UTICA, Mich. – Seven home runs in game one highlighted a double header that featured two Cornerstone wins over WHAC foe Lawrence Tech. In game one, CU outlasted LTU after 10-7 behind strong play in the final few innings of the seven-inning game. Home runs were the name of the game as the Golden Eagles hit three of them in the first contest. Game two was equally exciting as Cornerstone came on strong in the final few innings to take down the Blue Devils 9-7. This sweep moves CU to 16-16 overall, 8-5 in the WHAC.
Game One – Cornerstone – 10 | Lawrence Tech – 7
- Lawrence Tech got off to a quick start in game one with a two-run home run to take an early 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning.
- LTU would follow up with another two-run shot in the bottom of the third to double their lead to 4-0.
- The Golden Eagles finally got on the board after Austin Hurt drove home two on a single to center field in the top of the fourth.
- Austin Hurt came around to score another run after a George Cutler single to right field to cut the Lawrence Tech lead to 4-3.
- Cornerstone continued to get on base when Lucas Vega hit a leadoff single to start off the top of the fifth. Then, Jake Collins got hit to put men on first and second base.
- With two on and two out, Austin Hurt came to the plate and went yard to left center, giving CU a 6-4 lead. That was Hurt's 11th home run of the season.
- In the bottom of the fifth, the Blue Devils hit back-to-back home runs to even up the score at 6-6.
- George Cutler made his name known again when he hit a two-run home run left field, bringing JC Salinas to giving the Golden Eagles an 8-6 lead.
- Isaac Tayes got in on the action when he delivered a home run of his own. Austin Hurt also scored on that shot, extending the CU lead to 10-6.
- LTU would get on the board again when a sacrifice fly brought home another lead, but that was not enough as Cornerstone took game one 10-7.
Game Two - Cornerstone – 9 | Lawrence Tech – 7
- The bats were silent for the first few innings until Lawrence Tech took a 1-0 lead on a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the fourth inning.
- Cornerstone responded in the top of the fifth when Jordan Wenzel's double drove Trenton Gilman home to even the game up at 1-1.
- The Golden Eagles continued their fifth inning scoring when a Jake Collins RBi single and a George Cutler sacrifice fly extended the CU lead to 3-1.
- The bottom of the sixth saw Lawrence Tech even the game at 3-3 on a two-run home run.
- The top of the seventh saw three more runs come across the plate for the Golden Eagles after Isaac Tayes drove home one, and George Cutler brought home a pair on a double. This offensive output gave CU a 6-3 lead.
- Cornerstone kept the bats hot in the top of the eighth inning when Jake Collins, Austin Hurt, and Isaac Tayes recorded RBI to grow the Golden Eagle lead to 9-3.
- LTU attempted a comeback after a three-run home run in the eighth and additional run in the ninth cut the lead to 9-7, but that was all she wrote as Cornerstone finished the sweep.
By the Numbers:
19 – Hits by the Golden Eagles in today's WHAC twin bill.
6 – RBI by both
Austin Hurt and
George Cutler today.
6 – Innings pitched by
Grant Young in the game one win, moving his record to 5-1 on the year.
What's Next?
Cornerstone is back in action on Saturday, April 16 with a double header at Lourdes. Game one in Sylvania, Ohio is slated for 1 p.m. with game two set to begin around 4 p.m.
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