Jackrabbits post 8-2 win over Fort Wayne

Friday, March 27

Fort Wayne, Ind.

1:00 PM

South Dakota State University

10-11, 3-4

Fort Wayne

11-10, 2-5

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
South Dakota State	1	3	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	8	10	0
IPFW	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	9	2

3/27/2015 5:49:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

By: SDSU Sports Info

WESTFIELD, Ind. — South Dakota State jumped out to an early lead and Adam Bray pitched seven strong innings as the Jackrabbit baseball team opened a three-game Summit League series with an 8-2 victory over Fort Wayne.

With the win, the Jackrabbits improved to 10-11 overall and 3-4 in The Summit League. Fort Wayne fell to 11-10 overall, 2-5 in league play.

SDSU got out of the gates quickly, scoring three batters into the game. Paul Jacobson continued his hot hitting by leading off with a double, advanced to third base on a bunt single by Zach Coppola and scored on a groundout by Luke Ringhofer.

The Jackrabbit lead grew to 4-0 with a three-run second inning. Eric Danforth plated Al Robbins with the first run of the frame and Cody Sharrow scored on a wild pitch after the first of his two doubles in the game. Coppola knocked in Danforth with the final run of the inning on a bunt single.

Reid Clary pushed the SDSU advantage to 5-0 with a run-scoring single in the top of the fifth before Fort Wayne scored single runs against Bray in each of the fifth and sixth innings.

However, the Jackrabbits answered each time, tacking on runs in sixth, seventh and eighth. Coppola's third hit of the game scored Jacobson in the sixth inning, while the other two runs scored on sacrifice flies by Clary and Matt Johnson.

Bray scattered seven hits, struck out three and walked one over his seven innings. Joe Erickson finished on the mound for the Jackrabbits with two shutout innings in which he struck out three.

SDSU finished the game with a 10-9 advantage in hits. Coppola led the way by going 3-for-4 with two runs batted in, while Clary was 2-for-3 with two runs batted in. Four different Fort Wayne players collected two hits, including Shane Trevino with a pair of doubles.

The remainder of the series is scheduled to be played at Mastodon Field in Fort Wayne. Saturday's contest is set for a 3 p.m. Eastern Time (2 p.m. Central) first pitch, while Sunday's series finale has been moved up to an 11 a.m. Eastern Time (10 a.m. Central) start.

NOTES: Friday's game was played at Grand Park Sports Complex outside of Indianapolis … Bray recorded career victory No. 18, moving him into a tie with Timm Gronseth (18 wins from 1985-89) for ninth place on the Jackrabbit career wins chart … Bray also upped his career strikeout total to 218, moving to within eight of the Jackrabbit career record held by Trevor Schulte (226 strikeouts from 1991-94) … Danforth's team-best eight-game hitting streak was snapped … Matt Johnson now holds the team's longest hitting streak at six games … Coppola has reached base in 16 consecutive games and Clary extended his streak to 14 games … Coppola improved to 12-for-12 on stolen-base attempts this season … the Jackrabbits hit a season-high five doubles in the game … SDSU holds a 33-9 advantage in the all-time series, which dates back to 2006

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 8, FORT WAYNE 2
SDSU 130 011 110 8-10-0
IPFW 000 011 000 2-9-2
SDSU: Adam Bray, Joe Erickson (8) and Reid Clary. IPFW: Trevor Storie, Kyle Sorensen (8), Kyle Orwig (9) and Jonathan Reece.
W-Bray (3-2). L-Storie (2-4). Save-none.
HR: none.