Category | Sports

Strong pitching gives KSU the win

Published on April 8, 2008 by The Sentinel

    The KSU Baseball team earned a 9-3 win over the Alabama State
Hornets Apr. 1 at Stillwell Stadium.  The Owls once again thrived with
some tough defense along with timely offense, connecting twelve times
for hits during the game.  KSU had a dominant pitching duo on the
afternoon with Adam Fine, who notched his first start for the team, and
Brett Kennedy holding the Hornets to only three hits.

    In the first inning ASU got out to a quick lead when they put a man on base by a throwing error, which was followed by a triple that brought the Hornet’s runner home. The Owls were fast to respond in the bottom of the first, scoring a total of three unearned runs.  Jacob Robbins walked to start the inning and then ASU had a throwing error of their own which advanced Robbins to second. After the ASU pitcher walked Jay Morrow, Jace Whitmer was up to bat. On the very next pitch Whitmer blasted the ball deep to center field, clearing the fence for a three run homer, putting KSU on the board and ahead of ASU, 3-1.

    The Owls sealed the deal in the third inning, scoring six runs.  It started off by KSU capitalizing on a Hornet error off a steal attempt by Jerome Wooley.  The ball was thrown into center field past an empty second base.  Wooley made it to second easily and Bishop, who was in scoring position scored a run making the score 4-1.  Following that, the Hornets walked Drew Fowlkes and Josh Whitaker then singled to bring Wooley home.  Curtis Van Wyck added to the score with a single that brought Fowlkes around the bases for the sixth run of the afternoon.  A single by Ross Tendler loaded the bases for Robbins, who was walked bringing home the seventh run.  The scoring rally was then finalized with Smith who reached on a fielder’s choice to score Van Wyck for the eighth run of the game for KSU and a Bishop single that brought Tendler home.  That would be the last run scored for the Owls, putting the score at 9-1.

    The Hornets tried to rally in the seventh with a pair of runs scored by a single and a bases-loaded walk.  The Owls were able to get two fly outs to kill the rally and went on to the win.

    “It’s nice to see them put runs on the board early and watch the team play their game.  They’re a really talented group of guys,” said Owl’s athletic trainer Chris Archambeault.

    Photo by Monica Hines