Marshall University Athletics
Baseball Drops Contest to Youngstown State 10-7
3/12/2002 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Baseball Drops Contest to Youngstown State 10-7
3/12/2002
Huntington, W.Va.?Youngstown State University jumped out to an early lead and was able to hang on for a 10-7 victory over Marshall University today at University Heights. The loss ended the Thundering Herd?s five-game win streak and dropped their record to 7-7 on the year. YSU improved to 1-4 with the victory.
?Youngstown State came out and pitched extremely well,? head coach Dave Piepenbrink said. ?They were able to capitalize on our mistakes and they did not make very many of their own.?
Marshall?s Matt White went batted two for four with a run scored and a RBI, while Aaron Amburgey went one for three at the plate with three RBI?s.
Youngstown State grabbed an early 5-0 lead after their first two times at the plate. Jim Lipinski hit a two-run home run in the first inning, and Ty Furino added a three-run blast in the second to give the Penguins a lead they would not relinquish.
Marshall rallied for three runs in the bottom of the inning to cut the lead to two. With the bases loaded and nobody out, Ryan Kobb singled to score Craig Dziedziejko. Amburgey followed with a double to left field to score Marty Rini and Homer Renshaw.
After closing within 6-5 in the seventh on Adam Fairman?s two-run home run to center, Marshall was unable to stop the Penguins in the eighth, allowing four runs and YSU stretched the lead to 10-5.
The Thundering Herd added two in the bottom of the eighth but were unable to score in the ninth, giving the Penguins a 10-7 victory.
Rick Suter (0-4) pitched four innings, allowing five hits and five runs, in the loss. Jonathan Smart picked up the win for the Penguins.
Marshall will now travel to Asheville, N.C., for two games with UNC Asheville and a game against the University of Akron. The games will take place March 15-17.
