Milwaukee, WIS- Baseball dropped both ends of their Friday road double header against the MSOE Raiders, falling 10–1 in game one and 10–0 in game two at MSOE's Raiders Field in Milwaukee. Despite a promising start on the mound in game one from
Alejandro Garcia, the Hawks were undone by aggressive baserunning, timely MSOE hitting, and a series of late-inning rallies that put the game out of reach. Game Two saw the Raiders taking an early lead and continuing to add on throughout the game as the Scarlet Hawks could not mount a rally. With the pair of setbacks, the Scarlet Hawks fall to 9–15 overall and 5–5 in NACC play, while the Raiders improve to 13–10 on the season and 8–2 in conference action.
Game 1: Illinois Tech 1 MSOE 10
How It Happened
The game remained scoreless through two innings, but MSOE struck first in the third with an aggressive double steal that brought in two runs. The Raiders added another in the fourth via a bases-loaded walk before the Scarlet Hawks responded in the fifth. A sacrifice fly from
Tyler Gutsfeld drove in
Luke Yachnin to make it 3–1.
That momentum was short-lived, however. MSOE's Josh Skolmar launched a solo home run in the bottom half of the fifth, and the Raiders piled on with a three-run seventh and three more in the eighth—capitalizing on walks, errors, and a double by JJ Jackson to break the game open.
Scarlet Hawk Standouts
Inside the Boxscore
- Offense struggles with runners on:
- Illinois Tech left 11 runners on base.
- Went just 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position.
- MSOE's small-ball execution:
- Raiders stole 9 bases in the game, constantly pressuring the defense.
- Turned bunts and steals into scoring opportunities in the 3rd and 4th innings.
Game 2: Illinois Tech 0 MSOE 10
How It Happened
The game stayed scoreless through the first inning, but the Raiders broke through in the bottom of the second with a pair of RBI singles by JJ Jackson and Joe Stried. MSOE added a solo home run from Christian Bosque in the third and opened the floodgates with a four-run fifth inning that knocked starter
Carson Weis out of the game.
Illinois Tech had its best scoring opportunity in the fifth, loading the bases with one out, but couldn't break through as a strikeout and pop out ended the threat. MSOE continued to pile on late, including a two-run sixth inning and an insurance run in the seventh to cap the scoring.
Scarlet Hawk Standouts
- Tom Kramer: Went 2-for-3 with singles in the second and fifth innings.
- Alexander Lazes: thew 1.1 innings and surrendered just a single unearned run
Inside the Box Score
- Illinois Tech Offense:
- Went 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position.
- Left 6 runners on base.
- MSOE Offense:
- 12 hits including a home run by Bosque.
- JJ Jackson led the team with 3 hits and 4 RBIs.
- Scored in 5 of their last 6 offensive innings.
- MSOE on the Basepaths:
- 7 stolen bases, including 3 by Jackson.
- Aggressive running kept pressure on the Scarlet Hawks all game.
Up Next
Baseball will look to rebound right away as they head back up to Milwaukee to face Wisconsin Lutheran in a NACC Double header on Saturday April 12
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