Chargers Swept by Wayne; Grand Valley Wednesday
By Jack Hittinger and Tony Gonzalez
Issue date: 4/3/08 Section: Sports
The Hillsdale College baseball team lost four games this weekend to the Warriors of Wayne State University.
Saturday, the Chargers got drubbed twice, losing 17-1 in game one, courtesy of an eight-run Warrior second, and dropped game two 11-3 thanks in part to a WSU grand slam in the fifth. Senior pitchers Tom Molter and Noah Turner picked up the losses in games one and two respectively.
The Chargers fared better Sunday but dropped two hard-fought extra-inning games.
In game one, Hillsdale took a 3-1 lead in the third inning thanks to a double from senior Dan Fodell and a two-run single from senior third basemen Nate Chucta. The Warriors tied it back up in the bottom of the sixth, and it stayed scoreless until the ninth when freshman catcher Anthony Giarmo hit a two-run single off hard-throwing Warrior righty Anthony Bass.
The lead wouldn't hold, however, as Wayne took advantage of three wild pitches from sophomore Pat Krebs and one from Giarmo to walk off with the 7-6 win.
In the second game, freshman pitcher Dan Rhodes threw a complete eight-inning gem but still lost. Hillsdale hitters were unable to get into a consistent groove. Warrior hurlers John Kessick and Adam Kamisnski struck out twelve Chargers between them.
The Chargers showed promise in the sixth inning, with a triple from Chucta and a double from junior right fielder Jesse Smith, but scored only one run. It would be their last run of the game, as they lost 3-2.
Chucta, Fodell and Hubbard displayed solid infield glovework throughout the game, but the defensive highlight was freshman Adam Connell's spectacular backwards leap in the seventh, which saved a critical extra base hit.
Saturday, the Chargers got drubbed twice, losing 17-1 in game one, courtesy of an eight-run Warrior second, and dropped game two 11-3 thanks in part to a WSU grand slam in the fifth. Senior pitchers Tom Molter and Noah Turner picked up the losses in games one and two respectively.
The Chargers fared better Sunday but dropped two hard-fought extra-inning games.
In game one, Hillsdale took a 3-1 lead in the third inning thanks to a double from senior Dan Fodell and a two-run single from senior third basemen Nate Chucta. The Warriors tied it back up in the bottom of the sixth, and it stayed scoreless until the ninth when freshman catcher Anthony Giarmo hit a two-run single off hard-throwing Warrior righty Anthony Bass.
The lead wouldn't hold, however, as Wayne took advantage of three wild pitches from sophomore Pat Krebs and one from Giarmo to walk off with the 7-6 win.
In the second game, freshman pitcher Dan Rhodes threw a complete eight-inning gem but still lost. Hillsdale hitters were unable to get into a consistent groove. Warrior hurlers John Kessick and Adam Kamisnski struck out twelve Chargers between them.
The Chargers showed promise in the sixth inning, with a triple from Chucta and a double from junior right fielder Jesse Smith, but scored only one run. It would be their last run of the game, as they lost 3-2.
Chucta, Fodell and Hubbard displayed solid infield glovework throughout the game, but the defensive highlight was freshman Adam Connell's spectacular backwards leap in the seventh, which saved a critical extra base hit.
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