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Series Update: Zips Fall in BG Series 3-1
April 02 | Baseball
Series Update: Zips Fall in BG Series 3-1Â
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Akron, Ohio – Akron baseball dropped the season series 3-1 to Bowling Green at the Falcons claimed the final game of the series 13-9 on Sunday at Steller Field.
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Game 4 Recap
In the series finale, both teams did most of the scoring in the first four innings as the Zips plated two runs in the top of the second inning for a brief 2-1 advantage. Akron registered three consecutive singles with senior Bryant Shellenbarger (Mount Vernon, Ohio). Graduate student Justin Barr (Pensacola, Fla.) followed with an RBI single through the left side. The Falcons scored five runs in the bottom half of the inning for a 6-2 lead and never trailed from that point. The Zips added one run in the third, five in the fourth and one in the eighth. Freshman Ian Pennington (Springboro, Ohio) scored the final run after reaching base on a double to left field. Barr led the Zips' offense with a 3-for-4 performance and a pair of RBI with a run scored. Shellenbarger, Pennington and freshman Michael Sprockett (West Chester, Ohio) followed with two hits each. Shellenbarger had two RBI and two runs scored, Pennington scored three runs and recorded one RBI and Sprockett scored once with one RBI. Freshman Cameron Benson (Farmington Hills, Mich.) registered a team-high three RBI on a 1-for-5 effort.
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Game 3 Recap
In the nightcap, the Falcons established the early 1-0 lead in the first inning, and Akron tied the game after two and a half innings of play. Benson drove in the run with an RBI single through the left side of the infield to score senior Jerry Reinhart (Batavia, N.Y.), who reached on a hit by pitch. The Zips left two runners on base. BG followed with a run in the bottom of the third inning and added two in the fourth en route to the six-run victory. Akron added runs in the fifth and eighth innings, finishing with five total hits. Graduate student Nick Arrivo (Ann Arbor, Mich.) Â collected two of the Zips' five hits, including an RBI single and double, while Benson, Sprockett and freshman Andrew Horvath (Aurora, Ohio) contributed one hit each.
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Game 2 Recap
The Falcons claimed the second game of the series and first of the doubleheader by a 15-4 as BG exploded for eight first inning runs. The Zips opened the game with a 1-0 advantage as Shellenbarger collecting the initial RBI. Â laced an RBI single through the middle of the field to plate Benson, who reached on a fielder's choice and moved to third on an Arrivo single to centerfield. The Falcons outscored the Zips 7-3 the rest of the way for the game one win. Akron scattered six hits as six players tallied one each. Zac Granger, Shellenbarger and Barr recorded RBI with their base hits, while Kaito Hara, Arrivo and Sprockett added to the total.
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Game 1 Recap
In the series opener, the Zips used five consecutive singles to push three runs across the plate in the top of the ninth inning for a 6-4 win at. The Zips scored one run in the first, third and eighth inning to set-up the ninth-inning rally. Pennington started the scoring with a solo-homerun in the opening frame and freshman Cameron Benson (Farmington Hills, Mich.) pushed Pennington across the plate with a double in the third for Akron's first two runs. Bowling Green answered the Zips early scoring innings and established a 4-2 advantage by the end of the fifth inning. Akron pulled within one run in the top of the eighth as freshman Andrew Horvath (Aurora, Ohio) sacrifice flyout plated freshman Michael Sprockett (West Chester, Ohio), who reached on a lead-off double to right field.
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In the top of the ninth, the Zips offensive onslaught started a Benson infield single followed by a graduate student Nick Arrivo (Ann Arbor, Mich.) base hit. With runners at second and third due to an errant throw, senior Bryant Shellenbarger (Mount Vernon, Ohio) singled to right to score Benson and knot the game at 4-4, while Sprockett blasted a hit through the right side for the go-ahead run, plating Arrivo. Graduate student Justin Barr (Pensacola, Fla.) added an insurance run with a base-knock to centerfield as Shellenbarger crossed the plate.
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With the 6-4 lead, relief pitcher junior Brett Dietrich (Goshen, Ohio) closed the door and secured the win by retiring the side by getting a pop fly and a groundout before ending the game with a strikeout.
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The Zips scattered 11 hits around the yard as Benson led the offense with a 3-for-5 performance which included a double and a run scored. Shellenbarger and Sprockett delivered two hits each with both players scoring and driving in a run.
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On the mound, relief pitcher Sammy Tortorella (Pittsburgh, Pa.) earned the win, throwing three scoreless innings with five strikeouts and one hit, while Dietrich picked-up the save with a 1-2-3 ninth inning performance. Starting pitcher Taed Heydinger (Bayfield, Colo.) Â threw five innings, allowing 10 hits and two earned runs while striking out seven batters.
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Up Next
Akron is scheduled to be back in action on Tuesday, April 5 against Malone University. First pitch at Skeeles Field is scheduled for 2 p.m. Fans can follow the action via live stats on GoZips.com.
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Akron, Ohio – Akron baseball dropped the season series 3-1 to Bowling Green at the Falcons claimed the final game of the series 13-9 on Sunday at Steller Field.
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Game 4 Recap
In the series finale, both teams did most of the scoring in the first four innings as the Zips plated two runs in the top of the second inning for a brief 2-1 advantage. Akron registered three consecutive singles with senior Bryant Shellenbarger (Mount Vernon, Ohio). Graduate student Justin Barr (Pensacola, Fla.) followed with an RBI single through the left side. The Falcons scored five runs in the bottom half of the inning for a 6-2 lead and never trailed from that point. The Zips added one run in the third, five in the fourth and one in the eighth. Freshman Ian Pennington (Springboro, Ohio) scored the final run after reaching base on a double to left field. Barr led the Zips' offense with a 3-for-4 performance and a pair of RBI with a run scored. Shellenbarger, Pennington and freshman Michael Sprockett (West Chester, Ohio) followed with two hits each. Shellenbarger had two RBI and two runs scored, Pennington scored three runs and recorded one RBI and Sprockett scored once with one RBI. Freshman Cameron Benson (Farmington Hills, Mich.) registered a team-high three RBI on a 1-for-5 effort.
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Game 3 Recap
In the nightcap, the Falcons established the early 1-0 lead in the first inning, and Akron tied the game after two and a half innings of play. Benson drove in the run with an RBI single through the left side of the infield to score senior Jerry Reinhart (Batavia, N.Y.), who reached on a hit by pitch. The Zips left two runners on base. BG followed with a run in the bottom of the third inning and added two in the fourth en route to the six-run victory. Akron added runs in the fifth and eighth innings, finishing with five total hits. Graduate student Nick Arrivo (Ann Arbor, Mich.) Â collected two of the Zips' five hits, including an RBI single and double, while Benson, Sprockett and freshman Andrew Horvath (Aurora, Ohio) contributed one hit each.
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Game 2 Recap
The Falcons claimed the second game of the series and first of the doubleheader by a 15-4 as BG exploded for eight first inning runs. The Zips opened the game with a 1-0 advantage as Shellenbarger collecting the initial RBI. Â laced an RBI single through the middle of the field to plate Benson, who reached on a fielder's choice and moved to third on an Arrivo single to centerfield. The Falcons outscored the Zips 7-3 the rest of the way for the game one win. Akron scattered six hits as six players tallied one each. Zac Granger, Shellenbarger and Barr recorded RBI with their base hits, while Kaito Hara, Arrivo and Sprockett added to the total.
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Game 1 Recap
In the series opener, the Zips used five consecutive singles to push three runs across the plate in the top of the ninth inning for a 6-4 win at. The Zips scored one run in the first, third and eighth inning to set-up the ninth-inning rally. Pennington started the scoring with a solo-homerun in the opening frame and freshman Cameron Benson (Farmington Hills, Mich.) pushed Pennington across the plate with a double in the third for Akron's first two runs. Bowling Green answered the Zips early scoring innings and established a 4-2 advantage by the end of the fifth inning. Akron pulled within one run in the top of the eighth as freshman Andrew Horvath (Aurora, Ohio) sacrifice flyout plated freshman Michael Sprockett (West Chester, Ohio), who reached on a lead-off double to right field.
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In the top of the ninth, the Zips offensive onslaught started a Benson infield single followed by a graduate student Nick Arrivo (Ann Arbor, Mich.) base hit. With runners at second and third due to an errant throw, senior Bryant Shellenbarger (Mount Vernon, Ohio) singled to right to score Benson and knot the game at 4-4, while Sprockett blasted a hit through the right side for the go-ahead run, plating Arrivo. Graduate student Justin Barr (Pensacola, Fla.) added an insurance run with a base-knock to centerfield as Shellenbarger crossed the plate.
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With the 6-4 lead, relief pitcher junior Brett Dietrich (Goshen, Ohio) closed the door and secured the win by retiring the side by getting a pop fly and a groundout before ending the game with a strikeout.
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The Zips scattered 11 hits around the yard as Benson led the offense with a 3-for-5 performance which included a double and a run scored. Shellenbarger and Sprockett delivered two hits each with both players scoring and driving in a run.
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On the mound, relief pitcher Sammy Tortorella (Pittsburgh, Pa.) earned the win, throwing three scoreless innings with five strikeouts and one hit, while Dietrich picked-up the save with a 1-2-3 ninth inning performance. Starting pitcher Taed Heydinger (Bayfield, Colo.) Â threw five innings, allowing 10 hits and two earned runs while striking out seven batters.
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Up Next
Akron is scheduled to be back in action on Tuesday, April 5 against Malone University. First pitch at Skeeles Field is scheduled for 2 p.m. Fans can follow the action via live stats on GoZips.com.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: ROEDIGER, Joel (1-0)
L: Beall, Jacob (1-2)
Batting:
HR: Granger, Zac 1
RBI: Granger, Zac 1 ; Shellenbarger, Bryant 1 ; Horvath, Andrew 1 ; Barr, Justin 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Granger, Zac 1 ; Benson, Cameron 1 ; Arrivo, Nick 1 ; Shellenbarger, Bryant 1
HBP: Haas, Jackson 1
Batting:
2B: FALLON, Adam 1 ; FUGITT, Justin 1 ; JOHNSTON, Ryan 1 ; ROSS, Tyler 1
3B: ARCHER, Nathan 1
HR: KRAUSE, Jack 1 ; GURNEY, Kyle 1 ; FURNAS, Adam 1 ; ROSE, Nathan 1
RBI: KRAUSE, Jack 1 ; FALLON, Adam 2 ; GURNEY, Kyle 2 ; FURNAS, Adam 2 ; ROSE, Nathan 2 ; FUGITT, Justin 1 ; MONTGOMERY, Mason 1 ; ARCHER, Nathan 1 ; JOHNSTON, Ryan 3
SH: FUGITT, Justin 1
Base Running:
RUNS: KRAUSE, Jack 2 ; FALLON, Adam 1 ; GURNEY, Kyle 2 ; PETERSON, Robbie 1 ; FURNAS, Adam 2 ; ROSE, Nathan 3 ; HAAS, Tyler 2 ; ARCHER, Nathan 1 ; JOHNSTON, Ryan 1
SB: GURNEY, Kyle 1
HBP: KRAUSE, Jack 1 ; JOHNSTON, Ryan 1
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