APPLETON, Wis. – A dramatic walk-off house run highlighted the primary day of the Midwest Convention Match on Friday, because the College of Chicago baseball crew defeated Ripon School 16-14 and misplaced to Lawrence College 6-1.
The Maroons ran their file to 22-15. They are going to proceed motion on Saturday morning within the double-elimination event hosted by Lawrence.
Recreation One – UChicago 16, Ripon 14
A wild recreation one featured a mixed 30 runs on 27 hits and eight errors. Solely the second inning didn’t have a run being scored by one of many groups.
UChicago took its first lead 2-1 within the backside of the third inning. Sophomore Truman Pierson recorded an RBI sacrifice fly, adopted by senior Brett Riegler‘s RBI double to left middle. After Ripon took the benefit again with two within the high of the fourth, the Maroons responded instantly with two within the backside of the body. First-years Jack Goldstein and Josh Peyton every drove in a run with a double and single, respectively.
The Purple Hawks received on a roll from there, scoring 5 within the fifth, two within the sixth, one within the seventh and three within the eighth. UChicago received an RBI single from sophomore Noah Nelson within the fifth, however the squad was enjoying catch up the remainder of the best way and trailed 11-5 within the seventh inning.
Nonetheless, the Maroons got here roaring again to tie the sport up with an enormous rally within the seventh. The primary 5 batters of the inning reached base, which included a bases-loaded RBI stroll drawn by Nelson. After a pitching change, first-year Jackson Slipock plated two with a single to middle. Peyton produced a run-scoring sacrifice fly, whereas Riegler’s single and a fielding error on the identical play knotted the rating at 11-11.
Three unearned runs bit UChicago within the high of the eighth. However as soon as once more, the Maroons proved powerful to place away and tallied two extra of their very own. Sophomore Dominick Angellotti cracked an RBI double to left middle and shortly scored on Slipock’s sacrifice fly.
All of it got here all the way down to the underside of the ninth inning. Trailing 14-13, UChicago was in a position to coax a pair of walks with one out. That arrange Richard Lu to play the hero. The rookie outfielder slammed a three-run homer over the left discipline fence to win the sport 16-14.
The field rating for UChicago included 14 hits and 4 errors. Nelson led the best way by going 3-for-4 with two RBI. Slipock went 2-for-3 with three RBI. Riegler batted 2-for-4 with two RBI and two walks. Peyton hit 2-for-5 with two RBI and a stolen base.
Sophomore beginning pitcher Drew Bryan went 5 innings on the mound. He allowed three earned runs with three walks whereas placing out eight. Junior Matthew Guyton (0.2 IP, 2 R), first-year Kirk Waller (1 IP, 1 R) and sophomore Dean Casey (0.1 IP) made reduction appearances. Junior Hayden Brotz (2-1 file) earned the win in two innings pitched – he recorded one earned run to go together with two walks and two strikeouts.
Recreation Two – Lawrence 6, UChicago 1
Sadly, the new bats in recreation one didn’t carry over to the afternoon contest in opposition to Lawrence. UChicago completed with seven hits however didn’t rating till the highest of the ninth. Riegler doubled down the left discipline line to guide off the inning and got here in on Angellotti’s single to middle.
Lawrence’s offensive output was restricted to the underside of the sixth when the Vikings tallied six unearned runs. First-year Ethan Docter (0.2 IP, 2 Okay) took the loss to fall to 3-1 on the season.
Junior Dylan White was efficient on the mound in his five-inning begin. His scoreless outing featured 5 hits, two walks and 6 strikeouts. Casey (1.1 IP) and Waller (1 IP, 2 Okay) made their second appearances of the day.
NEXT GAME:
- Saturday, Might 14 @ 9:00 AM – UChicago vs. Ripon School (at Appleton, Wis.)
