI single to
score Cox. Kendall Schlabach, who
had three hits in the game, knocked
in Stacey to cut the deficit to 6-2.
In the seventh, Clint Ford doubled to open the inning. Adam
Cox walked and pinch hitter Ty
Furino delivered a sacrifice bunt
moving the runners up.
Swearengen then hit a two-hopper to third and Ford evaded a
run-down situation by sliding under
the tag on wild throw as Cox moved
up to third and Swearengen took
second. Cox scored on a passed ball
and Schlabach singled home
Swearengen to cut the deficit to
6-5.
The Buckeyes brought in Brandon Steen close out the game in
the ninth. Cox greeted Steen with a
base hit up the middle. After two
outs, Steen hit Schlabach to put
runners at first and second. With
Kyle Penrod at the plate, Steen
uncorked a wild pitch allowing the
runners to move into scoring
position. But Steen picked up his
fifth save when Penrod grounded out
to Doug Dendinger.
OSU’s Matt Davis (3-0) earned the victory pitching three
scoreless innings to open the game.
Davis allowed one hit and struck out
two.
On the evening, YSU had four pitchers toss two innings each.
Ohalek allowed three runs on six
hits and struck out one in his two
innings of work. Freshman Todd
Tscherne also allowed three runs in
two innings surrendering two hits
and five walks. Sophomore Paul Yates
pitched two scoreless innings
walking two and striking two. Senior
Mike Abdalla kept the Penguins in
the game after clawing back within
one run not allowing a hit in two
innings. Abdalla struck out three
and walked one.
Youngstown State returns to action when it begins a four-game
series at Wright State on Friday
night at 6:30. The Penguins and
Raiders play a doubleheader on
Saturday and a single game on Sunday
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