FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Golden Eagles traveled to Indiana Tech over the weekend for a makeup double-header against a team that sits right at the top of the conference with Cornerstone and the two teams split with CU falling 5-1 in game one and then winning game two 11-7 in 13 innings. Austin Hurt led the way with two home runs in the double-header as well as a clutch RBI single as Cornerstone heads into the final week of the regular season with a 16-11, 11-5 WHAC record. The final week is full of action, as CU travels to Cleary on Tuesday for a 1 p.m. double-header to open a stretch of six games in five days. 

Game One – Indiana Tech – 5 Cornerstone - 1  

• After two scoreless innings to begin game one, the Warriors found a run in the third on a single from McGhee that scored Saint to make it 1-0. 
• Austin Hurt responded for the Golden Eagles in the sixth with a solo HR that tied the game 1-1. 
• Indiana Tech got to the Cornerstone bullpen in the seventh after a flawless 4.1 innings from Dylan VandenBerg, scoring four in the inning with an RBI single, double, and two RBI triple to make it 5-1. 
• The CU offense was held to just five hits as they could not muster up a response and they fell in game one, 5-1. 

 
Game Two – Cornerstone – 11 Indiana Tech – 7 

• The offense awoke in game two, as Cornerstone scored the first four runs in the second inning with four RBI singles from Eric Bradberry, Jordan Wenzel, Austin Hurt, and George Cutler. 
• In the bottom of the second inning, Indiana Tech got a run back on a sacrifice fly to make it 4-1. 
• Both pitching staffs then settled in as the score remained 4-1 for the next three innings. 
• In the sixth, IIT tied the game at four, highlighted by a double steal, where Ritson stole home with runners at the corners. 
• In the seventh, Austin Hurt hit his second solo homer of the day to regain the lead at 5-4. 
• Indiana Tech immediately responded in the bottom of the seventh with the help of a CU error to once again tie the game at five. 
• The tie once again did not last long, as Isaac Tayes hit a sacrifice fly in the top of the eighth to make it 6-5. 
• Indiana Tech took their first lead of the game in the bottom of the eighth with two runs on a ground out and a fielder's choice to make it 7-6 headed into the final inning. 
• Austin Hurt's clutch day continued with an RBI single in the ninth to tie the game at seven and force extra innings. 
• Neither offense could find any rhythm in extra innings, as Jared Riley and Eckard for the Warriors each pitched four + innings of work and kept the game tied at seven until the 13^th. 
• In the top of the 13^th, Cornerstone scored four runs, highlighted by a wild pitch that proved to be the game winner scored by Daniel Freeman. 
• Riley was relieved by Michael Foster in the bottom of the 13^th and he was able to hold the four run lead allowing just one hit to secure the 11-7 game two victory. 

 
 
What's Next?
Cornerstone continues the road trip with a rescheduled double-header at Cleary on Tuesday, April 27 starting at 1 p.m.     

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