Strong Start From Ostrosky, Timely Hitting Leads Baseball Past Valparaiso In Game One

Saturday, April 18

Valparaiso, IN

1:00 PM

Wright State University

18-20, 5-6

Valparaiso (Game 1)

16-17, 6-5

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Wright State	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	6	11	3
Valparaiso	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	3

Strong Start From Ostrosky, Timely Hitting Leads Baseball Past Valparaiso In Game One

4/18/2009 12:00:00 PM | Baseball

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By: WSU Athletic Media Relations

Rylan Ostrosky surrendered only two runs in the start and the Wright State Baseball offense woke up late to claim a 6-2 victory at Valparaiso on Saturday in game one of a double-header at Emory G. Bauer Field. Four WSU players posted multi-hit games and Michael Schum worked two scoreless innings for his eighth save of the season.

Ostrosky worked into the third inning of a scoreless game for the Raiders, but Valparaiso added a pair of runs with two outs in the frame. Ostrosky allowed a single between a pair of fly outs, before Matt Lenski sent the 3-0 offering deep to right center field to give the host Crusaders a 2-0 lead.

The Green and Gold could muster only two hits through the first six innings, with a third inning single from R.J. Gundolff and a sixth frame double from Jeff Mercer accounting for the only hit to that point.

Wright State tallied their first run in the seventh inning as back-to-back singles from freshman Ryan Ashe and Garrett Gray got the inning started with two outs. Gundolff stepped in and delivered a single up the middle to score Ashe from second and cut the deficit in half at 2-1.

Ostrosky continued his solid outing into the seventh inning as he retired the side 1-2-3 with help from newly inserted catcher Gerald Ogrinc, who threw out a base runner at second base after a leadoff single.

The Green and Gold took the lead in the top of the eighth inning when a pair of two-out RBI's were collected by Ashe with a double to right center field. That was the end of the day for Ostrosky, as the senior left as the pitcher of record, and Schum came on with WSU leading 3-2.

As error and a walk put two runners on base in the eighth inning, but three fly ball outs got the Raiders offense back to the plate. In the ninth, WSU tacked on three more runs all coming with two outs in the contest. Casey McGrew walked and later scored in a wild pitch, while Cate and Twede each drove in RBI's with hits in the inning.

Ostrosky tossed seven innings, allowed two runs on eight hits and didn't walk a batter. The Edmonton, Alberta native fanned a season-high six batters and improved to 4-3 overall on the season. Schum collected his eighth save of the year as he tossed a pair of scoreless innings with two strikeouts.

Gundolff, Cate, Twede and Ashe all posted two hits in the contest, while seven of the nine WSU batters collected hits and all nine WSU starters reached base in the game. Ashe drove in the game winning runs with the two-RBI double for the first game-winning hit of his career.