Ball team scufflin' amid 6 game skid; homestand continues
By Tony Gonzalez and Jack Hittinger
Issue date: 4/10/08 Section: Sports
The Hillsdale College baseball team dropped both games of a doubleheader to Grand Valley State University, losing 7-3 and 11-1 Wednesday at Simpson Field in Hillsdale. The Chargers are now 2-10 in GLIAC play, and 7-17 overall.
"We need to be playing with more emotion," head coach Paul Noce said. "We had none today. We didn't have any scrap."
Senior pitcher Brian Davis lost game one, giving up nine Laker runs off two hits in 5.1 innings.
In game two, Laker starter Brad Raj took a no-hit bid to the fifth, when the Chargers loaded the bases with two hits. The rally was short lived, as they only scored one run on an RBI from freshman Mike D'Agnese.
Understandably, there was a lot of frustration in the Charger dugout after the games.
"We got three hits in that game, seven innings, not their best pitcher," said senior second baseman Dan Fodell. "We need to take a lot of swings."
Fodell said the team should benefit from the homestand and could get into a better routine.
"There wasn't a lot [to the games]," he said. "We were just out there playing two games. We've got to create our own momentum."
Assistant coach Andy Lovell said the team needs a stellar pitching performance to get them out of this rut.
Noce said the team will "hit until our hands bleed" to prepare for the weekend set against Mercyhurst College.
Lovell expects senior Scott Monterastelli, freshman Dan Rhodes, sophomore transfer Pat Krebs and senior Tom Molter to start the four weekend games against Mercyhurst. Saturday's games begin at 1 p.m. and Sunday's starts at noon, at Simpson Field.
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"We need to be playing with more emotion," head coach Paul Noce said. "We had none today. We didn't have any scrap."
Senior pitcher Brian Davis lost game one, giving up nine Laker runs off two hits in 5.1 innings.
In game two, Laker starter Brad Raj took a no-hit bid to the fifth, when the Chargers loaded the bases with two hits. The rally was short lived, as they only scored one run on an RBI from freshman Mike D'Agnese.
Understandably, there was a lot of frustration in the Charger dugout after the games.
"We got three hits in that game, seven innings, not their best pitcher," said senior second baseman Dan Fodell. "We need to take a lot of swings."
Fodell said the team should benefit from the homestand and could get into a better routine.
"There wasn't a lot [to the games]," he said. "We were just out there playing two games. We've got to create our own momentum."
Assistant coach Andy Lovell said the team needs a stellar pitching performance to get them out of this rut.
Noce said the team will "hit until our hands bleed" to prepare for the weekend set against Mercyhurst College.
Lovell expects senior Scott Monterastelli, freshman Dan Rhodes, sophomore transfer Pat Krebs and senior Tom Molter to start the four weekend games against Mercyhurst. Saturday's games begin at 1 p.m. and Sunday's starts at noon, at Simpson Field.
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