Murray State University Athletics
Murray State
4-6
North Dakota State
0-9
Breds Use Two Big Innings in Victory over Bison
3/6/2011 4:21:55 PM | Baseball
Paul Ritzheimer goes 4-for-5 with three RBIs in victory
Murray State pushed across four runs in the fourth and six more in the sixth as they defeated North Dakota State, 12-7, in the first game of a doubleheader Sunday afternoon at Reagan Field.
The Bison (0-9) got on the board in the first inning as Tim Colwell drew a one-out walk and scored when Zach Went singled into the gap in left center.
The Breds (4-6) got the offense going in the fourth as Brandon Eggenschwiler was hit by a pitch and Paul Ritzheimer singled to center. After a walk to Ty Stetson, Colton Moore drove in two runs with a double just inside the left-field line. Elliot Frey followed with a run-scoring single to center field and the fourth run scored on a fielder's choice off the bat of Zach Noonan.
NDSU pushed across two runs in the sixth as Nick Colwell singled to center and Tim Colwell beat out a bunt to third. The next batter hit into a fielder's choice, but the throw to first was wide, allowing the runner to score. Nick Anderson plated the second runner of the inning with a double to right field.
MSU broke the game open in the sixth inning as they pushed across six runs on five hits. Moore started the rally with a single to right field. Frey followed with a walk, and Noonan plated the first run with a single through the left side. Travis Isaak scored another run with a fielder's choice. Jacob Rhodes delivered a run-scoring single through the right side before Paul Ritzheimer drove in three runs with a single up the middle.
The Bison pushed across four runs in the seventh as they got a two-run single from Tim Colwell and a two-run double off the bat of Tyler Steen.
The Breds got a run back in the eighth after Frey doubled down the right-field line and scored on Brandon Elliott's groundout.
MSU tacked on an insurance run in the eighth after Rhodes singled through the right side to start the inning and later scored on a throwing error.
Tyler Beers (1-1) earned the victory after allowing three runs, two earned, on six hits and two strikeouts over 6.1 innings. Wentz (0-1) took the loss after allowing four runs on seven hits over four innings.
Ritzheimer led the offense by going 4-for-5 with three RBIs. Rhodes collected three hits, while Noonan, Moore and Frey each had a pair of hits.
The two teams will play the second game of the doubleheader approximately 30 minutes after the conclusion of the first game.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Beers, Tyler (1-1)
L: Zach Wentz (0-2)
Batting:
2B: Nick Colwell 1 ; Tyler Steen 1 ; Nick Anderson 1
RBI: Tim Colwell 2 ; Zach Wentz 1 ; Tyler Steen 2 ; Nick Anderson 1
SH: Max Casper 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Nick Colwell 2 ; Tim Colwell 2 ; Zach Wentz 1 ; Jay Hartman 1 ; Max Casper 1
SB: Tim Colwell 1
Batting:
2B: Moore, Colton 1 ; Frey, Elliot 1
3B: Noonan, Zach 1
RBI: Noonan, Zach 2 ; Elliott, Brandon 1 ; Isaak, Travis 1 ; Rhodes, Jacob 1 ; Ritzheimer, Paul 3 ; Moore, Colton 2 ; Frey, Elliot 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Noonan, Zach 1 ; Isaak, Travis 1 ; Rhodes, Jacob 2 ; Eggenschwiler, Brandon 2 ; Ritzheimer, Paul 1 ; Stetson, Ty 1 ; Moore, Colton 2 ; Frey, Elliot 2
CS: Eggenschwiler, Brandon 1
HBP: Eggenschwiler, Brandon 1
