THE BASICS
Score: #RV MU 10, #RV SAU 0 (8)
Records: Madonna University (17-9), Spring Arbor University (13-5)
Location: Livonia, Mich. (Ilitch Ballpark)
LIVONIA, Mich. - The Madonna University baseball team made a statement at Ilitch Ballpark on Wednesday afternoon as they avenged an earlier loss to Spring Arbor University 10-0 in eight innings.
It was a slow start for the offense on a cool day as Frankie Lucska scored on a double-play in the second and that was all the scoring until the fifth inning. That's when the Blue and Gold broke things open with a seven-run frame.
An error and a Noah Renaud double put runners at second and third for Kyla Aniol who singled in Nick Sykes. Joey Pejuan singled in Reed, back-to-back walks scored another before Gordon Ferguson delivered the dagger with a grand slam over the left-field fence to make it 8-0.
Alex Garbacik and Ryan Celmer drove in runs in the sixth and eighth, respectively, to run-rule the Cougars, 10-0, after falling to SAU in Florida, 9-6.
NUMBERS TO KNOW
- 9: Madonna posted nine hits and tallied nine RBI
- 4: MU allowed just four hits while the offense drew four walks and scored in four innings
- 3: The Blue and Gold used three pitchers, only walked three, struck out three times and left three men on base
TOP PERFORMERS
- Ferguson: Finished 1-for-4 with two runs scored and four RBI courtesy of his fifth-inning grand slam
- Pejuan: Went 3-for-3 with an RBI and one run scored, only player with multiple hits in the contest
- Thacker: Tossed six scoreless, three-hit innings with seven strikeouts and two walks
- Bullpen: Daniel Gore (1 IP, 1 H, 1 K), Case Jaworski (1 IP, 1 BB)
UP NEXT
- The Crusaders return to action on Tuesday, March 17 as they travel to Winona Lake, Indiana to face Grace College with first pitch set for 1 p.m.
- Live coverage links, if available, will be listed at mucrusaders.com.
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