Scots Strike Back With 3-2, 8-6 Victories at Tri-State
Game 1 Box Score
Game 2 Box Score
ANGOLA, Ind. - The Alma College baseball team improved to 6-9 (6-6 MIAA) with 3-2 and 8-6 wins at Tri-State Saturday (Apr. 16).
In game one, the Scots scattered single runs in the third, fifth and
eighth innings. Pete Ott (East Lansing) went 3-for-4 on the day,
scoring one run and an RBI while Adam Jerry (St. Louis) and Jim Wegener
(Hemlock) scored the Scots' other runs. On the mound, Brandon Shorter
(Alanson) picked up the win to move to 2-3 on the season, throwing two
innings and scattering two hits while striking out three.
Tri-State got on the board first with a run in the bottom of the first
and the Scots answered in the top of the third when Wegener was hit to
give the Scots a baserunner. Ray Ribitch (Mt. Pleasant) then ground
out, advancing Wegener to second. Pete Ott singled to move Wegener to
third while Pat Ott (East Lansing) reached on a fielder's choice as Pete was tagged at
second, allowing Wegener to score the tying run. A Pat McGuire (Clare) fly out
to short ended the inning.
The Maroon and Cream scored the go-ahead run in the top of the fifth
when Jerry singled to give the Scots a baserunner to lead off the
inning. Wegener ground out to the pitcher as Jerry moved to
second. Ray Ribitch's fly out to center field gave Alma two outs and
with a Pete Ott single, Jerry touched home to give the Scots a one-run
margin.
Tri-State scored again in the seventh to even things and send the first
game of the doubleheader into extra innings, but Alma answered when
Pete Ott led off the inning with a double. Pat Ott flied out to right
field for the first out, sending Pete to third. McGuire generated a
sacrifice fly to center, scoring Pete. Calvin Bassil's fly out ended
the inning and giving Tri-State one more chance, but the Thunder
couldn't get rolling, ending the game in Alma's favor, 3-2.
In game two, Alma carded 13 hits, plating eight runs. The Scots opened
scoring with a single run in the first and when Tri-State put a run up
in the bottom of the fourth, the Scots answered with four runs in the
top of the fifth. The Thunder answered with three runs in the bottom of
the inning. The teams traded efforts with a single run from the Scots
in the top of the sixth and two runs from the Thunder in the bottom of
the sixth tied things up at 6-6.
Alma showed poise in the top of the seventh when Pat Ott singled to
lead off the inning. A McGuire single moved Pat to second base and both
runners moved ahead a base on a wild pitch. A Justin Evans single
scored Ott and McGuire. The inning continued with another hit when two
runners were stranded on base.
The Thunder went down in order in the bottom of the inning as the Scots walked away with an 8-6 victory.
Adam Jerry moved from shortstop in game one to the pitcher's mound,
tossing a complete seven-inning game, scattering five hits and striking
out six.
Posted: Sat, April 16th, 2005 at 7:07PM
