Baseball Wins HL Tournament Opener Against UIC

Thursday, May 26

Nischwitz Stadium

11:00 AM

Wright State University

42-15

UIC

25-29

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
UIC	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	13	1
Wright State	0	2	0	5	4	0	0	0	X	11	11	0

5/26/2016 4:00:00 AM | Baseball

Box Score

By: WSU Athletic Media Relations

The Wright State baseball team erased an early 2-0 deficit with a pair of runs in the second and added nine more in the fourth and fifth to defeat UIC 11-3 in its Horizon League Tournament opener Thursday afternoon at Nischwitz Stadium.

The Flames scored a pair of runs with two outs in the first and it stayed that way until the Raiders tied it in the second. A Sean Murphy single and walks to Gabe Snyder and Daniel Arthur loaded the bases and JD Orr followed with a RBI single through the left side of the infield. One out later, Matt Morrow drew a walk to force in Snyder with the tying run.

WSU then went in front to stay with five runs in the fourth. An Orr triple, a John Brodner infield hit and a Morrow walk loaded the bases and a Mitch Roman grounder drove in Orr. After a Ryan Fucci walk reloaded the bases, Murphy doubled to left center to plate two and the final two runs came in on a throwing error.

The Raiders extended the margin with four more in the fifth. Peyton Burdick doubled in two runs and Roman and Fucci each had RBI singles.

Jesse Scholtens (10-1) pitched seven innings to pick up the win, scattering 11 hits and a walk in allowing just three runs while striking out five. With the decision, Scholtens becomes the first 10-game winner in a season for Wright State since Kyle Kearcher won 10 in 2007.

At the plate, Murphy finished with three hits, two RBI and two runs scored while Fucci and Orr each had two hits, Roman two RBI and two runs scored , Burdick two RBI and Morrow two runs scored.

Wright State (42-15) will face Milwaukee (32-24), a 9-6 winner over Valparaiso, in the winner's bracket finals Friday at noon, with the winner advancing to the championship finals on Saturday.