YSUsports.com - Toledo Grabs 14-3 Triumph Over Penguins

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April 23, 2003
Toledo Grabs 14-3 Triumph Over Penguins
    Niles, Ohio -- The Toledo Rockets (14-19) took an early 6-0 lead and thwarted a Penguin rally by scoring the final eight runs in a 14-3 victory over the Youngstown State baseball team (19-18) on Wednesday afternoon.
    The Rockets grabbed an early advantage with five runs in the top of the fourth and a run in the fifth, but the Penguins got within three by plating a run in the sixth and two in the seventh. Toledo, however, tallied six runs in the top of the eighth and added two more in the ninth to close out the win.
    Toledo took a 5-0 lead in the fourth by banging out four hits, including three straight RBI singles, and capitalizing on three walks. J.D. Foust singled to left field in the fifth to bring home Mitch Maier to give the Rockets a six run advantage.
    YSU began to chip away at the six-run deficit by scoring a run in the bottom of the sixth by capitalizing on a Rocket miscue and adding two runs in the seventh. With one out in the seventh, Charles Schultz and Jim Lipinski ripped back-to-back RBI singles, scoring Kendall Schlabach and Brandon Caipen, to get the Penguins within three. However, Toledo's Ian Baltzer forced a double play to end the inning with the three run lead still in tact.
    The Rockets built off the momentum and scored six runs on four hits in the next half inning and added two runs in the ninth.
    Caipen, Schultz and Lipinski each had two hits for the Penguins. Starter Chris Dennis pitched three scoreless innings for YSU but did not factor in the decision while Brian Boone picked up his first loss of the season.
    Maier led the Rockets at the plate with three hits, three runs scored and two RBIs while Phil Pilewski drove in three runs. Starter Mitch Hayes earned his first victory of the season by throwing five scoreless innings.
    The Penguins will continue their Horizon League schedule on Friday when they host the Butler Bulldogs at 7:05 p.m. at Cafaro Field. WNIO 1390 AM will broadcast the game as the second contest of it's four-game package for the 2003 campaign. The Bulldogs and Penguins are currently tied for second place in the Horizon League standings.