April 7, 2002
Penguins, UIC Split Doubleheader
Niles, Ohio --
The Youngstown State baseball team won the first game of their
doubleheader Sunday afternoon at
Cafaro Field rallying from a
three-run deficit with five runs in
the bottom of the sixth inning to
pullout a 6-4 win over
Illinois-Chicago. In game two, UIC
took advantage of five Penguin
errors and had 12 hits in a 11-5
victory.
YSU (8-11 overall and 2-2 in the
Horizon League) trailed 4-1 going
into the bottom of the sixth inning
with one out when Tim Stacey singled
down the right field line. Jim
Lipinski singled to right center and
Stacey advanced to third. Adam Cox
had an RBI single to second and
Stacy scored. The rally was kept
alive when Mark Nightingale reached
on a fielder's choice to second, and
Lipinski advanced to third. Kyle
Penrod had an RBI single to left
field, advancing Nightingale to
third, and Clint Ford’s RBI single
down the left field line tied the
game at 4-4. Ross Buttle came in to
pinch hit and walked, advancing Ford
to second and Penrod to third.
Schlabach singled to right field,
scoring Ford and Penrod to give the
Penguins the 6-4 victory.
Frank Santore pitched a seven-inning
complete game allowing four runs --
three earned, while scattering 10
hits and striking out one.
In game two, the Flames scored three
runs in the second, four in the
sixth, three in the eighth, and one
run in the ninth against four YSU
pitchers. Freshman Chris Dennis
suffered his first loss of the
season, allowing three runs -- one
earned -- in 3.2 innings pitched.
Also pitching for the Penguins was
Paul Yates, Mike Abdalla, and
Jonathan Smart.
UIC’s Ryan Gehring (4-0) pitched 8.2
innings, scattering 10 hits and
allowing five runs while striking
out two.
The Penguin’s jumped out to a 1-0
lead in the first inning when James
Swearengen scored on an RBI
groundout. Kendall Schlabach and Jim
Lipiniski each had three hits to
lead YSU, while UIC’s Andy Deahl had
three hits for the Flames.
The Penguins return to action on
Wednesday, April 10, when they play
at Kent State at 3 p.m. |
