Baseball rallies to defeat Spring Arbor 7-5

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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Cornerstone fell behind early to Spring Arbor but used four unanswered runs to close out each of the final three inning to come back and defeat Spring Arbor 7-5. The win lifts the Golden Eagles to 6-13 on the season as they will open WHAC play on Friday with a Noon doubleheader against Madonna University.

Game Flow
Spring Arbor, which entered the game off a split against Madonna on Saturday afternoon, struck first in the second inning on an RBI groundout and then extended that lead to 3-0 on a 2-run homerun. That was when CU started to chip away at the lead as Aaron Krupansky (FR/Hartland, Mich.) scored the first Golden Eagle run in the fourth inning.

After SAU extended their lead back three, Cornerstone struck again in the bottom half of the fifth on a Joe Corsten (FR/Howell, Mich.) RBI single that scored Evan Wagner (JR/Port Huron, Mich.). The back and forth affair continued when the Cougars regained a 5-3 lead in the top of the sixth but it was all CU after that.

The big hit came in the seventh when Levi Martin (FR/Vicenza, Italy) hit a 2-out solo homerun to tie the game at seven and then CU took the lead for good in the bottom of the eighth on a pair of bases loaded walks from Jon Stewart (SO/Rockford, Mich.) and Corsten. Clay Keltner (FR/Highland, Ind.) picked up the win on the mound as he finished with 4.0 IP while allowing just two hits and striking out four.

Starter's Line
Collin Young (FR/Lancaster, Ohio) – 4.0 IP, 3H, 3R (2ER) 3K

Offensive Numbers
-   Zach Bohl (SR/Hudsonville, Mich.) led the Golden Eagles with a pair of hits while eight others recorded one
-   Aaron Krupansky – batting ninth, scored twice
-   Joe Corsten led CU with a pair of RBI
-   The CU pitching staff combined for eight strikeouts

What's Next
The Golden Eagles will open conference play this weekend with a 4-game set against Madonna here at DeWitt Field. First pitch in Friday's doubleheader is set for Noon while Saturday the play will start at 1 p.m.

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