Baseball concludes 2016 season in WHAC Tournament

Box Score 1 | Box Score 2

GRAND RAPIDS - Mich. – Cornerstone was victim to a late inning rally by the top seed in their opening game and then couldn't contain a powerful Davenport lineup as they fell in both games on Day 1 of the WHAC Tournament to conclude their season. CU fell 4-3 to Madonna in the opener and 11-2 in the nightcap to the Panthers to finish the 2016 campaign at 19-33 overall.

Game Flow

Game 1 (L, 4-3 to Madonna) – It was a pitcher's duel for most of the day as Madonna's Evan Piechota went toe-to-toe with Cornerstone's Justin Geerts (SR/Surrey, B.C.) and it was the Golden Eagle who got the best of the opponent's lineup. Geerts finished the day going seven innings while not allowing a single run all while CU built a 3-0 lead headed into the seventh.

Cornerstone got their runs with a solo home run by Adam Harvey (SO/Antioch, Ill.) in the fourth and then added two more in the fifth on an RBI groundout from Joe Corsten (FR/Howell, Mich.) and RBI double from Jacob Klemme (SR/Plymouth, Wis.). That lead held until the bottom of the 8th when MU broke through with a 2-run homer to cut it to a single run and then the Crusaders scored two in the bottom of the ninth to post the 4-3 win.

Game 2 (L, 11-2 to Davenport) – After Davenport got upset in their opening game by Concordia, the Golden Eagles faced a tall task in the loser's bracket and the Panthers wasted little time as they built a quick 2-0 lead in the first inning. CU started to chip away at the lead in the third with a run on a wild pitch to score Sean Masiakiewicz but DU countered with a single run of their own in the top of the fifth.

After CU again cut the lead to a single run on a Travis Gordon (SR/Lowell, Mich.) RBI ground out in the fifth, the game turned to all-Davenport as the Panthers scored the final eight runs of the contest to post the 11-2 win. Brandon White went the distance for DU on the mound as the junior struck out 10 CU batters.

Starters Lines
Justin Geerts – 7.0IP, 5H, 0R, 7K, 5BB
Ben Sheckler (JR/Sparta, Mich.) – 7.0IP, 9H, 7R (7ER), 6K, 6BB

Offensive Numbers
-   Adam Harvey finished the day 5/7 with a HR and a pair of doubles
-   Jacob Klemme posted a pair of hits in each game
-   Sean Masiakiewicz scored both CU runs in the nightcap

What's Next?
Cornerstone concludes the season with an overall record of 19-33.

Print Friendly Version