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Box Score 2 ORANGE, Calif. – Behind the strength of its pitching and a
couple of big offensive innings, the Chapman University baseball
team withstood the cold and rain to earn wins over Willamette
University and Pomona-Pitzer Colleges on Friday at Hart Park.
Chapman beat Willamette 6-0 in the afternoon game and then topped
West Region rival Pomona-Pitzer 12-1 in five innings as the game
was called because of rain.
Chapman 6, Willamette 0
A five run second inning gave sophomore RHP
Travis McGee all the
run support he would need as he held Willamette (3-2) scoreless for
seven innings while striking out eight batters. McGee also shut out
Willamette last season with a similar performance in an 18-0
Chapman win.
The second inning began with back-to-back singles from senior C
Adam
Kordich and junior OF
Charlie Piro. An error
by Bearcats freshman IF Scott Arn at first base allowed Kordich to
score giving the Panthers a 1-0 lead which opened the door for a
big inning.
After sophomore IF
Tyler Surnbrock
doubled in the Panthers second run, freshman IF
Mark Saatzer pushed
the lead to 4-0 with a two-run single to center field. Kordich who
led off the inning, was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded for an
RBI and a 5-0 lead. In the third inning Saatzer singled home
another run for his third RBI of the game.
Chapman 12, Pomona-Pitzer 1 (Five
Innings)
Chapman (6-4) had a big second inning in the second game as well,
scoring seven runs and chasing D3baseball.com Preseason
All-American David Colvin from the game after just 1 2/3
innings.
Already leading 2-0 after the first inning, Chapman brought 11 men
to the plate in the second inning as they capitalized on a pair of
walks to start the inning. The Panthers then scored all seven runs
with two outs highlighted by a two-run double by Kordich. Senior DH
Max
Burnett, along with Piro and Surnbrock also added RBI
hits in the inning as Chapman took a 9-0 lead.
Pomona-Pitzer (10-2) got its lone run of the game in the fourth
inning as they brought the score to 9-1. Freshman IF Timothy Novom
and sophomore IF Nick Gentili led off the inning for the Sagehens
with back-to-back singles. Novom then came around to score after a
throwing error by senior IF
Tyler Hadzinsky
at second base.
Chapman then added three runs in the fifth, two coming on a
run-scoring double by Hadzinsky. The No.3 through No. 6 hitters for
Chapman which includes Hadzinsky, Kordich, Piro and Burnett
combined to go 8-for-13 with nine RBI against the Sagehens.
Sophomore P Brian
Rauh got his third win of the season as he pitched 5
1/3 innings allowing two hits and one unearned run with nine
strikeouts.
by Chris Watts
Sports Information Assistant
