baseball
1
Saint Francis (IN) SAINT FR 12-24
12
Winner Madonna (Mich.) MADONNA 25-12
Saint Francis (IN) SAINT FR
12-24
1
Final
12
Madonna (Mich.) MADONNA
25-12
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Saint Francis (IN) SAINT FR 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2
Madonna (Mich.) MADONNA 0 5 0 4 0 3 0 0 X 12 5 2

W: Kowalski, Jacob (3-0) L: Jacob Bardwell (0-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Madonna breaks it open early, rolls past Saint Francis 12-1

LIVONIA, MI - Madonna put the game away with a five-run second inning and never let Saint Francis back in, beating the Cougars 12-1 on Tuesday afternoon. The Crusaders added four more runs in the fourth and three in the sixth to back a strong day on the mound and secure the lopsided win.
The decisive stretch came in the second, when Madonna turned a scoreless game into a 5-0 lead. Luke Spicer drove in a run after being hit by a pitch, and Kooper Etheridge also forced in a run with a bases-loaded walk as the Crusaders took advantage of command issues from Saint Francis. Madonna finished the day with 11 walks, two hit batters and six stolen bases, creating steady pressure even while collecting only five hits.
Saint Francis scored its only run in the top of the fourth when Cole Kintz delivered an RBI single to right field to bring home Xavier Nolan and trim the deficit to 5-1. Madonna answered immediately in the bottom half. Aamir Mitchell singled during a four-run inning, Donovan Thompson added a sacrifice fly, and the Crusaders pushed the margin to 9-1 before tacking on three more runs in the sixth. Mitchell doubled in that frame, and Thompson and Kevin Davis also helped produce runs as the lead grew to 12-1.
Davis led Madonna's offense with a 2-for-4 line, three runs scored, two RBIs and two doubles. Mitchell also had two hits, scored twice, doubled, walked twice and stole three bases. Thompson finished with one hit and three RBIs, including a double and a sacrifice fly, as Madonna made the most of its scoring chances despite recording just five total hits.
Jacob Kowalski set the tone from the start for the Crusaders. The Madonna starter worked three scoreless innings, allowing no hits while walking one and striking out two to earn the win. Madonna's pitchers combined for a full nine-inning effort, limiting Saint Francis to two hits and one earned run. The Cougars drew six walks and were hit by three pitches, but left nine runners on base and could not string together enough offense after Kintz's fourth-inning single.
Madonna committed two errors, the same total as Saint Francis, but controlled the game with its pitching, patience at the plate and aggressive baserunning. By the time the Crusaders closed out the ninth, they had turned a scoreless opening inning into a comfortable home victory built on the big second inning and sustained pressure throughout the afternoon.
 
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