Big First Inning Dooms Cougars against SVSU
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Saginaw Valley
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7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 3 |
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Cleary (Mich.)
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0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
(Howell, MI)-- It was a long awaited home debut for the Cleary Cougars baseball team, but the visiting NCAA D2 Saginaw Valley State Cardinals spoiled the day, as the visitors defeated Cleary 13-2 in a 9-inning game at Lake Trust Stadium Wednesday afternoon.
SVSU got things started right away, scoring seven times in the first inning to take a commanding 7-0 lead. After Nicklas Koan reached on an error to lead off the 2nd inning, Derek Zavala advanced Koan into scoring position on a 2-out single. The next batter was Ryan Kadoguchi who singled to center field to score Koan and cut into the Cardinal lead. SVSU responded in the 3rd when they hit a 2-run home run to right field off Jeremy Fuchs, and scored one more in the 4th on a single that brough home the team's 10th run.
After Ryan Kadoguchi reached on an error and Kendall Flaugher and Jeremy VanOosterum both walked, Kadoguchi came home on a wild pitch to make the score 10-2. Once again, the Cardinals would respond scoring the game's final three runs to make the score 13-2.
Jeremy Fuchs took the loss on the mound, going 3 innings and allowing 9 R (6 earned) on 7 hits. Lucas Withers pitched 2 innings, allowing 1 R on 1 hit, while Austin Prahl pitched 3 innings and allowed 3 runs on 4 hits. Quinn Foster pitched the final inning, with 0 runs and 1 hit allowed.
At the plate, Derek Zavala and Ryan Kadoguchi each had 2 hits, while Colton Fountain added the Cougars' only other hit in the game.
Cleary drops to 7-6 overall, and will make the trip to Marian, Indiana on Wednesday to take on the Indiana Wesleyan Wildcats in a double-header. First pitch of game one is scheduled for 1:00 PM.
