2008 Woodie Awards
Skyhawk baseball hits not enough to hold off Salukis
John Summers
Issue date: 3/6/07 Section: Sports
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The Skyhawk baseball team lost to the Salukis of Southern Illinois by a score of 12-5 on Wednesday at Skyhawk Field.
The Skyhawks pounded out 5 runs on 12 hits, but it wasn't enough, as the Salukies piled up 12 runs on 17 hits.
UTM came ready to hit after their poor performance at the plate at Memphis on Tuesday. They exploded for five hits in the bottom of the second inning to take a 3-1 lead.
Senior pitcher Jacob Smothers looked as if he might cruise to his first victory of the season.
However, he ran into some trouble in the top of the fourth. SIU leftfielder Dean Cademartori led off the inning with a solo home run on the first pitch he saw in the at-bat.
The Salukies added two more runs in their half of the inning to take a 5-3 lead. UTM responded with two runs in the bottom of the fourth to tie the game on a two-run double by senior shortstop Lance Renton.
Neither team scored again until SIU added a run in the top of the seventh inning on a sacrifice fly by Cademartori.
Then SIU busted the game wide open with five runs in the top of the eighth.
They added another run for insurance in the ninth and shut the Skyhawk bats down the last five innings to win the game 12-5.
Daniel Wells (1-0) picked up the win and William Blackmon (0-1) took the loss.
The first six batters in the SIU lineup did the most damage, providing 11 RBI and 15 hits; Cademartori led the way with four RBI and catcher Mark Kelly with five hits.
The Skyhawks' second baseman Chad Green had three hits and centerfielder Kyle Dudley made an amazing catch on a line drive, but it was not enough, as the Skyhawks fell to 1-6 on the year.
UTM returns to action at home on Tuesday and Wednesday against South Dakota State and at Kentucky Friday through Sunday.
The Skyhawks pounded out 5 runs on 12 hits, but it wasn't enough, as the Salukies piled up 12 runs on 17 hits.
UTM came ready to hit after their poor performance at the plate at Memphis on Tuesday. They exploded for five hits in the bottom of the second inning to take a 3-1 lead.
Senior pitcher Jacob Smothers looked as if he might cruise to his first victory of the season.
However, he ran into some trouble in the top of the fourth. SIU leftfielder Dean Cademartori led off the inning with a solo home run on the first pitch he saw in the at-bat.
The Salukies added two more runs in their half of the inning to take a 5-3 lead. UTM responded with two runs in the bottom of the fourth to tie the game on a two-run double by senior shortstop Lance Renton.
Neither team scored again until SIU added a run in the top of the seventh inning on a sacrifice fly by Cademartori.
Then SIU busted the game wide open with five runs in the top of the eighth.
They added another run for insurance in the ninth and shut the Skyhawk bats down the last five innings to win the game 12-5.
Daniel Wells (1-0) picked up the win and William Blackmon (0-1) took the loss.
The first six batters in the SIU lineup did the most damage, providing 11 RBI and 15 hits; Cademartori led the way with four RBI and catcher Mark Kelly with five hits.
The Skyhawks' second baseman Chad Green had three hits and centerfielder Kyle Dudley made an amazing catch on a line drive, but it was not enough, as the Skyhawks fell to 1-6 on the year.
UTM returns to action at home on Tuesday and Wednesday against South Dakota State and at Kentucky Friday through Sunday.
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