Friday’s Baseball Results
Central Michigan 12, UNLV 9
Ohio 5, North Alabama 1
Lipscomb 15, Bowling Green 10
East Tennessee State 6, Toledo 2
Iowa 3, Kent State 1
Southern California 16, Western Michigan 2
Boston College 7, Northern Illinois 2
Georgia Southern 6, Ball State 0
No. 20 Texas A&M 17, Miami 1
Stories courtesy of MAC Sports Information Departments
Central Michigan 12, UNLV 9
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LAS VEGAS – Griffin Lockwood-Powell and Garrett Navarra each had three hits and drove in two runs on Friday as the Central Michigan baseball team opened the season with a 12-9 victory over UNLV at the Rebels' Earl Wilson Field.
The Chippewas and Rebels continue their four-game series with a doubleheader on Saturday (5 p.m. EST) and conclude on Sunday (4 p.m. EST).
The Chippewas batted around in scoring four runs in the seventh inning to break a 7-7 tie and take the lead for good.
Zavier Warren was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to force in CMU's first run of the inning. Zach Gilles followed with an RBI infield single, and then Lockwood-Powell hit a two-run single.
Chippewa hitters took advantage of 11 walks and two hit batsmen in a three-hour, 45-minute game that included five errors and 17 men left on base, 11 by CMU.
Ian Leatherman, the second Chippewa pitcher, earned the victory. He allowed three runs on one hit while striking out four over 3 2/3 innings.
Chippewa starter J.T. Rogoszewski went three innings, striking out three while allowing four runs on three hits.
Ohio 5, North Alabama 1
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FLORENCE, Ala. – The Ohio baseball team (1-0) opened the 2020 season with a win after defeating North Alabama, 5-1, at Mike Lane Field on Friday evening.
As a pitching staff, Ohio struck out 17 UNA batters. Senior LHP Nick Byrnes (Cincinnati, Ohio) earned the win for OU after tossing 0.1 innings and striking out two batters without allowing a hit. Sophomore RHP Eamon Horwedel (Ann Arbor, Mich.) started for Ohio and fanned seven batters in 4.2 innings. Horwedel allowed just five batters to reach base and allowed one earned run.
Junior LHP Brett Manis (Port Huron, Mich.) – last season's Mid-American Conference saves leader – earned his first save of the season. Manis tossed 2.0 innings and struck out four batters. Manis did not allow a run to score and allowed just two batters to reach base. Junior RHP Edward Kutt IV (Westlake, Calif.) fanned four batters in 2.0 innings pitched.
Redshirt sophomore 1B Spencer Harbert (Middletown, Del.) hit his first career home run for Ohio in the top of the eighth inning. Harbert ended the day 1-of-4 with one RBI and one run scored. Ohio had two RBIs on the day, with redshirt sophomore Michael Richardson (Cambridge, Md.) driving in the other run.
Senior 3B Trevor Hafner (Perrysburg, Ohio) went 2-of-4 with two singles. Junior OF Isaiah Peterson (Lincoln, Neb.), redshirt junior C Dan McCauley (Pittsburgh, Pa.), redshirt freshman SS Xavier Haedinges (Salem, Ind.), junior INF Aaron Levy (Cincinnati, Ohio) all recorded singles.
Ohio took the lead in the top of the second inning on a two-out single from Peterson. Lukkes advanced to third on the single and then scored on an error by the second baseman.
Richardson extended Ohio's lead in the third inning with a sacrifice fly to left field that brought home McCauley. A dropped pop up by the UNA first baseman with two outs brought home Haendiges to put Ohio up 3-0.
UNA got on the board in the fifth inning on a single that scored Ryan Singewald and cut the Ohio lead to 3-1. The Bobcats brought in Byrnes with two outs and two runners on and no further damage was done.
Harbert's home run over the left field fence put Ohio up 4-1 in the top of the eighth inning. Ohio then put runners on first and third, and junior RF Sebastian Fabik (Lebanon, Ohio) hit into a double play that scored Lukkes. Manis entered the game with two runners on and no outs in the bottom half of the frame and worked out of the jam. Manis earned the save in the ninth inning.
Ohio will take on North Alabama tomorrow in a doubleheader. First pitch in the doubleheader is set for 2 p.m. ET. Both games will be shown live on ESPN+.
Other Friday Scores:
Lipscomb 15, Bowling Green 10
East Tennessee State 6, Toledo 2
Iowa 3, Kent State 1
Southern California 16, Western Michigan 2
Boston College 7, Northern Illinois 2
Georgia Southern 6, Ball State 0
No. 20 Texas A&M 17, Miami 1
