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Cornerstone (MI) CORNERST 2-4
9
Winner Roosevelt (IL) ROOSEVEL 5-3
Cornerstone (MI) CORNERST
2-4
8
Final
9
Roosevelt (IL) ROOSEVEL
5-3
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Cornerstone (MI) CORNERST 0 0 0 6 0 2 0 8 10 1
Roosevelt (IL) ROOSEVEL 1 2 0 1 2 2 1 9 11 1

W: C. Collins (1-0) L: Nelson, Brody (0-1)

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Winner Roosevelt (IL) ROOSEVEL 6-3
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Cornerstone (MI) CORNERST 2-5
Winner
Roosevelt (IL) ROOSEVEL
6-3
9
Final
6
Cornerstone (MI) CORNERST
2-5
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Roosevelt (IL) ROOSEVEL 3 1 1 3 0 0 1 9 9 1
Cornerstone (MI) CORNERST 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 6 9 1

W: O. Abuelhija (2-0) L: Blom, Rafael (0-1) S: K. Ogawa (2)

Game Recap: Baseball | | @jonnystrube0

Baseball falls short in both games against Roosevelt

 DAVENPORT, Fla. – Cornerstone was back in action against Midwest opponent Roosevelt. Roosevelt won the first game on a walk off error that saw Cornerstone walk 11 men on their way to a 9-8 loss. Roosevelt flexed their muscles again early in the second game as the comeback from the Golden Eagles fell short as they lost 9-6. Baseball will be back in action against Mount Marty tomorrow for a double header starting at 12:45 p.m.
 
Game One Highlights – Roosevelt – 9 Cornerstone - 8
  • Roosevelt gets on the board first in the bottom of the first, taking advantage of the free bases the Golden Eagles have given them. They lead 1-0.
  • Andrew Meny hits one that hops over the center field fence to give the Golden Eagles second and third with two outs, but the Golden Eagles were unable to bring a runner home. Roosevelt would come through with a two out, two RBI single to extend their lead 3-0 after the second inning.
  • Ryan McArthur gets out of the base loaded jam for the Golden Eagles as Roosevelt continues to lead 3-0 after the third inning.
  • The Golden Eagles loaded the bases with nobody out to open the fourth inning. Gannon Fox comes through with a single through the left side to bring in two, making it 3-2. Andrew Meny would bring another home two pitches later with a single of his own to tie it 3-3, still with nobody out. The freshman Corbin Westerkamp hits a double down the right field line, bringing in two more to give Cornerstone the 5-3 lead. JC Salinas gets into the action, bringing home Westerkamp to make it 6-3.
  • Roosevelt gets one back in the bottom of the fourth with a homerun, making it 6-4 after the fourth inning.
  • Roosevelt hits back-to-back homers in the bottom of the fifth to tie the game 6-6 after the fifth inning.
  • Ben Barnes comes through with a two out, two RBI double to give Cornerstone an 8-6 lead after the top of the sixth.
  • Roosevelt loaded the bases in the bottom of the sixth with nobody outs to start the inning. Roosevelt would bring home two to tie the game 8-8 on a walk and a sac fly.
  • Roosevelt wins it on a walk off error in the bottom of the seventh to win 9-8.
 
Game Two Highlights – Roosevelt – 9 Cornerstone - 6
  • After walking the base loaded, Roosevelt hits a bases clearing double to take a 3-0 lead in the top of the first.
  • Roosevelt added another run in the second inning with an RBI single through the right side of the infield, the bases remain loaded with one out. Cam VanPutten comes into relief and gets the inning ending double play to get out of a bases loaded jam. Roosevelt leads 4-0.
  • The walks continue to hurt the Golden Eagles as Roosevelt brings home another on a two out RBI double, making it 5-0.
  • Roosevelt walks the bases loaded for the Golden Eagles with two outs but was able to get out of it unscathed. Cornerstone still trails 5-0 after three innings of play.
  • After getting the first batter out, the next three get a hit, highlighted by a Roosevelt three run homerun to make it an 8-0 game. Mason Leckrone gets out of the base loaded jam thanks to a stellar defensive play from Michael Ruiz.
  • Drew Goodman gets the first hit of the game for the Golden Eagles with a double down the left field line. Ethan Lajiness comes through with an RBI single to right field to bring home the first run of the game for the Golden Eagles.
  • After a Mason Leckrone clean inning, Ben Barnes brings in a run with an opposite field double to make it 8-2 after the fifth inning.
  • The Golden Eagles have something cooking in the bottom of the sixth as they have the bases loaded with nobody out. JC Salinas hits a double that brings home two to make it 8-4. Next batter Ben Barnes brings home two more with a single up the middle to make it 8-6 heading into the final inning.
  • Roosevelt tacks on one more in the top of the seventh as they go on to beat Cornerstone 9-6.
 
By The Numbers
21 – Cornerstone walked 21 batters between both games
5 – Ben Barnes droves in five runs between both games
4 – JC Salinas led the way with four hits for the Golden Eagles
 
 
What's Next?
Cornerstone will be back in action tomorrow against Mount Marty for a double header starting at 12:45 p.m.
 
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