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Madonna MADONNA 5-7
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Winner Cornerstone CSBB 13-6
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Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Madonna MADONNA 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 6 0
Cornerstone CSBB 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 7 X 11 13 2

W: Riley, Jared (1-1) L: Donovan Thacker (1-1)

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Winner Madonna MADONNA 6-7
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Cornerstone CSBB 13-7
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Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Madonna MADONNA 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 10 0
Cornerstone CSBB 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 0

W: Victor Mencotti (2-0) L: Hotovy, Adam (1-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | @seth_walters1

Baseball earns split against Madonna

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Golden Eagles welcomed Madonna to De Witt field on Friday for WHAC doubleheader. Cornerstone used a seven-run eighth inning in game one to win 11-3 before falling short in a less eventful 3-1 setback in game two. The split brings Cornerstone's record to 13-7, 8-2 WHAC heading into Monday's doubleheader against Concordia, who currently is receiving votes nationally and sits second in the WHAC standings behind only Cornerstone.

Game one: Cornerstone 11 – Madonna 3
  • Cornerstone struck first when Grant Young hit a two RBI triple to right field in the second inning. Joshua Magley followed with an RBI single to score Young, making it 3-0. 
  • Madonna got on the board by scoring two unearned runs in the fourth inning to make it 3-2. 
  • Landon Poll pushed Cornerstone's lead up 4-2 with an RBI single in the fifth inning.
  • Madonna loaded the bases with nobody out in the sixth inning, but Jared Riley was able to get a popout and two flyouts to get out of the inning unharmed. 
  • The Golden Eagles broke the game open by sending 12 batters to the plate in the eight inning, plating seven runs to push the score to 11-2. 
  • Madonna tacked on one run in the top of the ninth inning before Cornerstone closed it out, making the final score 11-3. 
  • After Zach Brog pitched three scoreless innings, Jared Riley pitched the final six innings and surrendered only five hits and one earned run. 

Game two: Cornerstone 1 – Madonna 3
  • Game two was quiet until the fifth inning when the Crusaders scored the game's first run with a sacrifice fly. 
  • George Cutler came through with a clutch two out RBI single to tie the game at 1-1 in the sixth inning. 
  • A solo home run and an RBI single from Madonna in the eighth inning gave the Crusaders a 3-1 lead. 
  • Dylan VandenBerg got out of a bases-loaded, one out jam in the top of the ninth inning unharmed. 
  • Austin Hurt led off the bottom of the ninth with a triple to deep right center field, but was stranded on third as the game came to a close by a score of 3-1. 

By the Numbers
14 – The win in game one snapped a streak of 14 straight losses to Madonna, dating back to the spring of 2016. 
12 – With a hit in each game, Jordan Wenzel pushed his hitting streak to 12 games.
8 – The Golden Eagles pushed their win streak to a program best eight games before the streak was snapped with the loss in the nightcap. 
3 – With just nine collegiate at bats to his name prior to today, senior Joshua Magley went 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run in game one. 

What's Next?
Cornerstone (13-7, 8-2 WHAC) will continue WHAC play with a doubleheader against Concordia (22-11, 6-2 WHAC) on Monday at De Witt Field. First pitch is scheduled for noon. 

Baseball Contact: Jesse Campbell 
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