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Friday, March 25
Macomb, Ill.
3:00 PM
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Western Illinois
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Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen
Jacks fall short in series opener at Western
3/25/2016 7:53:00 PM | Baseball
MACOMB, Ill. – Western Illinois scored the go-ahead run in the fifth inning and held on in the late innings for a 3-2 victory over South Dakota State in a Summit League baseball series opener Friday afternoon at Alfred Boyer Stadium.
The Fighting Leathernecks improved to 3-1 in league play and 5-14 overall, while the Jackrabbits dropped to 3-17 overall and 1-3 in The Summit League. The two squads are slated to complete their three-game series with a doubleheader starting at 11 a.m. Saturday.
SDSU scored what would be its only two runs of the game in the top of the first inning. After a Western Illinois extended the inning, Luke Ringhofer delivered a two-run double to center field, scoring Anthony Schneider and Newt Johnson.
Western Illinois scored single runs in the second and fourth innings before putting together what proved to be the game-winning rally in the fifth. Roman Visintine singled with one out and advanced all the way to third base on an errant pickoff attempt. Chris Tschida plated Visintine with a base hit.
WIU starter Aaron Michel was credited with the victory after striking out six over five innings. Nate Wesfahl, the last of three Fighting Leatherneck relievers, struck out two Jackrabbit batters in the eighth inning to thwart a potential SDSU rally in which the Jackrabbits placed runners at second and third base with no outs. Westfahl worked around a one-out single in the ninth to record his third save of the season.
Clemen finished with a career-high eight strikeouts in a losing effort as he walked three and surrendered six hits over six innings. Joe Erickson pitched two shutout innings in relief.
Ringhofer collected three of the Jackrabbits' six hits in four trips to the plate. Phil Velez added a pair of base hits.
Visintine, Tschida and Adam McGinnis each tallied two of Western Illinois' seven hits.
WESTERN ILLINOIS 3, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 2
SDSU 200 000 000 2-6-2
WIU 010 110 00X 3-7-3
SDSU: Andrew Clemen, Joe Erickson (7) and Luke Ringhofer. WIU: Aaron Michel, Jordan Pannell (6), Robert Nunn (8), Nate Westfahl (8) and Adam McGinnis.
W-Michel (1-3). L-Clemen (1-4). Save-Westfahl (3).
HR: none.
The Fighting Leathernecks improved to 3-1 in league play and 5-14 overall, while the Jackrabbits dropped to 3-17 overall and 1-3 in The Summit League. The two squads are slated to complete their three-game series with a doubleheader starting at 11 a.m. Saturday.
SDSU scored what would be its only two runs of the game in the top of the first inning. After a Western Illinois extended the inning, Luke Ringhofer delivered a two-run double to center field, scoring Anthony Schneider and Newt Johnson.
Western Illinois scored single runs in the second and fourth innings before putting together what proved to be the game-winning rally in the fifth. Roman Visintine singled with one out and advanced all the way to third base on an errant pickoff attempt. Chris Tschida plated Visintine with a base hit.
WIU starter Aaron Michel was credited with the victory after striking out six over five innings. Nate Wesfahl, the last of three Fighting Leatherneck relievers, struck out two Jackrabbit batters in the eighth inning to thwart a potential SDSU rally in which the Jackrabbits placed runners at second and third base with no outs. Westfahl worked around a one-out single in the ninth to record his third save of the season.
Clemen finished with a career-high eight strikeouts in a losing effort as he walked three and surrendered six hits over six innings. Joe Erickson pitched two shutout innings in relief.
Ringhofer collected three of the Jackrabbits' six hits in four trips to the plate. Phil Velez added a pair of base hits.
Visintine, Tschida and Adam McGinnis each tallied two of Western Illinois' seven hits.
WESTERN ILLINOIS 3, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 2
SDSU 200 000 000 2-6-2
WIU 010 110 00X 3-7-3
SDSU: Andrew Clemen, Joe Erickson (7) and Luke Ringhofer. WIU: Aaron Michel, Jordan Pannell (6), Robert Nunn (8), Nate Westfahl (8) and Adam McGinnis.
W-Michel (1-3). L-Clemen (1-4). Save-Westfahl (3).
HR: none.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Michel (1-3)
L: Clemen, Andrew (1-4)
S: Westfahl (3)
Batting:
2B: Ringhofer, Luke 1
RBI: Ringhofer, Luke 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Schneider, Anthony 1 ; Johnson, Newt 1
Batting:
3B: Visintine 1
RBI: Tschida 1 ; McGinnis 1 ; Schrader 1
SF: Schrader 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Visintine 1 ; Currier 2
SB: Schrader 1
CS: Visintine 1 ; McGinnis 1
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4
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3
RBI
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1
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
5
R
0
H
0
RBI
0
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