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May 17, 2005
Missed Opportunities Hurt Penguins in 11-10 Defeat to Kent State
Struthers, Ohio -- Youngstown State
left 13 runners on base, including
five in the final two innings, and
allowed Kent State to overcome six
errors in an 11-10 loss on Tuesday
afternoon at Cene Park.
The loss drops the Penguins to 25-23 while Kent State
improves to 33-17.
Kent State led 3-1 until the Penguins scratched six
unearned runs in the fourth on three
hits and four errors to go up 7-3.
The Golden Flashes answered with
three runs in the fifth and three
more in the sixth to take a 9-7
lead. YSU plated a run in the bottom
of the sixth to get within one, but
Kent State scored two more in the
eighth to go up 11-8. The Penguins
scored a run in the eighth and the
ninth, but they left the bases
loaded in the eighth and stranded
two more in the ninth.
Jason Seelman picked up the victory for Kent State as he
threw two innings of relief and
allowed only one unearned run. Joe
Antinone did not retire a batter in
the sixth and allowed three runs to
be charged with the loss.
Erich Diedrich collected three hits for the Penguins while
Mike Turjanica went 2-for-4 with two
RBIs and a run scored.
An Andrew Davis RBI single and a two-run home run by Kurt
Eichorn in the first put the Golden
Flashes up 3-0 early off YSU starter
Brian Boone, but the Penguins got
their first of seven unearned runs
in the bottom of the inning when
Diedrich brought home J.D. Hannan on
a sacrifice fly. Hannan singled and
stole second before centerfielder
Michael Obyc misplayed Brent Parks'
liner to put runners on the corner.
After Diedirch's sacrifice, Justin
Banks walked to put two runners on
again, but starter John Pacella
induced an inning-ending double play
to keep the margin at two.
In the fourth, YSU put up six runs thanks to four Golden
Flashes' errors and three hits.
After a single and two errors to
start the inning, Turjanica singled
to right with the bases loaded to
tie the score at 3-3. Parks then hit
a grounder to first that was thrown
into left field on an attempt to get
Turjanica going to second that
allowed Turjanica and Brandon Caipen
to score. Seelman got the next two
hitters out before another error
allowed Justin Banks and Parks to
score and make the score 7-3.
Kent State answered with three runs that came with two outs
in the fifth on an Eichorn RBI
single and a two-run triple by Will
Vazquez. The Golden Flashes
reclaimed the lead in the sixth on
one hit and back-to-back Penguins'
errors on bunts to go up 9-7.
Diedrich and Banks hit back-to-back doubles with one out in
the sixth to get YSU within one, but
KSU's Greg Rohan singled past a
drawn-in infield to bring home Chuck
Moore and Emmanuel Burris to put the
Flames up 11-8.
The Penguins loaded the bases with nobody out in the eighth,
but an RBI single by Phillips
accounted for the only run of the
inning. After the single to
Phillips, Davis got Dustin Thomas to
pop out to shallow center, struck
out Schultz and got Caipen to foul
out.
YSU loaded the bases again with one out in the ninth after a
Diedrich single, but Banks hit a
sacrifice fly and Phillips flew out
to left for the final tally.
The Penguins will travel to Pittsburgh to take on the
Panthers tomorrow at 3 p.m. at Trees
Field.
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