However, Fausnaught once again managed to not give up a run as he posted two more strikeouts with a groundout sandwiched in between to maintain the 2-1 lead.įrom there, The Rock and Golden Rams traded scoreless innings as pitching continued to dominate the game.
Mineo pitched another scoreless inning in the sixth while Luke Trueman led off the seventh with a single before taking second on a wild pitch. However, Fausnaught worked out of the jam with back-to-back strikeouts to get out the inning unscathed. Slippery Rock had a great opportunity to push across the game-tying run as Bubash led off the sixth with a single followed two batters later by a Robenolt base hit to give The Rock runners on first and second with just one out. Mineo settled in following the first inning as he went on to hold the Golden Rams scoreless and to just one hit over the next four innings, keeping Slippery Rock in the game with just a one-run deficit.
The two-run West Chester lead held until the fourth inning when Hamilton crushed his record-clinching home run over the left field wall to make it a one-run game. Ehland also stole one base, his team-leading ninth of the year.Īfter West Chester centerfielder Zack Wright made a great leaping catch to rob Hamilton of a home run in the top of the first, Luke Cantwell connected on a two-run single in the Golden Rams' half of the frame to give WCU an early lead. Koby Bubash went 2-for-4 while Alex Robenolt, Joel Spishock, Luke Trueman and Joe Ehland all had hits as well to round out SRU's offensive leaders.
Lazer earned the save by pitching two shutout innings.Ĭonnor Hamilton broke the Slippery Rock single-season home run record when he hit his 17th homer of the year, a towering shot far over the left field wall in the fourth inning. Fausnaught had 12 strikeouts while scattering six hits and one run over seven innings. Edkins pitched a perfect eighth inning with one strikeout. Mineo went seven innings, allowing just two runs on three hits and four walks while striking out four batters. Thursday evening's game was an impressive pitcher's duel that saw starters Ricky Mineo (6-4) and his counterpart Braeden Fausnaught (8-2) come through with equally impressive performances before turning the game over to Ethan Edkins and Kyle Lazer, who were both great in relief as well. SRU, which also lost to Seton Hill earlier in the day in the double elimination tournament, ends the year with a 33-18 record which is the program's highest win total since 2009.
The Slippery Rock University baseball team's 2022 season came to an end following a 2-1 NCAA Tournament loss to West Chester University Thursday.
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