Schoolcraft Plates 21 Runs In A DH Sweep

DETROIT, MI – Closing out their season series, the Ocelots hosted St. Clair for a doubleheader with the season series standing at 2-1.

SCORES: St. Clair 0 / Schoolcraft 12 , St. Clair 5 , Schoolcraft 9

RECORDS: St. Clair (3-14 , 1-8 MCCAA) , Schoolcraft (14-16 , 6-3 MCCAA)

LOCATION: Corner Ballpark (Old Tiger Stadium)

GAME 1 HIGHLIGHTS

• Schoolcraft jumped out early, scoring 7 in the 1^st inning.
• Westfall, Carnes and Vega would all earn RBIs in the 1^st inning.
• 2 more runs would come across for Schoolcraft in the bottom of the 2^nd as a Westfall single would score Hander Patino (HBP) and Brady Sauer would notch a sacrifice fly, scoring Owen Elsey (double).
• Schoolcraft's final 3 runs would come in the bottom of the 3^rd as walks from Patino and Westfall would bring home runs as well as an error.

GAME 1 STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors: St. Clair 0/1/2 , Schoolcraft 12/8/0
• Winning Pitcher- Andrew Frederick (3-2) 5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K
• Losing Pitcher- Kayden Schankowski (1-1) 1 IP, 3 H, 7 R (4 ER), 1 BB

TOP SCHOOLCRAFT PERFORMERS

• Dominic Westfall: 2-2, 4 RBI, 1 BB
• Shane Carnes: 2-2, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB
• Hander Patino: 1-2, 3 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB

GAME 2 HIGHLIGHTS

• Schoolcraft would once again jump out to a quick lead as Abel Gutierrez singled home Noah McCann (single)
• The Ocelots would score 4 more in the bottom of the 2^nd as Patino singled home Austin Flohre (single), Gutierrez singled home Ben Cannon (running for McCann), Sauer walked home Patino and Dalton Vance hit a sac-fly scoring Gutierrez.
• 4 more in the bottom of the 5^th saw Schoolcraft strand the mercy rule run at 3^rd base.

GAME 2 STATS

• Runs/Hits/Errors: St. Clair 5/3/3, Schoolcraft 9/7/0
• Winning Pitcher- Owen Elsey (3-0) 5 IP, 1 H, 5 K
• Losing Pitcher- Samuel Giambruno (0-1) 1.1 IP, 5 H, 5 R (5 ER), 4 BB, 1 K

TOP SCHOOLCRAFT PERFORMERS

• Noah McCann: 3-5, 2 R
• Abel Gutierrez: 2-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, 1 BB
• Brady Sauer: 1-3, 3 RBI, 1 BB

UP NEXT

• The Ocelots are slated to host Kalamazoo Valley on Wednesday (April 9) in a noncenference matchup at the Corner Ballpark.