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April 25, 2003
Butler Scores Five in Ninth, Defeats YSU, 7-4
Niles, Ohio -- The
Youngstown State baseball team
(19-19, 7-6 Horizon) scored four
runs in the bottom of the eighth to
take a 4-2 lead, but the Butler
Bulldogs (22-21, 8-5) answered by
tallying five runs in the top of the
ninth en route to a 7-4 victory on
Friday night at Cafaro Field.
In the ninth, the Bulldogs banged out four straight hits with
one out to tie the score at four,
then pinch hitter Jeff Albert ripped
an RBI single to center to score
Jonathan Day and give Butler the
lead. The Bulldogs added two
unearned runs on a passed ball and a
throwing error to claim a 7-4
advantage.
The Penguins made one last bid in the bottom of the ninth
when Gary Hinkson drew a one out
walk and J.D. Hannan singled to
right to put two runners on, but
Butler shortstop Jared Lowe made a
sensational diving stop towards the
middle and started a 6-4-3 double
play to end the game.
Butler got on the board first in the top of the second when
Justin McKinley doubled to the gap
in leftcenter to score Lowe and
added a run in the seventh on a solo
homer to left from Day.
The Penguin offense answered with four runs in the bottom of
the eighth by banging out two hits
and capitalizing on two Bulldog
miscues. With one out, Hannan
reached on a throwing error and
moved to third when Ty Furino
singled to centerfield.
Kendall Schlabach then singled to
right to score Hannan, and Furino
scored on a wild pitch to tie the
score at two. Schlabach
eventually scored on a fielder's
choice and Brandon Caipen came home
on a throwing error to give the
Penguins a 4-2 advantage.
Randy Miles earned his second victory of the season for the
Bulldogs in 1.2 innings of relief.
Eric Shaffer took the loss for the
Penguins, throwing 8.1 innings and
striking out seven hitters.
Butler starter Cory Kugle pitched
7.1 innings and retired the first
eight hitters of the game but did
not factor in the decision.
With the win, Butler takes sole possession of second place in
the Horizon League.
The Penguins, who suffered three straight shutouts to the
Bulldogs last season, ended a 30.2
inning scoring drought with their
runs in the eighth.
The Bulldogs and Penguin will square off tomorrow in a
doubleheader tomorrow at noon at
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