Murray State
Louisville
'Breds hold UL to three hits but fall to the Cardinals 6-3
4/27/2005 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Murray State Thoroughbreds pitchers held host Louisville to only three hits, but the Cardinals were able to take advantage of stolen bases, MSU errors and wild pitches to pull off the 6-3 win.
Starter Jake Ociesa (3-5) held UL to two hits in six innings, but was credited with four wild pitches and made two throwing errors to allow six runs, only four of which were earned runs. He struck out eight Louisville batters and walked four in six-plus innings.
Charlie Wade came on in the seventh inning, allowing one hit but facing just one more than the minimum number of batters in one inning, getting one strikeout. Billy Fares closed out the game, facing the minimum three batters in the eighth inning.
Murray State also took advantage of Louisville's four errors, scoring three unearned runs in the game.
Murray State (21-21) opened the scoring in the first inning when Seth Hudson hit a one-out single, then went to second on a failed pickoff attempt. Clint Griggs doubled him in to give MSU a 1-0 lead.
Louisville (22-16) countered with a run in the bottom of the first and two in the second to take a 3-1 lead.
In the third inning, Chaz Ebert hit a one-out single, then reached second on a fielding error. Griggs hit a two-out single, driving in Ebert and cutting the gap to 3-2.
The Cardinals plated two runs in the fifth inning, but the 'Breds countered in the seventh when Brett Mullins hit a two-out single, then Ebert hit a single, moving Mullins to third. Mullins scored on a fielding error, cutting the UL lead to 5-3. Louisville added a run in the bottom half of the inning to close the scoring at 6-3.
Ebert led all hitters with three hits, scoring a run. Griggs had two hits, including a double and getting two runs batted in. Alex Stewart also doubled for MSU.
On defense, Griggs had nine putouts at first base, while Phil Lopez had four assists at shortstop.
For Louisville, Boomer Whiting had two of the Cards' three hits with two runs and two RBIs. Chris Cates also scored twice for UL.
On defense, Jorge Castillo had nine putouts at first base, while Nick Haley had four assists at second base.
On the mound, Mike Lynn (1-1) got the win, allowing two unearned runs on five hits, striking out four and walking two in six innings. Jon Harbridge came on in the seventh inning, allowing one unearned run on two hits, striking out four and walking one in two innings. Griffin Bailey closed out the game, allowing no runs on one hit, striking out two in one inning to get his second save of the season.
Murray State returns to Ohio Valley Conference action this weekend, beginning with a double-header at Tennessee-Martin on Saturday at 1 p.m. Those games can be heard locally on WRKY (1130 AM, Murray).
